Friday, March 6, 2026
The CSC Eagle Newspaper – Chadron, NE
Latest:
The CSC Eagle Newspaper – Chadron, NE
BasketballSports

Women fall out of playoff contention

Guest Author
Maka Daysch (44), sophomore of Tauranga, New Zealand, grabs the ball Feb. 12 during a game against the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, at the Chicoine Center.
Maka Daysch (44), sophomore of Tauranga, New Zealand, grabs the ball Feb. 12 during a game against the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, at the Chicoine Center.

With playoff contention on the line, the Eagles needed to win both games last weekend to keep their hopes for post-conference play alive. The Eagles traveled to Colorado and Utah to play RMAC opponents Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, and Westminster College, Salt Lake City.

The first game of the trip was against the Mavericks of Colorado Mesa who the Eagles had previously lost to at home by 32 points. The Eagles fell behind early this game and fought hard to try and pull off an upset but ended up losing, 73-62.

The next night against Westminster, the Griffins’ bench proved to be to much for CSC, losing 71-62. The Eagles won the first match-up by 13 points.

Against Mesa, Allegria Chisom, senior of Wichita, Kansas, led the Eagles scoring 13 points to give the Eagles a spark offensively. Maka Daysh, sophomore of Tauranga, New Zealand, followed scoring 12 points and Kayla Mathews, sophomore of Adelaide, Australia, tallied 11. The trio combined for 36 out of the team’s 62 points. The Eagles also recorded nine total assists, three from Erin Graham, junior of Deland, Florida.

Defensively, the Eagles struggled to limit the Mavericks from scoring, especially in the first half of the game allowing Colorado Mesa to shoot 46.67 percent from the field and 58.82 percent from the 3-point line. Daysh led the Eagles in rebounds with eight, including five defensively, three more than any other Eagle. The Eagles also managed to convert 15 points off turnovers which helped them stay in the game, but in the end they fell to the Mavericks.

In the second game of the weekend, the Eagles faced, the Griffins of Westminster, a team that Chadron beat at home by double-digits. For a while it looked like the Eagles would once again dominate the game but a big scoring fourth quarter from the Griffins secured them a win.

Offensively, the shooting woes that have plagued the Eagles all season continued. This time the Eagles shot 39 percent from the field and 21.1 percent from the 3-point line which eventually hurt them down the stretch when they needed offensive efficiency the most. Daysh led the way, scoring 24 points, shooting more than 50 percent from the field in an effort to provide a spark for the otherwise struggling Eagles. The Eagles also managed to dish out 13 assists.

With the Eagles scoring not being efficient, they did manage to play some impressive defense, limiting the Griffins to 39.7 percent from the field and 37.5 from long range. The Eagles were able to produce four steals, which helped them to convert seven points off the Griffins mistakes. Daysh led all players with 18 rebounds, earning another double-double on the season. Emma Block, senior of Copenhagen, Denmark, picked up seven rebounds. In the end the Eagles defense couldn’t guarantee them a win.

The Eagles travel to Regis University, Denver, to play the Rangers in the final game of the season Friday. The Rangers are currently third in the Rocky division of the RMAC with a record of 17-10, 15-6 in conference play.