#LadyMustangsWin! CBC Uses Suffocating Defense To Sweep Hannibal!
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) (5-17, 2-11) | 19 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 50 |
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Central Baptist (AR) (9-11, 6-6) | 18 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 79 |
Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director
Conway, Ark. – Looking for a season sweep and their second consecutive win at home. Central Baptist College women's basketball hosted the Trojans of Hannibal-LaGrange in an American Midwest Conference contest tonight at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (9-11, 6-6 AMC) trailed by one after a quarter but outscored HLGU (5-17, 2-11 AMC) 22-10 in the second before dominating the second half in a 79-50 win and a season sweep of the Trojans.
Raigan Head posted her third straight double-double and exactly 25 points while also grabbing 11 rebounds. Anslee Ballew was the only other player in double figures scoring with 15 points. The Lady Mustangs were plus-15 on the glass and held Hannibal to just 32 percent shooting from the field.
GAME FLOW
The game featured six ties and 14 lead changes, all of which happened in the first 15:57 of game time. Head hit a pair of free throws with 4:03 left in the second quarter to help CBC end the half on an 11-0 run to take a 40-29 lead into the break. The Lady Mustangs would see their lead drop to nine early in the third quarter, but a three by Ballew with 8:59 left in the third pushed the lead back to 12 and it stayed in double figures the rest of the game, reaching as high as 33 in the fourth before settling at 29 for the final.
MUSTANG NOTES
- CBC is now 19-6 all-time against Hannibal and have won the past 16 meetings
- The Lady Mustangs won for the eighth time when leading at the half this season, their highest total since 2021-22
- CBC won for the fifth time at home this season
- Head is now just two points shy of becoming the sixth player in program history to reach 800 points
- Head made seven free throws tonight to become just the fourth player in program history to make 200 or more
UP NEXT
CBC gets a day between their next game as they will head to Nevada, Mo., on Saturday for a conference clash with Cottey. Tipoff from Hinkhouse Gym is scheduled for 1 p.m.