Columbia, Mo. – The 12th ranked Columbia College women's basketball team hosted the Lindenwood (Ill.) University-Belleville Lynx in an AMC matchup today. The Cougars defeated the Lynx, 62-48 and are now 11-3 and 7-1 in conference play.
Columbia jumped on the board from the start as they held an eight point lead at the end of the first quarter. The Cougars kept their momentum up in the second quarter as they headed into the locker room doubling Lindenwood's score.
Although the Lynx were able to outscore the Cougars in both the third and fourth quarter, Columbia had a large enough lead to claim the victory over Lindenwood-Belleville.
Key Moment
The Cougars earned their largest lead, of 15-points, during the second quarter.
By The Numbers.
30-50 – Columbia had twenty more rebounds than Lindenwood in the contest
31-17 - The Cougar bench outscored the Lynx bench
18 – Second chance points scored by Columbia
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Raegan Wieser (10)
Rebounding Leader – Jordan Alford (13)
Assist Leader – Jordan Alford (8)
Lindenwood University-Belleville Leaders
Scoring Leader – Brianna Mueller (15)
Rebounding Leader – Kyndra Morgan (8)
Assist Leader – Teresa Allgeyer (4)
Up Next
The Cougars will be traveling to St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday, January 9 to play against the St. Louis College of Pharmacy Eutectics in another AMC Matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
