LAJUNTA, Colo. – The Western Nebraska Community College women's basketball team were out-scored 26-7 in the fourth quarter in falling to Otero College in a Region IX South sub-region contest Friday evening in LaJunta, Colorado.

                The loss stops a 5-game win streak and moves the Cougars to 20-4 overall and 4-1 in the south sub-region. WNCC will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Northeastern Junior College for a South Sub-region contest.

                WNCC didn't have the best shooting night in shooting 37 percent from the field while Otero was 44 percent. Both teams buried six 3-pointers.

                Otero started off going up 7-2 before WNCC took the lead at 8-7. Otero came back on a 9-0 run to lead 16-8 and led after the first quarter 18-15.

                The second quarter saw the Cougars outscore Otero 18-13 and lead at halftime 33-31.

                WNCC continued playing well in the third quarter, outscoring the Rattlers 18-14 and led 51-46 after three periods. The fourth quarter was not a good one for WNCC as Otero scored the first six points to take a 52-51 lead. The score was 57-56 when Otero went on a 13-0 run to lead 70-56 over nearly a four-minute period for the win.

                WNCC had three players in double figures, led by Gal-La Font and Mackenzie Joseph each with 13 points. Font also had seven rebounds. Ebere Egbirika finished with 10 points.

WNCC                 15 18 18 7 – 58
Otero                    18 13 14 26 – 71
WNCC
Amiyah Donaldson 3, Ebere Egbirika 10, Helena Kuck 3, Gal-La Font 13, Mackenzie Joseph 13, Laura Montiel 8, Kiley Smich 4, Adelina Urtane 4.
OTERO
Anna Cera Curiel 7, Alyssa Trujillo 5, Gia Bradley 17, Nyla Owens 5, Hedda Kohne 21, Alexa Peraza 5, Jayden Jenkins 6, Katia Nekic 5.