Women’s B’ball falls in three straight home games

By Eben Rosentrater

The CSC women’s basketball had a tough opening week after three straight nights of subpar play against the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas, the Texas A&M International Dustdevils, of Laredo, and the Wayne State College Wildcats, of Wayne.

Hopes were high for the Eagle women’s basketball team after an improved season last year, led by lots of young talent, promised success this year. 

However, after a less than stellar week at home, it seems like the team might have a tough road ahead of them for the 2022-2023 season.

Friday’s game against the Javelinas started off well. For the majority of the first quarter, the Eagles were neck-and-neck with A&M-Kingsville. However, a nine-point run by the Javelinas made the difference in the first quarter. 

The second quarter was no better for the Eagles. A&M-Kingsville was unbelievable from the three-point line, shooting .462 from the arc. A constant fire that would burn the Eagles for the rest of the game.

Going into halftime, the Javelinas led 40-32. However, an eight-point lead would quickly extend over the course of the second half. 

The Javelinas’ three-point shooting continued to be unstoppable. The Eagles’ shooting struggled, averaging .391 in field goal shooting. The Javelinas ran away with the game, defeating the Eagles 63-80.

The Eagles fared no better on Saturday. The Dustdevil offense was also near unstoppable, averaging .443 in field goal shooting. 

The Dustdevils’ scoring spree, coupled by a .850 free throw percentage was too much for the Eagles. Chadron never held the lead, and A&M-International ran away with the game 73-46.

Wednesday’s game against the Wayne State Wildcat showed better shooting than the weekend, but it was team defense that was unable to stop the Wildcats from running away with another of the Eagles’ games.

The first half against the Wildcats was strong. Another tight match of back-and-forth scoring. The two teams were neck-and-neck for the first quarter. 

The Eagles led after the first, 23-21. However, the stout Wayne State defense showed up, holding the Eagles to just 15 points in the second. 

The Wildcats continued to extend the lead. Their shooting was relentless, both in field goals and the free throw line. 

They out scored the Eagles by 14 points in the third. 

The fourth quarter was full of more back-and-forth scoring, however, this was not enough for the Eagles to overcome the Wildcat deficit, losing the game 71-84.

Overall, the team averaged .363 in field goal shooting. 

Rebounding was the only thing that the Eagles could seem to get right over the weekend, recording 117 over the week. 

Offensively, the Eagles were led by Ashayla Powers, sophomore of Longmont, Colorado. Powers was a saving grace through the week, scoring 50 points between the three matches. 

Samiyah Worrell, senior of Fountain, Colorado, was another big help, scoring another 27 points.

Turnovers became the Eagles’ biggest problem over the week. The ball was taken away 42 times over the three games.

The Eagles also struggled defensively, recording 10 blocks over the three games. However, the Eagles did take away the ball 34 times.

The Eagles will take the court again today against the University of Kearney Lopers, in Chadron, at the Chicoine Center.

After that, the team will travel to Orange City, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota to take on the Raiders of Northwestern College on Saturday, and the Vikings of Augustana College on Sunday.