Things go south for CSC women’s basketball in the south
Chadron State women’s basketball team traveled to Texas to start off their season against two A&M teams, taking losses against both.
“We made some adjustments,” Janet Raymer, head women’s basketball coach, said. “I think the atmosphere that the girls created was positive. Sometimes, when you’re losing a game, it’s hard to bring energy and to get energy from the bench and from the first game to the second game, we improved that a lot.”
The Eagles held onto the lead for the first half of their Friday game against Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 27-23, but were unable to put points on the board in the third quarter, losing to the Javelinas, 58-51.
The scoring for CSC started with a three-pointer from Jori Peters, senior of Mitchell, about two minutes into the game. Tatum Peterson, senior of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, extended the early lead to five points with a shot in the paint.
In the first half of play, the biggest lead the Eagles had against the Javelinas was 12 points following a three pointer from Ashayla Powers, freshman of Longmont, Colorado, with four and a half minutes left of the half.
Texas A&M-Kingsville took the lead a minute and a half into the third quarter and kept the Eagles at zero points throughout the quarter, remaining in the lead for the rest of the game.
Friday’s game saw three Eagles score 10 or more points. Powers led the Eagles with five field goals, a three-pointer and three free-throws for 14 points.
Peterson had 11 points, three from the free-throw line and four field goals, and Samiyah Worrell, junior of Fountain, Colorado, scored 10 points with three two-pointers, two free throws and two from the arc.
Powers also led the Eagles with 10 rebounds, three offensive and seven defensive.
“It’s expected and she (Powers) made some adjustments to try and keep herself out of foul trouble,” Stadler said. “She has a high ceiling so she’s going to continue to improve for us. She’ll be fun to watch.”
Against Texas A&M International University on Saturday, Chadron State outscored the Dustdevils in the fourth quarter, 25-20, but were unable to take game, 92-72.
Powers was the first player from either team to start the scoring back up in the fourth quarter with a jump shot in the paint with 8:36 left of the game.
Elle Ravenscroft, freshman of Nenzel, made a jumper to put the Eagles 21 points away from the Dustdevils.
That was one of the moments with the smallest point gap of the quarter until Brittni McCully, senior of Mullen, finished the game with a field goal, reducing the point gap 20 points with three seconds left on the clock.
Powers and Emily Achter, junior of Melbourne, Australia, were the only Eagles to reach double digits on Saturday for points. Powers scored 16 while Achter scored 11.
“We’re trying to do a better job with our offense, being more direct in what we’re trying to get done and then defensively have a stronger presence,” Stadler said.
CSC women’s basketball team continues its travels, this time to play against Wayne State University at 6:30 p.m., Thursday in Wayne.