#MustangsWin! CBC Overcomes Halftime Deficit To Beat Cottey!
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Cottey (MO) (8-11, 4-8) | 9 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 49 |
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Central Baptist (AR) (8-9, 3-9) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 54 |
Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director
Conway, Ark. – Looking to snap a five-game losing streak in the American Midwest Conference, Central Baptist College women's basketball hosted the Comets of Cottey College this afternoon at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (8-9, 3-9 AMC) overcame a four-point halftime deficit to be Cottey (8-11, 4-8 AMC) 54-49.
Diana Rivera led the way in scoring for CBC, posting a career-high 18 points while also grabbing 12 rebounds for the first double-double of her career. Caroline Citty also finished in double figures with 12 and Emma Bates added 10 off the bench. CBC was +11 at the free throw line in the game (20-9) and outrebounded Cottey 39-35.
GAME FLOW
Rivera opened the scoring for the game with a jumper 47 seconds into the contest and the Lady Mustangs led 2-0 until the 5:25 mark in the first quarter when Rhys Anderson cashed in a layup to make it 4-0. Cottey would then get a three-point play to cut the lead to 4-3 before a layup from Olivia Lambrigtsen made it 6-3 CBC. Cottey would tie the game at six on their next possession and a pair of Bates free throws with 2:53 left returned the lead to the Lady Mustangs 8-6. Cottey would take their first lead of the game on a three with 2:08 left in the first before a Lambrigtsen layup with 14 seconds left put CBC up 10-9 after one. The teams traded baskets to open the second quarter before a 4-0 run gave Cottey a 15-12 lead with 6:50 left in the second. The Lady Mustangs would get it to within one, but never retook the lead and went into halftime down 24-20.
CBC opened the second quarter on an 8-2 run, capped by a Rivera jumper with 5:42 left in the third to retake the lead at 28-26, The teams then traded ties and a pair of Rivera free throws with 3:47 left put CBC back in front 32-30. Another tie followed and a Lambrightsen free throw with 1:07 left in the quarter helped CBC take a 33-32 lead into the final period. The teams went back and forth in the fourth quarter, with no one leading by more than four. Cottey tied the game at 47 with 1:53 left before a three from Bates put CBC up 50-47 and helped them sprint away, as free throws from Citty and Bates gave CBC the winning margin.
UP NEXT
The Lady Mustangs are off until Thursday the 26th when they head to St. Louis for a matchup with Missouri Baptist. Tipoff from the Petty Student Resources Center will be at 5:30 p.m.