Eagles lose while on the road

Chadron State women’s basketball team battled against Western Colorado University after the game was moved back to 1 p.m., Sunday, but take a tough loss to the Mountaineers in overtime, 83-80.

The Eagles quickly fell behind by nine points from the start until Samiyah Worrell, junior of Fountain, Colorado, got the ball rolling for the Eagles after nearly four minutes passed.

CSC quickly cut down Western Colorado’s lead to tie the game in the first quarter following a good three-pointer from Jori Peters, senior of Mitchell.

The lead changed 20 times and scores tied 14 times throughout the game, finishing the first half at 36-36, and at 66-66 by the end of regular play.

Despite the Mountaineers scoring the first points of the night, Worrell made a three-pointer to push the team in the lead by a point.

Worrell led the Eagles with 24 points, being eight of 17 for field goals, four of 10 for three-pointers and four of seven at the free-throw line.

Ashayla Powers, freshman of Longmont, Colorado, put 17 points on the board with six field goals and five free-throws. She also had five rebounds, three being offensive.

Peters was the third Eagle to reach double digits with 13 points, being 100% from both the arc and the free-throw line with three and two respectively.

The Eagles were unable to break their current streak of losses and fell short to Black Hills State University in a low scoring game, 57-45, Tuesday in Spearfish, South Dakota.

Peters led the night with nine points, once again being 100% from the arc with two shots and making her only free throw.

Worrell; Olyvia Pacheco, junior of Rawlins, Wyoming, and Bailey Brooks, senior of Douglas, Wyoming, were three players that weren’t far behind Peters with seven points each.

The Eagles return to the Chicoine Center to take on South Dakota School of Mines at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, followed by Westminster University at 2 p.m., Monday.