Columbia, Mo. – Tonight the 9^th ranked Columbia College women's basketball team competed against the Harris-Stowe State University Hornets in their first American Midwest Conference matchup of the season. The Cougars defeated the Hornets 79-41, improving to 5-0 on the season.

The Cougars came out cold, allowing the Hornets to take an 8-4 lead midway through the first quarter, but Columbia found their stride ending the quarter on a 15-2 run. The Cougars continued their run in the second quarter outscoring Harris-Stowe 23-7, heading into the locker room with a halftime score of 42-17.

The Cougars continued their momentum, leading by 32 going into the fourth quarter. Columbia continued to push their lead, keeping a distance of 35 points and above for the completion of the fourth quarter to seal the win.
 
Key Moment
The Cougars held the Hornets to seven points in the second quarter.
 
By The Numbers
45-41 - Cougars held a slight rebounding advantage
31-15 - Columbia made 16 more field goals than the Hornets
21-5 - Cougars assists vs. Harris-Stowe assists
40- Cougar points in the paint
16- Columbia steals
24 – Turnovers forced by the Cougars  
31-6 – Columbia's bench outscored Harris-Stowe's bench
 
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Raegan Wieser (25)
Rebounding Leader – Mai Nienhueser (9)
Assist Leader – Grey Hayes (4)
 
Harris-Stowe Leaders
Scoring Leader – Surina Finnie (10)
Rebounding Leader – LaDaijha Watson (9)
Assist Leader – Destiney Amaefula (2)
 
Up Next
The Cougars are back on Saturday, November 23 when they travel to Hannibal, Missouri to take on the Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) University Trojans in a AMC matchup. Tip-off is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.