The Eastern Wyoming College women’s basketball team put four players in double figures, but it was a late steal and bucket buy Lizette Heredia to register a come-from-behind 65-63 win over Western Nebraska Community College Friday in Torrington, Wyo.
Late
in the game there were a couple of clutch plays. First, with the score tied at
56-56, Lyndie Puckett hit a clutch trey for a 59-56. Later, with EWC up 62-61,
Puckett hit another jumper to give WNCC a 63-62 lead with a minute to play.
The
big play, though, came next from Heredia, who recorded a steal with 22 seconds
to play and drove the court for an easy bucket and a 64-63 lead. Courtney
Dollison then hit one of two free throws with 4.4 seconds. WNCC had a chance to
tie the contest or go ahead a couple times, but committed costly turnovers.
Early,
WNCC held control. The Cougars held a 14-2 lead early behind the inside play of
Lile Havili, who had 10 early points. The Cougars kept the Lancers from making
any big runs as they raced to a 37-29 halftime lead.
WNCC
kept the edge early in the second half as he held a 48-38 lead with 13 minutes
to play on back-to-back Shalisa Moffit buckets and an Angela Vigil trey. WNCC
held a 51-43 lead when the Lancers made their first big run, going on a 10-0
run to take their first lead of the game at 53-51 since scoring the opening
bucket.
From
there it was a dogfight to the end.
The
Lancers shot 43 percent from the field compared 38 percent for the Cougars The
Lancers had five treys to WNCC’s four. The Cougars out-rebounded the Lancers
48-31. Havili led on the boards for WNCC with 10.
The
Cougars had just two in double figures. Havili had the double-double,
collecting 16 points to go with her 10 boards. Moffit also chipped in 11
points.
The
Lancers had four in double figures. Cross led the way with 13 points and seven
rebounds. Heredia had 12 points with four steals, while Dollison and Kara
Babola each had 11 points.
WNCC (15-5) 37
26 – 63
EWC 29
36 – 65
WNCC
Laurin Rivera 6, Shalisa Moffit 11, Lyndie Puckett 5, Abi
Lujan 3, Angela Vigil 9, Ashley Stevens 9, Kaylee Biddell 2, Lile Havili 16,
Olivia Vogel 2.
EWC
Asia Roper 2, Joanna Perez 7, Jordan Nelson 7, Courtney
Dollison 11, Lizette Heredia 12, Clara Vinton 2, Brittany Cross 13, Kara Babola
11.
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