Hot Foul Shooting Brings Lady Eagles Victory

By Con Marshall Box Score

Playing with special spunk and energy but without 3 primary players because of injuries and without its suspended head coach, the Chadron State College women’s basketball team hung on for a 70-67 victory over South Dakota Mines in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game in Chadron on Saturday afternoon.
             
Neither team ever led by more than 7 points.  Mines was ahead 33-32 at halftime and 44-43 after 3 quarters.  The Eagles took the lead early in the 3th on Allison Olsen’s long 3-pointer and led the rest of the way with some clutch shooting that included going 9-of-9 at the free throw line over the final 4:16 and 4-4 in the last 15 seconds.
             
Chadron State had its biggest lead at 64-57 after Liberty Line nailed a trey with 1:28 to play, but the Hardrockers hit three 3-pointers in the final 45 seconds. Two were by all-star Piper Bauer and the other came from Lauren Herman with 6 seconds remaining.
             
The Eagles were fouled repeatedly to stop the clock and survived the long-range bombardment with free throws as Line, Olsen and Kyra Tanabe each sank a pair of charity shots in the final 30 seconds. 
             
Mines’ Bauer was the game’s leading scorer with 25 points, including 7-13 on 3-pointers, while teammate Savea Mansfield had 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Herman added 10 points.
             
Chadron State got 15 points that included a trio of 3-pointers from both Megan Counts and Line while Tanabe scored 13 and Olsen 10.
             
Each team finished with 9 treys. Mines had 22 total field goals, one more than the Eagles, but CSC was 19-of-21 at the line and the visitors 14-of-17.
             
The Eagles are now 6-12 for the season and 4-10 in the RMAC. Mines is 5-14 and 5-8.

Shay Powers, Olivia Waufle and Awati Akoi are expected back from their injuries and coach Travis Brewster has now finished his 3-game RMAC suspension for the Eagles forfeiting their game last month at Adams State.

 South Dakota Mines         19        14         11         23       —67
Chadron State                   13        10         11         27       —70
             
South Dakota Mines—Piper Bauer 25, Savea Mansfield 15, Lauren Herman 10, Naomi Hidalgo 6, Alexis Backhaus 5, Madelyn Heiser 3, Morning Grace Spotted Bear 3. Totals: 22-62 (9-24) 14-17 67 points, 36 rebounds, 13 turnovers, 12 assists.
             
Chadron State—Megan Counts 15, Liberty Line 15, Kyra Tanabe 13, Allison Olson 10, Kylie Krise 6, Bria Delimont 5, Kadyn Comer 3, Camren Morris 3. Totals: 21-46 (9-18_ 19-21 70 points, 30 rebounds, 15 turnovers 12 assists.      

   3-pointers: SDM—Bauer 7, Heiser 1, Herman 1. CSC—Counts 3, Line 3, Olsen 1, Delimont 1, Tanabe 1.