The Cougar men suffered a 92-81 defeat at the hands of the Colorado All-stars, a team that went 3-0 in the tournament. The All-stars are former RMAC and Division I players that have played together for a while.
The Cougar women, on the other hand, suffered their second defeat of the season, falling to Barton County Community College 72-60. The Cougar women were playing short-handed due to injuries. SeLina Ysac didn’t make the trip, nursing an ankle injury, while Michelle Lighthall injured a knee on Friday and Juliana Bassetto injuried an ankle in Saturday’s contest.
“We got within nine with seven minutes to play, but we couldn’t get any closer,” assistant coach Jennifer Pedersen said.
The women fell behind 42-26 at halftime. Pedersen said one of the reasons for the loss was shooting. WNCC was 23-52 from the 2-point area in shooting, and made just 2 of 10 from behind the arc. The Cougars were also 8 of 15 from the free throw line.
Freshman Stormye Everett paced the Cougars with 15 points including three assists and three steals. Lorena Medairos, a sophomore, led the team with eight rebounds.
Freshmen Amber Kistler and Rachael Ragland and sophomore Shaquilah Davis each finished with nine points each.
The Cougar men also didn’t fair well the shooting category. WNCC was 29 of 58 from the field, and made just 4 of 12 from the 3-point arc. The Cougars were also 11 of 25 from the charity stripe.
WNCC coach Brian Joyce said they played well, just couldn’t get the win.
“They are a group of older players that are not your typical all-star team because they have played together for some time,” he said. “We did play well, but we just didn’t shoot free throws well. We just couldn’t get over the hump.”
Four Cougars finished with double figure scoring. Scott Bamfroth paced the team with 15 points followed by Tarell Clark with 14, Larry Brown with 13 and Francisco Cruz with 10.
The WNCC men, 3-2, will next be in action Friday through Sunday when they head back to Colorado Springs for the Prep Tournament. WNCC will face North Lake Community College, the Division III national champions, on Friday before facing the same Colorado All-star team on Saturday and then Colorado Northwestern on Sunday.
The Cougar women, 4-2, will take part in the EWC tournament Friday and Saturday with games slated for 1 p.m. both days. Both teams will then head home for the TEAM Chevrolet Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 28-29 at Cougar Palace.
Women’s Game
WNCC (4-2) 26 34 – 60
Barton County 42 30 – 72
WESTERN NEBRASKA
Amber Kistler 9, Lorena Medairos 2, Shaquilah Davis 9, Stormye Everett 15, Janae Willis 8, Tawny Drexler 3, Rachael Ragland 9, Caley Fisher 5.
Three-pointers: WNCC 2 (Ragland, Fisher).
Men’s Game
WNCC (3-2) 30 51 – 81
Colorado All-stars 44 48 – 92
WESTERN NEBRASKA
Lloyd Hickinson 2, Tarell Clark 14, Saul Torres 1, Daniel Smith 5, Chris Hamblin 7, Scott Bamforth 15, Francisco Cruz 10, Sedrick McBounds 8, Larry Brown 13, John Bright 6.
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