Hannible, Mo. – Today the 9^th ranked Columbia College women's basketball team competed against the Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) University Trojans in an AMC matchup. The Cougars defeated the Trojans 85-48, improving to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in conference play.

The Cougars won the tip-off and got on the board first. After the Trojans tied up the game at 10 the Cougars went on a 10-1 run to take back the lead. In the second quarter the Cougars continued their momentum and held Hannibal-LaGrange to just eight points to head into the locker room with a halftime score of 40-19.

Columbia kept up their energy and held a strong defense for the third and fourth quarters, extinguishing any efforts form Hannibal-LaGrange to seal the Cougar victory.
 
Key Moment
The Cougars held the Trojans to just eight points in the second quarter.
 
By The Numbers
30- Trojan turnover resulted in 40 Columbia points
50-24- The Cougars bench outscored the Trojans bench
20-3- Columbia steals vs Hannibal-LaGrange
31- Columbia Made Field Goals
22- Columbia points in the paint.
 
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Raegan Wieser (14)
Rebounding Leader – Raegan Wieser (7)
Assist Leader – Jordan Alford (5)
 
Hannible-LaGrange Leaders
Scoring Leader – Emma Anderson  (13)
Rebounding Leader – Jenna Syers (9)
Assist Leader – Jenna Syers (3)
 
Up Next
The Cougars are back on Friday, November 29  when they travel to Jackson, Tennessee to take on the Vanguard (Calif.) University Lions in the 2019 Jackson Rotary Invitational. Tip-off is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.