Walnut Ridge, Ark. - Tonight the 12^th ranked Columbia College women's basketball team competed against the Williams Baptist (Ark.) University Eagles in an AMC matchup with the Cougars defeating the Eagles by a final score of 75-63. The win improves their season record to 10-2, and 6-0 in conference play.

The Eagles started the first quarter strong with their biggest lead being eight points in the final three minutes. Columbia bounced back in the second quarter when Geena Stephens made all four free throws to tie the game at twenty and eventually take a two-point lead going into the half.
 
Williams Baptist tried to keep it close in the third quarter but Columbia broke away from them in the final three minutes to end the quarter with a 12-point lead. The Eagles outscored the Cougars by one point in the final quarter, however Columbia's advantage was too much for Williams Baptist as the Cougars came away with the win.
 
Key Moment
The Cougars outscored the Eagles in the third quarter by 10 points to give them to lead they needed to stay ahead the remainder of the game.
 
By The Numbers.
22 - Columbia bench scoring
34 - Columbia points in the paint
11 – Williams Baptist steals
43-33 – The Cougars had 10 more rebounds than their opponents
 
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Raegan Wieser (13)
Rebounding Leader – Raegan Wieser (10)
Assist Leader – Geena Stephens (5)
 
Williams Baptist University Leaders
Scoring Leader – Taylor Freeman (16)
Rebounding Leader – Tasia Bland (8)
Assist Leader – Tia Brazell (5)
 
Up Next
The Cougars are back on the court on Saturday, December 21 when they travel to Henderson, Tennessee to take on the Freed-Hardeman University Lions in another AMC matchup. Tip-off is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.