PROVO, Utah – The University of San Francisco women's basketball entered West Coast Conference play one of the nation's top 3-point shooting teams, averaging over nine made threes a game.  On Monday, the Dons couldn't find their touch as the BYU beat USF 70-46 at the Marriott Center.
 
One game after putting up a single-game record 108 points, USF (4-3, 0-1 WCC) finished with just 46. The Dons shot a season-low 26.7 percent from the field (16-for-60). From 3-point range, the usually prolific Dons, were held to a season-worst 12.5 percent (3-for-23).
 
USF had two players in double figures, led by Lucie Hoskova and Ioanna Krimili who had 10 points each. Hoskova was 4-for-13 from the field, while Krimili was 4-for-8, including 2-for-5 from 3-point range. Marta Galic led USF with six rebounds.
 
"Good wake up call for our group, we did not play very well," said head coach Molly Goodenbour. "We had a tough time making baskets and didn't play very well defensively.  I tried to tell these guys that league play is very different than non-conference.  We have a lot of players who haven't played in any league games at all or at least in two years.  We have got to find a way to bring our sense of intensity or sense of urgency in every game.  We didn't today and BYU did. They came out from the get go and were much more assertive and played with more fire."
 
BYU (5-1, 1-0 WCC) had three players in double figures and were led by Shaylee Gonzalez' game-high 16 points. She was joined by Lauren Gustin and Paisley Hardin's 15.  BYU shot 46.8 percent from the field (29-for-62) they also struggled from distance going 3-for-15.  The difference today was the play inside. BYU finished with 36 points in the paint compared to the Dons' 10.  
 
USF scored first when Hoskova hit a pair of free throws on USF's second possession. BYU took the early lead on a 13-2 run going into the media break and never looked back. The Dons opened the game just 1-for-7 from the field and 0-for-4 from distance.
 
At the half, USF went into the locker room trailing by nine, 31-23.  The Dons shot 36 percent in the first half going 9-for-25.  From long range, USF was just 1-for-10. The turnover battle provided BYU with a big boost.  USF committed 10 turnovers to the Cougars seven.  BYU scored 10 points on those USF turnovers, the Dons scored just one point off BYU's seven turnovers.
 
In the third period, BYU took a 22 point advantage after outscoring the Dons 27-13. teams emptied their bench in the fourth quarter, which did not translate to much scoring by either side. USF finished the contest going 1-for-14 on their last 14 attempts from the field.
 
USF will return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Jenny Craig Pavilion to take on San Diego.  That game is scheduled to tip off at 2:00 p.m