Feb. 28, 2003

(San Francisco) Junior center Mary Jane Krueger poured in a career-high 20 points to lead four Lady Dons in double-figure scoring as USF rolled to a 71-49 West Coast Conference victory against Loyola Marymount Friday at War Memorial Gym. With the win, USF (11-16, 6-7 WCC) completes the season sweep against the Lions (12-14, 4-9).

San Francisco led by as many s 14 in the first half and did not trail after being down 6-5 in the early going. The Lady Dons jumped out to a 10-point lead at the 9:17 mark and never looked back. LMU hit a 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining to cut the lead to 11, 38-27 at the intermission.

USF built on their lead in the second and the Lions never closed the deficit to 10 points in the second half. The 71 points are the most scored by the Lady Dons in a win this season and the 22-point margin of victory is the largest for USF this season. San Francisco dispatched Long Beach State 67-47 Jan. 2, 2003.

Krueger was a monster for USF on a career night and tallied her sixth double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds in just 20 minutes of action. Sophomore center Leeane Jensen added 14 points and five rebounds, while junior forward Carey Sauer added 12 points and four assists in 29 minutes. Freshman guard Joy Hollingsworth scored 10 points and pulled down six rebounds for San Francisco.

Junior guard Michele Brown and sophomore forward Jacquelyn Woods each scored 11 points for the Lions.

USF held a commanding rebounding advantage, 37-29 and shot the ball well, converting on .479 (23-48) from the floor. The Lady Dons were deadly from beyond the arc, hitting at a .571 (8-14) clip and were even better at the charity stripe, connecting on .944 (17-18). LMU struggled offensively and hit at a .350 (21-60) from the field in the contest.

San Francisco looks to secure the fourth seed in the upcoming West Coast Conference Tournament when they host league-leading Pepperdine Saturday at War Memorial Gym in the 2002-2003 regular season finale for both teams. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 PM with Senior Night festivities scheduled for 6:45 PM.