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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Senior guard Kelsey Janusch poured in a season-high 25 points and was one of four Dominican University of California players to reach double digits on Tuesday night as the Dominican women defeated BYU-Hawaii 78-70 in Pacific West Conference action at the Conlan Center.

Dominican (7-17/4-9) took as large as a seven-point lead in the first half but the Seasiders (3-16/2-8) trailed by just a point at halftime thanks to 14-of-26 (.538) shooting in the first 20 minutes of play.

Dominican finally stretched the lead to 8 when graduate guard Tammy Brawner fed senior forward Shawna Bryant for the three-point play. With just over nine minutes to play, Richelle Rieben worked her way to the free throw line for the Seasiders and tied things up on a pair of makes. Dominican answered with eight straight points, capped by a Janusch three-pointer. A pair of Janusch free throws at the three-minute mark gave Dominican a 10-point lead and a Branwer free throw would give the Lady Penguins their largest lead at 14 with just over half a minute to play. The Seasiders scored six straight points to close the game.

Senior guard Richelle Rieben scored a team-high 14 points before fouling out for the Seasiders. Senior forward Zori Drew added 11 points and senior forward Madison Kite tallied 10 points.

Janusch added five rebounds and five assists to go with her 25 points. Bryant scored 17 points, snagged eight rebounds, and dished out three assists. Brawner added 17, dropped five dimes, and came up with four steals. Freshman Mary Kate Jankowski went 6-of-10 from the field and finished the night with 12 points.

The Dominican women return to action on Saturday, Feb. 19 when Chaminade University comes calling. The Lady Penguins will look to avenge a Jan. 10 loss to the Silver Swords. That game will be broadcast live from the Conlan Center. Audio is available at http://radio.dominican.edu and live video is available at www.dominicanathletics.com/livevideo.