By: Daphne LaVigne
CSC Sports Information
CHADRON, Neb. — Audrey Quintana scored a game-high 16 points and the Chadron State women's basketball team trailed by just two points at halftime, but Black Hills State pulled away in the second half to win 67-54 Tuesday.
The Eagles dropped to 1-15 and 1-10 in the RMAC with the result. Black Hills moves to 11-7 overall and adds another win to their now 8-3 conference record.
Quintana led the Eagles in scoring again after recording her career-high of 22 points last week. Quintana shot 6-for-11 from the field and 4-for-6 from three point range.
Following close behind Quintana was Kenna Wagner, scoring 12 points in the game and leading the game with seven rebounds. Another notable player was Amya Winfrey, racking up six rebounds, one block and one steal.
Black Hills helped their scoring throughout the game by making 24 of 29 free throws. Winfrey was the only CSC player on the free throw line as the Eagles shot only two attempts and made both.
The Yellow Jackets pulled away in the third quarter by outsourcing CSC 23-11. Both teams scored within two points of each other in the other three quarters.
While Black Hills outshot CSC in the first quarter, the Eagles came back in the second, shooting 6-for-12 from the field and making all three of their three-point shots in the period. CSC shot better from three point range overall, making 8 of 20, compared to Black Hills's 3 of 15.
The Eagles out-rebounded Black Hills State 28-27, marking the first time this season that a Black Hills opponent out-rebounded the Yellow Jackets. There were four lead changes throughout the game, and four times the scoreboard was tied.
After two lead changes and four ties in the first quarter, Chadron State trailed 22-17 in the second quarter, before using a 10-0 scoring run to take a five point lead. After back-to-back lay-ups from Alex Ridenour and Kenna Wagner, Dreanna Jackson and Wagner hit back-to-back threes to make it 27-22. The Eagles forced three turnovers during their scoring run.
Also notable was CSC outscoring BHSU in the last quarter 16-15.
The Eagles will go to Rapid City on Thursday to face South Dakota Mines (6-12, 4-6 RMAC) at 5:30 p.m.