St. Louis, MO. – After falling to Spalding University last night in the opening game of the Cavallo Tip-Off classic, the Concordia University Chicago Women's Basketball team took to the floor against the host Webster University Gorloks this afternoon. CUC struggled to get the offense going in the first half, and a big second half run by Webster downed the Cougars by a final score of 73-44.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Sam Bloom led the team in scoring for the second time this season with 14 points. She was a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line.
- Michaela Thornton had a career high six steals to go along with four assists.
- Crystal Corr had eight points to go along with four rebounds and four blocks.
- CUC struggled shooting from deep, going just 3-19 from behind the arc.
- Webster outscored CUC 18-0 in second chance points.
In the first quarter, Webster quickly opened the game on a 7-0 run. Mckayla TIlson stopped the run with a three. A pair of Bloom free throws followed to pull CUC back within two. Webster was able to build the lead out to nine during the quarter. Luckily for CUC, they were able to work their way into the bonus, and knock down free throws to keep the deficit at 23-15 after the first quarter.
CUC opened the second quarter with a
Michaela Thornton jumper to cut into the Webster lead. The Gorloks countered with a 10-0 run to build their lead to 16. The Cougars did get going a bit before the half, getting more free throws from Bloom and layups by
Annika Rae and
Sarah Ludwig to cut the deficit to 35-23 at the break.
The Cougars opened the second half with a 7-2 run which was powered by two
Sam Bloom layups and a three from
Kayla Horlacher which pulled CUC back within seven. Webster countered once again, going on a 24-4 run over the last seven minutes to take a 61-34 lead after three quarters.
Webster was able to continue to maintain their lead throughout the fourth quarter, defeating CUC by a final score of 73-44.
The Cougars will conclude their four game road trip to open the season on Tuesday night when they head to North Park University for a non-conference contest. Opening tip is set for 7:00pm.
