CSC Women Hold Western Colorado Scoreless For 9:37 In 55-49 Victory

By John Murphy CSC SID BOX SCORE

The Chadron State College women’s basketball team held Western Colorado to 33.9% from the field enroot to winning 55-49 Saturday afternoon in the Chicoine Center.
 
The victory improves CSC to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in RMAC play and also marks the first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference victory for Head Coach Travis Brewster.
 
Western Colorado scored their 12^th point with 3:20 left in the first quarter and led 12-7 at the conclusion of the period. The Chadron State defense held the Mountaineers scoreless for 9 minutes and 37 seconds after that basket and led 23-18 at halftime.
 
The visitors outscored CSC 21-13 in the third period and led 39-35 with ten minutes remaining. The two teams traded three-point baskets and swapped the lead five times before the Mountaineers led 49-48 with two minutes remaining.
 
A timeout was called by first year Head Coach Brewster with 1:56 on the clock. The Eagles ran a new offensive set out of the timeout that led to a wide-open layup for Ashayla Powers, assisted by Awoti Akoi, that gave CSC a 50-49 lead.
 
Powers, a junior from Longmont, Colorado, scored the next three points for the Eagles and Megan Counts made two free throws with four seconds left, giving CSC the 55-49 victory. Powers scored seven consecutive points in the final three minutes of the game.
 
Chadron State made 22 of its 49 (44.9%) field goal attempts in the victory and were five of 15 from three. The Mountaineers made eight of their 28 attempts from three.
 
The Mountaineers had a total of 12 fouls committed while Chadron State had nine. The Eagles made six of their nine attempts from the charity stripe while Western Colorado were a perfect three for three.
 
The Eagles were outrebounded 35 to 31.
 
Western Colorado committed 14 turnovers that turned into 14 Chadron State points. CSC also committed 14 turnovers but only allowed nine Mountaineer points.  
 
Powers had a team high 17 points in the victory. Rachel Cockman had a game high 18 points for the Mountaineers.
 
Liberty Line, a redshirt sophomore from Parker, Colorado, had a team high six rebounds for CSC. Kyra Tanabe, a redshirt sophomore from Hawai’I Kai, Hawaii had a game high five assists.
 
Chadron State plays at home on Tuesday when they host Colorado Christian at 5:30 p.m.