Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Columbia College women's basketball team cruised their way to a double-digit road win, defeating William Penn (Iowa), 69-45. CC improves to 5-2 on the season, while William Penn falls to 0-7.
The Cougars are now 5-0 all-time against the Statesmen.
William Penn scored the first basket of the game, a three-pointer, but the Cougars came back with the following seven points. The Cougars continued to put the pressure on William Penn, as a Peyton Crowe triple gave the Cougars their first double-digit lead of the game (17-7) with just under two minutes left in the opening quarter. Crowe and Allison Stiers combined for ten of the 20 Cougar points. CC shot 50-percent (8-16) from the field and 60-percent (3-5) from distance.
WPU scored a field goal to trim the CC lead to eight (23-15) in the second quarter with 7:08 left until halftime. CC ended the half on a 19-8 run to take a 19-point advantage into the locker room. The Cougars outrebounded the Statesmen in the second quarter, 15-1. In addition, CC dished out six assists on nine made buckets.
The Cougars continued their dominance in the third period, increasing their lead to 27 (53-26) after an Abby Backes triple. WPU made a run, but Columbia led 53-35 going into the final quarter.
A layup by Stiers with 6:08 left in the game gave CC a 21-point advantage, and the Cougars led by 20+ the rest of the game.
Key Moment:
After William Penn opened the scoring with a three-pointer, the Cougars scored the following seven points, including five from Allison Stiers. The Cougars led for the rest of the game.
By the Numbers:
14-11 – Claire Shetley recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
52 – The Cougars brought down a season-high 52 rebounds.
19 – CC dished out 19 assists on 29 made baskets.
Columbia Leaders:
Scoring Leader – Mallory Shetley (15)
Rebounding Leader – Clare Shetley (11)
Assist Leader – Mallory Shetley / Allison Stiers / Abby Backes / Bria Jones (3)
Steal Leader – Allison Stiers / Abby Backes / Clare Shetley / DeLaney Horstman / Sammy Hellums (1)
William Penn Leaders:
Scoring Leader – Ally Stewart (14)
Rebounding Leader – Journie Augmon / Emma Morts (4)
Assist Leader – Journie Augmon / Alexis True (3)
Steal Leader – Journie Augmon / Alexis True / Emma Morts (2)
Up Next:
The Cougars return to the home court as they host Missouri Valley on Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:00 PM.
