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Eagles fall to 3-14 in RMAC

Molly Wedan

To start the double header for the weekend, the Chadron State women’s basketball team took on the Colorado State University-Pueblo ThunderWolves and battled it out play-by-play. The ‘Wolves shooting percentage of 50 from the field and Laurel Kearsely’s 30 points and 10 rebounds helped them secure the win 79-60.

The Eagles had a slow start when they were down 14 to zero after four and a half minutes into the first half. Dallas Shaw, sophomore guard of Buffalo, Wyo., made a shot behind the three-point line to put the Eagles on the scoreboard. Shaw ended the game with 13 points, leading scorer for Chadron, and Greer Babbe, junior forward of Papillion, also scored in double digits with 10 points.

The Eagles took more shooting chances than CSU-Pueblo during the game, but only connected on 23 of 68. The ThunderWolves now improve to 12-4 overall, and the Eagles fall to 3-14.

Head Coach Tim Connealy talks to his team in a time out in the game against UCCS on Saturday in Armstrong. — Photo by Jennifer Parker
Head Coach Tim Connealy talks to his team in a time out in the game against UCCS on Saturday in Armstrong. — Photo by Jennifer Parker

On Saturday, the Eagles came out hungry for a win against University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and scored within the first 40 seconds when Kate Simonton, sophomore guard of Bakersfield, Calif., made a jump shot. Simonton ended the game with nine points, but Kattie Ranta, junior guard of Rapid City, S.D., led the Eagles with 18 points. The Eagles hung on the Mountain Lions heels in the first half when the lead switched 10 times.

Both teams were close in shooting percentage from the field, with Chadron shooting 41 percent and the Mountain Lions 46 percent. However, UCCS outscored the Eagles from the charity stripe 83 percent compared to Chadron’s 56. Most of the Mountain Lions free throw points were in the second half, as well 41 of their shooting percentage.

The Eagles face the Metro State Roadrunners on Friday and the Regis University Rangers on Saturday in RMAC competition. Both are set to start at 6 p.m. in Armstrong.