Article by Cloey Kelly 

Photo by Jerry Montano 

Waxahachie, Texas – The Central Christian College women's basketball team ended the weekend with a game against the SAGU Lions, loss 66-42. 

The Tigers got off to a solid start. Briasia Garza established the lead for the Tigers early on in the game, and the Tigers ran with it. Denia Miler scored a three pointer at the 07:39 mark, increasing the lead to five points. The Lions took back the lead at the 02:35 mark with a three pointer and kept it the rest of the game. By the 09:37 mark of the second quarter, the Tigers were behind eleven points, and by end of the second quarter the Tiger's were behind fourteen points. 

After the break, the Tigers began to turn up the heat on offense. Briasia Garza comes in hot with a layup right out of the gate. Kylee Jones scores a jumper at the 07:14 mark of the third quarter, assisted by Olivia Bell. 

During the fourth quarter the Tigers and the Lions engage in a rebound battle where nobody scores for a little over three minutes, ending at the 1:50 mark with another well-placed layup from Briasia Garza. The Tigers called a timeout in the middle of this rebound battle, but they cannot keep up with the Lions. It is too late to regain the lead back. 

Key Statistic 

The Tigers were outrebounded by the Lions 39-28, and this made the difference as the Lions converted on their second chance point opportunities. 

By the Numbers 

For the game, the Tigers made 14 of 54 (26%) of their attempts from the floor.   

The Tigers hit 3 of 24 (13%) attempts from deep. 

From the charity stripe, they made 11 of 12 (92%). 

The Tigers and the Lions tied their turnover count at 17 turnovers for each team. The Tigers had a ball making 10 steals while the Lions only made 8. 

Tiger Leaders 

Points: Olivia Bell (16) 

Rebounds: Amanda Dotter (11)   

Assists: Olivia Bell (4) 

Steals: Olivia Bell (2) 

Blocks: Kylee Jones (1) 

Coaches Quote 

"We did a lot of good things today! I am very pleased with our efforts on both ends of the floor! But we did not shoot well especially in the 4th quarter. That being said we got a lot of good shots and we executed the offense better we just didnt make any shots." - Coach Brad Willems 

Next Up 

The Tigers (4-17, 0-15), come back home to McPherson to start a five-game homestand this week first against Southwestern Christian University. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00PM on February 8th. All games will be streamed live on the SAC Sports Network.