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Two home wins for women’s basketball

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Guard, Dallas Shaw, junior of Buffalo, Wyo., looks for a pass down court during the game against Western New Mexico University, Saturday night in Armstrong. — Photo by Teri Robinson
Guard, Dallas Shaw, junior of Buffalo, Wyo., looks for a pass down court during the game against Western New Mexico University, Saturday night in Armstrong. — Photo by Teri Robinson

Chadron State beat Western New Mexico, 74-68, Saturday at Armstrong. The Eagles were led by Kattie Ranta, senior of Rapid City, S.D., who scored 22 points and collected 17 boards. CSC  made 20 of 50 shots from the field, and 30 of 38 from the free-throw line.

Kayli Rageth, senior of Kimball, and Hattie Guzman, sophomore of Scottsbluff, hit a couple of free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the deal after Western N.M. cut the lead to three.

In addition to Ranta, Rageth scored 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Dallas Shaw, junior of Buffalo, Wyo., scored 12 points with three rebounds and two steals.

RaTanya Newsome, junior guard of Tucson, Ariz., led the Mustangs with 19 points and seven assists. The Mustangs, however, shot only 38 percent from the floor and 48 from the foul line.

Ranta’s 37 points (36 in the second half) helped Chadron beat New Mexico Highlands, 102-99, in double overtime Friday at Armstrong.

The Eagles made 32 of 64 shots from the field, and 32 of 47 from the free-throw line. Chadron was down 15 after almost 5 minutes into the second half.

Rageth scored 20 points and collected nine rebounds in the win against the Cowgirls. Kate Simonton, junior of Bakersfield, Calif., and Shaw added 15 and 12 points respectively. Greer Babbe, senior of Papillion, scored 10 points and four blocks.

Ranta’s 37 points is the fourth highest single game scoring in Chadron State women’s basketball history.

“I feel great about these last two weekend wins. It showed a lot about our team, and the way we can work together to get a win,”  Ranta said. “I think we need to continue to work on pushing the ball in transition and playing great defense while rebounding. Road games are always tough, but if we played like we did last weekend, any game is winnable.”

Coach Connealy said that he was very happy for her players experiencing success because they have worked so hard, even though, they still have work to do. He is also grateful for the students and the community for their support because they provided the extra energy they needed in those two overtimes.

The Cowgirls made 40 of 91 shot from the field, and 14 of 19 from the free-throw line. TJ Manson, senior of Page, Ariz., and China Smith, senior of Los Angeles, led the Cowgirls with 20 points each. Alyssa Lopez, senior of El Paso, Texas, and Jenny Johnson, junior of Tualatin, Ore., scored 19 and 16 points respectively.

At 3-12, and 3-8 in conference, the Eagles will travel to Colorado to play CSU-Pueblo, at 5:30 p.m. Friday, and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.