Columbia, Mo. - Tonight the 13^th ranked Columbia College women's basketball team competed against the William Woods (Mo.) University Owls in an AMC matchup. The Cougars defeated the Owls by a final score of 71-54, improving their season to 8-2 and 4-0 in conference play.

William Woods made the first move to take the lead, but the Cougars returned the favor with a 10-0 run and pushed their lead over the Owls to 12 early on. Columbia continued their strong presence and pushed their lead to 18 before settling on a halftime score of 38-24 in favor of the Cougars.

The Owls put up the first basket in the third quarter but the Cougars answered back with a 7-2 run. In the fourth quarter William Wood did their best to fend off Columbia, by closing the gap between them but ultimately the Cougars kept their fire and claimed the victory.

Key Moment
The Cougars held William Woods scoreless in the first four minutes of the second quarter.
 
By The Numbers.
26- Columbia made field goals
23-9 Columbia's bench outscored William Wood's bench
16- Turnovers by Columbia resulted in 16 William Woods points.
40-32- Cougars rebounds compared to their opponent
 
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Jordan Alford (19)
Rebounding Leader – Raegan Wieser (10)
Assist Leader – Jordan Alford (9)
 
William Woods University Leaders
Scoring Leader – Kaycee Gerald (23)
Rebounding Leader –  Peyton Greenlee (7)
Assist Leader – Ashleigh Frampton (3)
 
Up Next
The Cougars are back on Saturday, December 7 when travel to Parkville, Missouri to take on the Park (Mo.) University Pirates in an AMC matchup. Tip-off is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.