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Dons Ready for #ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic

THE RUNDOWN
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco's women's basketball team is headed South to San Luis Obispo to participate in the ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic hosted by Cal Poly. The Dons (1-2, 0-0) are slated to take on Robert Morris (1-2, 0-0) first in a Saturday match up set for 2 p.m. In it's second contest, USF will rematch with the host team, Cal Poly (1-2, 0-0). Tip-off will be at noon. 

SCOUTING ROBERT MORRIS
  • The Colonials are 1-2, just as the Dons are
  • Back-to-back defending Northeast Conference champions
  • First meet up in program history against USF
  • Coming off a win, the Colonials most recently took down Northern Kentucky, 59-50
  • Nneka Ezeigbo leads RMU, averaging 15.5 points and shooting 56.0 percent in her two appearances, 
  • Ezeigbo also tops in rebounds per game with 8.5
  • Megan Callahan is also registering in double-digit scoring (10.3 ppg) 
SCOUTING CAL POLY
  • Gave the Dons their first win in an 83-71 season opening contest
  • Senior guard Lynn Leaupepe leads the Mustangs in scoring, averaging 16.8 ppg and rebounding with 6.5 rpg
  • Leaupepe is one of two players averaging double-figures in scoring, joining junior center Devin Stanback (11.8 ppg)
  • Leaupepe's twin sister Dynn is registering 8.3 ppg and 4.0 rbg
DONS QUICK HITS
  • Four Dons are registering in double-digit scoring, led by Shannon Powell with 15.7 ppg
  • Powell is also averaging a team-high 6.7 boards per contest
  • Kalyn Simon (12.0), Anna Seilund (10.7) and Michaela Rakova (10.0) join Powell in averaging plus-10 points
  • Simon tops in three-point range, hitting 7-for-14 (.500) 
  • Seilund adds 10.7 ppg and leads the roster in assists per game (5.7)
  • As a team, USF shoots and makes more three-pointers than opponents, 21-for-71 compared to 18-for-57
  • The Dons have been recording high-scoring first quarters, outscoring competitors 57-48, including a 23-12 first quarter against UNC in their last contest
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
GAME 4
San Francisco Dons (1-2) vs Robert Morris Colonials (1-2) // ShareSLO Holiday Classic
Saturday, November 25, 2017 // 2:00 p.m. // San Luis Obispo, Calif. – Mott Athletics Center (3,032)
Live Video: GoPoly.com // Live Stats: GoPoly.com
 
GAME 5
San Francisco Dons (1-2) at Cal Poly Mustangs (1-2) // ShareSLO Holiday Classic
Saturday, November 25, 2017 // Noon // San Luis Obispo, Calif. – Mott Athletics Center (3,032)
Live Video: Facebook Live // Live Stats: GoPoly.com

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Players Mentioned

Michaela Rakova

#14 Michaela Rakova

F
6' 3"
Senior
Anna Seilund

#21 Anna Seilund

G
5' 9"
Senior
Kalyn Simon

#35 Kalyn Simon

Guard
5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Shannon Powell

#33 Shannon Powell

G
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Michaela Rakova

#14 Michaela Rakova

6' 3"
Senior
F
Anna Seilund

#21 Anna Seilund

5' 9"
Senior
G
Kalyn Simon

#35 Kalyn Simon

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Guard
Shannon Powell

#33 Shannon Powell

5' 6"
Junior
G