RENO, Nev. -- Playing their first games away from the comforts of the Bay Area, the USF Dons women's basketball team (4-1) used a big second half to knock off the Idaho Vandals 77-70 Friday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center.

The Dons backcourt broke out for a stellar performance with Ioanna Krimili, Jasmine Gayles and Jessica McDowell-White each scoring in double figures as the Dons won the final 20 minutes 43-32 to come out with the seven point victory in their first neutral site win of the season.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Each team posted extended runs in the first half as Idaho raced out to a 9-2 run followed by a 8-3 run by the Dons to take a 13-10 lead after the first quarter.
• Idaho responded in the second quarter of play to take a 38-34 lead into the halftime points after scoring 28 points in the second quarter. 
• USF got to work in the second half of play to outscore the Vandals 25-15 in the third quarter due to great USF shooting at 63% from the field and making three of the four three-point shots they attempted in the third quarter.
• Idaho made a run late in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to two, before freshman forward Claudia Langarita had a clutch offensive rebound and put back for an and-1 pushing the USF lead to six and putting the game to bed. 

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Ioanna Krimili recorded her first double-double of the season as she scored 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting to go along with a season-high 11 rebounds as well as a steal and an assist.
• Jasmine Gayles made it four straight games in double figures to begin her USF career as she poured in 14 points on 6-for-13 shooting in 29 minutes of action.
• Jessica McDowell-White made multiple clutch shots for USF in the winning effort as she finished with 11 points as she made 3-of-6 shots from beyond the arc.
• Claudia Langarita had her best performance of her young Dons career as she scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench.
• Lucija Kostic did tremendous work on the glass bringing in 11 rebounds as USF just narrowly lost the battle on the boards 44-43.

CATCHING UP WITH COACH GOODENBOUR:
"Good team win tonight, I thought we hit some big shots and got a few stops when we needed to and that helped us get the win. Jess stepped up and knocked down a couple threes, Claudia pulled in an offensive rebound and put back with the foul at the end. Lots of players contributed today."

UP NEXT:
USF now prepares for a quick turnaround tomorrow afternoon for their second tilt of the Nugget Classic with a meeting against the Drake Bulldogs. Drake played Nevada today and defeated the Dons in their lone previous meeting during the 1997-98 season. 

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