St. Louis, Mo. – Tonight the 9^th ranked Columbia College women's basketball team took on the Missouri Baptist (Mo.) University Spartans in an AMC match up. The Cougars defeated the Spartans by a final score 72-57, improving their season to 7-2 and moving to 3-0 in conference play.

The Spartans took an early lead with an 11-2 run, but the Cougars battled back to tie the game at 15. Columbia continued their momentum by scoring 20 points in the second quarter and went into the locker room with a halftime score of 35-24.

The Spartans came out in the third quarter to outscore the Cougars 25-16, but Columbia still held a two point advantage heading into the final 10 minutes. The Cougars stepped on the gas to thwart any push back from Missouri Baptist and claimed the 15-point victory.

Key Moment
Columbia held the Spartans to just nine points in the second quarter and to just eight in the fourth quarter.
 
By The Numbers.
23- Columbia made field goals
18- Cougar second chance points
51-31- Cougar rebounds vs Spartan rebounds
21-10- Columbia's bench outscored Missouri Baptist's bench
20- Cougar made free throws out of 23 attempts
 
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Jordan Alford (20)
Rebounding Leader – Jordan Alford (13)
Assist Leader – Geena Stephens, Allison Stiers, Raegan Wieser (2)   
 
Missouri Baptist University Leaders
Scoring Leader –  Tionne Taylor (22)
Rebounding Leader –  Alexis Allstun (7)
Assist Leader – Kimberley Shaw (4)
 
Up Next
The Cougars are back on Thursday, December 5 when they are set to host the William Woods (Mo.) University Owls in an AMC matchup. Tip-off is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Arena of Southwell Complex.