CEDAR CITY, Utah (Interstat) — Brooklyn Fely had 14 points, 19 rebounds and five assists, and Ava Uhrich added 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks as Southern Utah opened its season with an 87-31 victory over non-divisional opponent Redlands on Monday at Centrum Arena in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game. The Thunderbirds improved to 1-0. Redlands scored 31 points total. Southern Utah scored 87 points total. Attendance was 630.

Southern Utah scored 87 points from 81 possessions and posted an offensive rating of 107.5. The Thunderbirds finished with 22 offensive rebounds, eight assists, four blocks and 21 turnovers. Fely and Uhrich combined for 30 points and 30 rebounds, while Diana Sorrondo added 17 points and seven rebounds. Denver Anderson also reached double figures with 12 points and six rebounds for Southern Utah. Fely, a 6-foot forward from Orem, Utah, and Pleasant Grove High School, led the Thunderbirds with 14 points, 19 rebounds and five assists. Uhrich, a 6-foot forward from Pinewood High School, added 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.

Southern Utah set the tone from the opening tip. Uhrich made a jump shot at 9:55 of the first quarter, Melicia Nelson followed with a layup at 9:02, and Uhrich added another layup at 8:30. Denver Anderson then made a layup at 7:42, and Kortney Doman scored on two straight layups at 6:45 and 5:52 to give the Thunderbirds the first 12 points of the game. Redlands did not score until Olivia McIntyre made the first of two free throws with 5:36 remaining in the first quarter. Southern Utah answered with an Uhrich layup at 4:01, a Sorrondo layup at 3:04 and an Anderson layup at 2:52. Redlands got a Teagan McIlroy jump shot at 2:32 and a Riley Seymer free throw at 1:05 before the end of the opening period.

The second quarter opened with Olivia McIntyre making a jump shot at 9:54 for Redlands, but Fely answered with a layup at 9:30. AJ Wick made a jump shot at 8:46 for Redlands, and Fely responded with another layup at 8:41. Anderson added a layup at 8:19, and Uhrich made a jump shot at 7:24 as Southern Utah continued to score inside. Wick made two free throws at 5:23 and 5:14 for Redlands, but Sorrondo answered with a layup at 5:04, Doman made a layup at 4:20 and Sorrondo added another layup at 3:45. Redlands got a jump shot from Aliyah Anderson at 2:14, but Sorrondo made a layup and a free throw at 1:52, Bella Hasan made a free throw at 1:09 and Sorrondo added two more free throws at 0:30. Alex Facelo hit a 3-point jump shot at 0:56.90 for Redlands, and Monica Villanueva made two free throws at 0:01.30 before the break.

Southern Utah opened the third quarter with a layup by Uhrich at 9:52, followed by layups from Anderson at 9:17 and 8:49 and two more baskets from Uhrich at 8:20 and 7:33. Redlands got a jump shot from Olivia McIntyre at 7:16, but Sorrondo made a layup at 5:09. Aliyah Anderson hit a 3-point field goal at 4:52 for Redlands, and Sorrondo made two free throws at 4:18. Bella Hasan made a layup at 3:53, and AJ Wick made two free throws at 3:12 for Redlands. Sorrondo added another layup at 2:52, Wick made a layup at 2:25, and Uhrich answered with a layup at 2:09. Ella McFarlane made two free throws at 1:49 for Redlands, and Fely made a layup at 0:51 for Southern Utah. Vallory Kuelker closed the quarter with three free throws at 0:18.10 and 0:00.80.

The fourth quarter started with Anderson and Fely making layups at 9:40 and 9:16. Monica Villanueva made a layup at 8:59 for Redlands, and Amiah Lewis made a free throw at 8:46 for Southern Utah. Fely then made two straight layups at 8:11 and 7:22, and Charli Kay hit a 3-point field goal at 6:54. AJ Wick made a free throw at 6:11 for Redlands, but Fely answered with another layup at 5:54. Emily Scholtes made a free throw at 5:08, Amiah Lewis made a layup at 3:32, Scholtes made a layup at 2:53 and Charli Kay made a jump shot at 1:57. Lewis made a free throw at 0:51.70, and Scholtes made two free throws at 0:20.90 to close the scoring.

Fely led the Thunderbirds with 14 points, 19 rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes. Sorrondo scored 17 points and added seven rebounds and one assist in 11 minutes. Uhrich finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 30 minutes. Anderson had 12 points, six rebounds, one assist and one block in 22 minutes. Scholtes added five points, nine rebounds and one assist. Doman had six points, three rebounds and two assists. Kuelker had three points, six rebounds and four assists. Kay had five points, three rebounds and one assist. Nelson had two points, two rebounds and five assists. Hasan had three points, one rebound, one assist and one block.

Southern Utah’s next 10 games are at New Mexico State, against Park (AZ), at Washington State, at Air Force, against Eastern Washington, Nelson and San Diego, and at Idaho State, Weber State and BYU. The Thunderbirds will play those 10 opponents in that order following the season-opening win.