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Women's Basketball Season Recap

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Columbia College (Mo.) women's basketball team concluded the 2024–25 season with an impressive 28-4 overall record, including a 19-3 mark in American Midwest Conference (AMC) play. The Cougars claimed their fourth-straight (ninth overall) AMC Tournament title as a No. 2 seed, defeating the No. 1 seed, Williams Baptist University (Ark.) on their home court. Columbia showcased dominance on both ends of the court, averaging 77.7 ppg, while limiting opponents to 57.3 ppg, resulting in a +20.5 scoring margin.

Season Highlights & Records

  • The team began the season with 18 straight wins, narrowly missing the program's record of 19 consecutive victories to start a season, set during the 2015–16 campaign.
  • Columbia captured the highest winning percentage in program history at 87.5 percent and fewest losses in a season with four
  • Mallory Shetley (2020-25) became the all-time leading scoring leader for the Columbia College women's basketball program when she secured her 2,080th point against Central Baptist College (Ark.) on 2/20/25. She ended her time for the Cougars racking up 2,197 career points.
  • Mallory Shetley broke multiple program records this season including:
    • Most field goals in a career (849)
    • Highest field goal percentage in a game (100%, 10-10) versus the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (Mo.) (1/20/25)
    • Most free throw attempts in a career (575)
    • Most free throws made in a career (446)
  • Mallory Shetley moved to third all-time in rebounding (827)
  • Lexi Miller became the leader for most three's made in a season (91)
  • Abby Backes (2020-25) moved to third all-time in assists (427)
  • DeLaney Horstman joined the Century Club, having won more than 100 games in her four-year career. Horstman joins 19 other Cougar women's basketball players
  • The team achieved a field goal percentage of 43.4 and a free throw percentage of 74.4
  • To view the full women's basketball history and records page, click here.

Postseason Performance

  • AMC Tournament Results
    • Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 7-seeded Missouri Baptist, 76-62 
    • Semifinals: Defeated No. 3-seeded Mission University (Mo.), 81-71
    • Finals: Defeated No. 1-seeded Williams Baptist University (Ark.), 81-75
 
  • NAIA National Tournament Results
    • Took on Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) in their First-Round match up, falling 75-59

Awards & Honors

Team Statistics

Category Columbia Opponents
Points Per Game 77.7 57.3
Field Goal % .434 .340
3-Point Field Goal % .326 .287
Free Throw % .744 .752
Rebounds Per Game 40.2 34.1
Assists Per Game 15.3 10.2
Turnovers Per Game 12.5 16.8

Team Leaders

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