The win pushed the eighth-ranked Cougars record to 6-1 on the season after No. 4 ranked Midland handed the Cougars their first loss of the season in Friday night.
The Cougars held a 40-29 halftime lead and was up by 20 points in the second half before the Cougars went on a 10-minute span without rebounding, which allowed the Huskies to slice the lead to four points.
Assistant coach Jennifer Pedersen said they played well tonight, except for their rebounding woes.
“Air Force Prep is a lot better than in years past. They have a big girl that is not bad,” she said. “Defensively we did a good job. We were up by 20 points midway in the second half and then we quite rebounding. We probably went on a 10-minute span where we didn’t get rebounds and let them back into the game. They cut it to four points and then we got it back to 10 points.”
Pedersen said that Tiffany Moorer stepped up playing in place of Amber Kistler, who injured an ankle in the Midland College loss on Friday night. Kistler finished the game with three points, but was limited in what she could do.
Moorer finished the game with 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Pedersen said she had six offensive rebounds with five of them as offensive putbacks for points.
Thais Pinto also finished with double figures, finishing with 11 points. Yuki Morimoto finished with seven points, four assists and three steals.
The Cougars will next be in action this weekend at the Garden City Thanksgiving Classic where they will face Garden City on Friday before facing Seward County Community College on Saturday.
WNCC (6-1) 40 34 – 74
AF Prep 29 34 – 63
WNCC
Amber Kistler 3, Stormye Everett 22, Shelby Campbell 5, Ariana Brown 7, Tiffany Moorer 17, Thais {into 11, Khayla Gladney 4.
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