PROVO -- In a powerful display of offense, the BYU women’s basketball team defeated Chadron State 107-55 Saturday. The victory came in the Cougars’ second exhibition game of the season.

“We’re shooting the ball well,” BYU coach Jeff Judkins said. “We’re doing better in our rebounding and in moving the ball.”

BYU began the game with a 12-point run and held the lead for the entire first half. Chadron State put its first points on the board four minutes after play started. In the first half, the Cougars recorded 15 steals and 21 total rebounds to stay ahead of the Eagles. With four minutes left, Chadron State went on a 7-0 run but could not close the gap.

With a 54-32 advantage, BYU outscored the Eagles 19-9 in the opening 10 minutes of the second half. The Cougars continued to show their offensive depth with four players scoring 10 points or more. Fouls plagued BYU giving Chadron State an opportunity to score 18 points from the free-throw line.

On the other side of the court, BYU players went 5-for-7 from the line. In the end, the Cougar offense overpowered the Eagles 107-55. Alexis Kaufusi ended the game with a team-high 16 points and six rebounds for BYU.

Rachael Smidt and Kaitlin Petri led Chadron State in scoring with 16 and 11 points respectively. Petri also led the Eagles in rebounds, notching five on the game.

The Cougars will begin the regular season Friday hosting Utah Valley University at 3:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center.

Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
CHADRON ST Eagles vs BYU Cougars
11/07/09 2:05 PM at MARRIOTT CENTER PROVO UT
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VISITORS: CHADRON ST Eagles 0-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
04 Vanessa Schroeder...    0-2    0-0    2-2    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   5
05 Kaitlin Petri....... g  3-9    1-3    4-4    1  4  5   1  11  4  7  1  1  40
10 Taylor Diehl........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  3  0  0   5
11 Rachael Smidt....... g  6-10   2-3    2-2    2  2  4   1  16  1  2  0  0  28
14 Jaci Egley..........    0-2    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   2   0  0  5  0  1  12
15 Kelsey Scott........ g  1-9    0-2    4-5    1  1  2   3   6  2  4  0  2  26
20 Lindy McDaniel......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
23 Marla Munsen........ g  1-4    0-1    4-4    0  0  0   2   6  1  1  0  0  25
24 Samantha Arkulari... g  0-1    0-0    2-2    0  1  1   2   2  2  2  0  0  16
30 Alyssa Lyman........    2-5    2-5    0-0    0  2  2   1   6  2  5  0  0  16
32 Lexi Smidt..........    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   3
34 Sadie Waugh.........    2-6    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   1   4  0  0  0  0  21
   TEAM................                         6  1  7
   Totals..............   16-51   5-18  18-19  11 14 25  13  55 12 29  1  4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-22 36.4%   2nd Half:  8-29 27.6%   Game: 31.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-9  44.4%   2nd Half:  1-9  11.1%   Game: 27.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 12-13 92.3%   2nd Half:  6-6  100 %   Game: 94.7%    0
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HOME TEAM: BYU Cougars 1-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 JACKSON, Jenteal.... g  2-4    2-2    0-0    1  1  2   2   6  5  1  0  4  17
03 FOREMAN, Jazmine....    2-2    0-0    1-2    0  1  1   2   5  1  2  0  2  13
04 PARKER, Kim.........    3-7    0-1    0-0    3  3  6   2   6  5  3  0  1  16
10 KAUFUSI, Alexis..... f  8-9    0-0    0-0    5  1  6   0  16  0  2  0  0  13
12 VERMUNT, Stephanie..    2-3    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   0   4  0  1  0  1  11
13 JUDKINS, Jaime......    2-3    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   0   4  5  0  0  1  15
21 BATES, Stephanie....    3-5    3-4    0-0    0  1  1   0   9  1  0  1  2  16
22 NIELSON, Mindy......    3-4    0-0    0-1    1  5  6   1   6  3  1  2  1  15
23 WOOD, Coriann....... f  5-11   2-4    0-0    2  2  4   1  12  1  0  1  0  16
31 BECK, Marie.........    2-2    0-0    1-1    1  3  4   0   5  1  1  0  2  10
32 PETERSON, Dani...... c  5-10   1-1    0-0    2  1  3   0  11  0  0  1  0  16
33 HALL, Haley......... g  1-5    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   3   2  1  0  1  3  12
35 RILEY, Kristen......    2-3    0-0    0-0    2  1  3   5   4  0  2  0  1   5
45 MOEAKI, Keilani.....    3-6    0-0    1-1    1  2  3   1   7  3  0  1  1  10
55 LEACH, Megan........    4-6    0-0    2-2    1  0  1   3  10  0  3  1  2  15
   TEAM................
   Totals..............   47-80   8-16   5-7   20 25 45  20 107 26 16  8 21 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 24-41 58.5%   2nd Half: 23-39 59.0%   Game: 58.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-8  50.0%   2nd Half:  4-8  50.0%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  1-2  50.0%   2nd Half:  4-5  80.0%   Game: 71.4%    1
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Officials: MIKE PRICE,ALECIA BALICH, TIFFANY BIRD
Technical fouls: CHADRON ST Eagles-None. BYU Cougars-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
CHADRON ST Eagles.............   32   23  -   55
BYU Cougars...................   53   54  -  107

PROVO, Utah (Nov. 3, 2009) Gearing up for the start of the 2009-10 basketball season, the BYU women’s basketball team will play two exhibition games this week.

The Cougars host nearby Westminster College on Fri., Nov. 6 and Chadron State on Sat. Nov. 7. Tip off for the games are 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively.

Three starters and 12 letterwinners return to the court for BYU this year looking to continue the tradition of winning seasons and advancing further in both the MWC tournament and in the NCAA’s.

The three starters back, all juniors, are 5-10 guard Mindy Nielson (10.4 ppg; 3.9 rpg), 5-5 point guard Jazmine Foreman (6.8 ppg; 4.0 rpg) and 6-2 forward Keilani Moeaki (5.3 ppg; 2.8 rpg). Nielson returns as the team’s scoring leader while Foreman tops the team in assists.

Junior point guard Haley Hall is also back for the 2009-10 campaign after her third straight season ending ACL injury. Hall played in the first game last year at Portland State where she tallied 11 points including going 6-6 from the free throw line before suffering the knee injury.

Part of the team’s success from last season was due to the depth of the Cougar squad. That bench strength came from the consistent play of Coriann Wood (6.4 ppg; 4.8 rpg), Kristen Riley (3.3 ppg; 3.6 rpg), Stephanie Buhler Bates (2.4 ppg; 0.2 rpg), Dani Peterson (2.0 ppg; 1.5 rpg), and Megan Marks Leach (1.4 ppg; 1.6 rpg).

Jaime Judkins is the lone senior on the squad. She played an average of 5.1 minutes in 19 games. She along with freshman Jenteal Jackson, came off the bench for the Cougars with Jackson playing in a total of 25 contests while junior guard Marie Beck saw action in three games last year.

Three talented freshmen will join the team this season led by Alexis Kaufusi who prepped at Timpview High School and redshirted last year. Utah standout Kim Parker from Heber City and Wasatch High School, and Stephanie Vermunt from Airdrie, Alberta, Canada and Bert Church High School round out the freshman class.

After the two exhibition games, the Cougar team opens up its nonconference schedule hosting Utah Valley University on Friday, Nov. 13 at 3:30 p.m. The team then plays its next three games on the road at Washington, Montana State and Southern Utah before returning to the Marriott Center for a game against Kansas State on Nov. 27.