Columbia, Mo. – Tonight the 9^th ranked Columbia College women's basketball team competed against the Grand View (Iowa) University Vikings in a nonconference matchup. The Cougars topped the Vikings with a final score of 68-64, improving the season to 2-0.

Grand View gained control from the tip, but the Cougars were able to score first with a basket by Jordan Alford. The basket kicked off a 14-0 run. In second quarter the Vikings stepped up going on an 11-2 scoring run following a key timeout. Columbia held the advantage at the break, 25-20.

Both teams came out of the locker room on fire, with Grand View getting the upper hand, outscoring the Cougars 25-23 in the third quarter. The Vikings went point to point with the home team in the start of the fourth quarter, trading the lead back and forth. It was down to the wire as Columbia held just a three-point lead with six seconds on the clock when Bria Jones got the steal the sealed up the victory for the Cougars.

With 20 points tonight, senior Jordan Alford becomes the 15^th Cougar in women's basketball history to surpass 1,000 career points.

Key Moments
The Cougars grabbed 17 offensive rebounds and forced 22 Viking turnovers.  

By The Numbers
9 – Three-point field goals made by Grand View
38-29 – Columbia held the advantage in Rebounds over the Vikings
32-14- Grand view's bench outscored Columbia's bench
26- Cougar points off of turnovers
12-4 – Columbia posted eight more steals than their opponent

Columbia College Leaders
Points – Jordan Alford  (20)
Rebounds – Ukari McKinney (7)
Assists –  Raegan Wieser (4)

Grand View Leaders
Points – Brianda Bane (17)
Rebounds – Shannon Pisney (5)
Assists – Brooke Trautsch (6)       

Up Next
The Cougars are back on Tuesday, November 12 when they travel to Marshall, Missouri to take on the Missouri Valley College Vikings. The game is set to start at 5:30 p.m.