Photo by Jerry Montano

McPherson, Kan. – The Central Christian College women's basketball team wrapped up the weekend with a loss at home to the Texas Wesleyan University Rams, 65-27.

The Tigers got off to a strong start, and with 6:01 left in the first quarter, they led the Rams 6-4. From there it was like the light switch was turned off. The Tiger offense went ice cold, and over the next 16 minutes of the first half, the Rams went on a 32 to 2 run to take a 36-8 lead at the halftime intermission.

After the break, the Tigers got their offense back on track. They scored more points in the 3^rd quarter (9) than in the entirety of the first half. They followed that up with 10 in the 4^th to make their final tally 27.
 
Key Statistic

Cold shooting was the demise of the Tigers on Saturday against the Rams. They finished the game shooting 19% from the field, making 11 of 58 attempts.

By the Numbers

The Tigers hit 3 of 20 (15%) attempts from deep.

From the charity stripe, they made 2 of 4 (50%).

It was a very sloppy game from both squads. The Tigers and Rams combined for 53 turnovers. The Tigers lost the turnover battle 28 to 25.

Tiger Leaders

Points: Kylee Jones, Briasia Garza (8)
Rebounds: Amanda Dotter (8)          
Assists: Olivia Bell (3)
Steals: Briasia Garza (5)
Blocks: Briasia Garza, Amanda Dotter (2)

Coaches Quote
 
"We didn't shoot the ball well today, we got good looks but we didn't knock them down. We competed better today and I really liked our efforts in the 4th quarter! We didn't stop playing hard and I was excited about that. There is still a lot to work on but effort was put forth and that was really good!"– Coach Willems

Next Up
 
The Tigers (4-11, 0-9), will be back in action this week, on the road for games down in Texas and Oklahoma. They will play Thursday at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas at 6:00 pm and then finish the week at Oklahoma Panhandle State University on Saturday in a 2:00 pm match-up.