ARCATA — From rebounding to defense, Humboldt State dominated every aspect of the game on the way to a 90-38 non-conference women's basketball victory over Academy of Art University on Saturday.

While shooting 45 percent from the field themselves, the Lumberjacks' swarming defense held the Urban Knights to a paltry 14 percent. The Jacks improved to 6-3 overall while Academy of Art dropped to 1-10.

"We did a nice job distributing the ball on offense," HSU head coach Joddie Gleason said.  "We also did well on defense, making them take tough shots and forcing turnovers."

Five Jacks scored in double figures, led by Taylor Kilgore's 13 points. Katie Franci added 12 while Bree Halsey and Kayla Williams had 11 each. Kristina O'Keefe chipped in 10 points while Halsey also topped the team with 11 rebounds. Paige Peterson led the squad with six assists.

"Our playmakers did a nice job of penetrating the gaps and finding the shots," Gleason said. "We've been settling for the first shot instead of finding a good one, but we improved on that today."

Sondra Stilwell scored 11 points to pace AAU, and Arika Navy added seven points off the bench. Levalasi Key led the Urban Knights with six rebounds.

HSU raced out to a 13-0 lead at the game's onset and didn't let up on the way to a 41-15 halftime score. Gleason substituted freely throughout the game, and every player grabbed at least one rebound in contributing to a 62-30 advantage on the boards.

The Lumberjacks take a break over the holidays before resuming CCAA competition by hosting San Francisco State and Cal State Monterey Bay Jan. 2 and 3, respectively. Both games begin at 5:30 p.m. to kick off a double-header.

Academy of Art vs Humboldt State University
12-20-08 2 p.m. at Arcata, Calif.
At Arcata, Calif.
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY 90, ACADEMY OF ART 38
ACADEMY OF ART (1-10)
STILWELL, Sondra 3-11 4-5 11; NAVY, Arika 2-7 2-2 7; ETCHELL, Lorraine 1-9
3-4 6; KEY, Levalasi 1-8 2-3 4; TAUFOOU, Ali-Tyson 1-4 1-2 3; HECK, Jacqui
1-6 0-2 2; LAVEA, KaUwila 1-6 0-0 2; HALL, Caprice 0-8 2-2 2; WILKINS,
Vanessa 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 10-59 15-22 38.
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (6-3, 1-1 CCAA)
KILGORE, Taylor 5-7 0-0 13; FRANCI, Katie 6-7 0-0 12; HALSEY, Bree 4-8 3-6
11; WILLIAMS, Kayla 4-7 1-2 11; O'KEEFE, Kristina 5-7 0-1 10; TAYLOR,
Brittney 4-8 0-0 8; ENOS, Jennifer 2-7 0-0 6; BOBIC, Andrea 2-7 1-2 6;
PETERSON, Paige 2-4 2-2 6; HOWARD, Whitney 1-3 2-2 4; OSBORNE, Luiza 1-4 0-0
3; SHEPHERD, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0; WILSON, Alyssa 0-1 0-0 0; ALABA, Trisha 0-2
0-0 0. Totals 36-72 9-15 90.
Academy of Art................   15   23  -   38
Humboldt State University.....   41   49  -   90
3-point goals--Academy of Art 3-16 (NAVY, Arika 1-4; ETCHELL, Lorraine 1-2;
STILWELL, Sondra 1-4; HECK, Jacqui 0-1; HALL, Caprice 0-4; TAUFOOU,
Ali-Tyson 0-1), Humboldt State University 9-21 (KILGORE, Taylor 3-4; ENOS,
Jennifer 2-6; WILLIAMS, Kayla 2-2; BOBIC, Andrea 1-3; OSBORNE, Luiza 1-4;
WILSON, Alyssa 0-1; ALABA, Trisha 0-1). Fouled out--Academy of Art-None,
Humboldt State University-None. Rebounds--Academy of Art 30 (KEY, Levalasi
6), Humboldt State University 62 (HALSEY, Bree 11). Assists--Academy of Art
4 (HECK, Jacqui 1; ETCHELL, Lorraine 1; NAVY, Arika 1; STILWELL, Sondra 1),
Humboldt State University 24 (PETERSON, Paige 6). Total fouls--Academy of
Art 15, Humboldt State University 19. Technical fouls--Academy of Art-None,
Humboldt State University-None. A-117