RIVERTON, Wyo. – The Western Nebraska Community College women's basketball team opened the season with a pair of big wins at the Hampton Inn Tip-off Classic in Riverton, Wyoming, over the weekend.

                The Cougars women received a pair of 22-point outings from freshman Zozefine Sipolina in the two wins.

                The Cougars opened the season with an 82-45 win over Fort Hays Tech Northwest where four Cougars finished in double figures. Saturday's game against Central Wyoming College saw the Cougars place six in double figures for the 92-47 win.

                Saturday's action against the host team saw a dominating show.

                On Saturday, the Cougars took control early as they led 29-7 after one period and led 45-15 at halftime.

                WNCC was outscored in the third period but outscored the Rustlers 29-10 in the fourth for the win.

                WNCC shot 52 percent from the field with 10 3-pointers.

                Sipolina had 22 points with four 3-pointers, while Nataly Dunka had 16 points. Laura Montiel tallied 14 points with eight assists, while Adelina Urtane had 12 points and six boards. Helena Kuck had 11 points with three treys.

                Friday against Fort Hays Tech Northwest (formerly Northwest Kansas Technical College), the Cougars led 29-17 after one period and led 47-25 at halftime. WNCC outscored Fort Hays 35-20 in the second half.

                WNCC shot 38 percent from the field and buried eight 3-pointers. Sipolina had 22 points with three treys while Urtane tallied 20 points with 14 rebounds and two treys.

                Hernandez had 13 points with 11 rebounds while Montiel had 12 points and six rebounds and seven assists.

                WNCC, 2-0, will be back in action next Saturday when they host Casper College at Cougar Palace in a 1 p.m. contest. Casper is 0-2 on the season after falling twice at the Snow College Classic to Utah State-Eastern 75-64 and Snow College 70-68 over the weekend.

Friday's Game
WNCC                29 18 15 20 – 82
FHTN                   17 8 5 15 – 45
WNCC
Helena Kuck 5, Laura Montiel 12, Adelina Urtane 20, Zozefine Sipolina 22, Nataly Dunka k7, Lidia Hernandez 13, Katie Vierra 1, Asia Mitchell 2.

Saturday's Game
WNCC                29 16 18 29 – 92
C. Wyoming    7 8 22 10 – 47
WNCC
Helena Kuck 11, Laura Montiel 14, Adelina Urtane 12, Zozefine Sipolina 22, Nataly Dunka 16, Lidia Hernandez 13, Asia Mitchell 4.