TWIN FALLS, Idaho – The 12th-ranked Western Nebraska Community College women's basketball team put up 107 points for the second time this season as the Lady Cougars put five in double figures in rolling to an 107-55 win over Colorado Northwestern Community College Friday afternoon in Twin Falls, Idaho.
The first time they hit 107 points was a week ago Friday when they topped Northwest College with a near-identical score of 107-54.
The Cougars were led by Ale'Jah Douglas with 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor.
WNCC also saw Payton Fields net 14 points with 13 points apiece from Aminata Zie and Shanti Henry. Henry also had three treys.
Martrice Brooks also chipped in 11 points in the win.
WNCC and Colorado Northwestern were back and forth for the first part of the first quarter as the Spartans led 9-8 and then 11-10. It was then the Cougars started to widen the score, going on a 10-0 run to lead 20-11, the last on a Henry 3-pointer. The Cougars led 27-16 after the first quarter.
The second quarter saw the Cougars score the first eight points on an old-fashioned 3-point play by Fields followed by a trey by Amani Brown. Fields closed off the run with a bucket for a 35-16 lead.
Colorado Northwestern hit two treys to cut the lead to 37-23, but WNCC went on a 13-3 run to lead 50-26 and led 50-27 at halftime.
WNCC and Colorado Northwestern traded buckets for the first five minutes of the third quarter. With the score at 60-37 after a Colorado Northwestern trey, WNCC went on a 14-0 run that saw the Cougars lead 86-40 after three periods.
WNCC widened the lead to 96-43 and led 98-47 on a Genet Mebratu bucket. Breanna Fowler followed with a bucket to give the Cougars the century mark and Yara Garcia closed out the scoring with a bucket for the 107-55 win.
WNCC shot 49 percent from the field but only 25 percent from beyond the arc at 7-28. Henry led the way with three treys followed by Brown with two.
Colorado Northwestern finished with nine 3-pointers in the contest and shot 32 percent from beyond the arc and just 28 percent from the field.
WNCC also had one of its worst shooting performances from the charity stripe, making just 10 of 21.
WNCC out-boarded the Spartans 67-46. Fields led the team with 10 boards followed by nine from Aminata Zie and six from Rashaan Smith.
WNCC have a test on Saturday evening as they face No. 19 College of Southern Idaho at 5:30 p.m. After that, the Cougar women will host North Platte Community College on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
CNCC 16 11 13 15 – 55
WNCC (5-0) 27 23 36 21 – 107
WNCC
Amani Brown 9, Aminata Zie 13, Shanti Henry 13, Payton Fields 14, Ale'Jah Douglas 18, Breanna Fowler 4, Martice Brooks 11, Shayane Poirot 5, Isabelle Cook 4, Genet Mebratu 3, Yara Garcia 4, Rashaan Smith 9.
CNCC
Ashana Hinds 8, Erin Mauro 7, Courtnie West 7, Khia Lee 1, Rebecca Fraley 12, Adelyn Wells 3, Keely Porter 3, Alesha Feagins 14.