LCSC women improve to 19-1 win conference win

 1-20-07 

Lewis-Clark State College’s inside tandem of Ashley Baker and Aundrea Morrison proved to be more than the Montana Tech women’s basketball team could handle as the Warriors remained on top of the Frontier Conference standings with an 84-70 win over the Orediggers at the LCSC Activity Center on Saturday night. 

Baker and Morrison, LCSC’s two senior posts, combined for 30 points and 22 rebounds as the Warriors controlled the inside game to claim their 10th straight win. The Warriors, ranked No. 2 in the NAIA are now 19-1 overall and 5-0 in conference play, while Montana Tech falls to 13-6 and 1-4, respectively. 

Tech could find the answers to stop LCSC’s inside game as the Warriors held a 45-31 rebounding edge, including 22 offensive rebounds, which led to a number of easy put-backs. Baker led the way with a game-high 15 rebounds to go with her 14 points, while Morrison had 16 points and seven rebounds. 

The Warriors used an 8-4 run midway through the first half to take control of the game. LCSC led 49-31 at intermission, and by as much as 21 in the second half, before Tech rallied and cut the margin to nine late in the game.  

LCSC hit 31-of-64 shots (48.4 percent), including 7-of-15 at the 3-point line. Tech was just 27-of-61 (44.3 percent) and 4-of-19 at the 3-point line. Tech, however, did force LCSC into 21 turnovers. 

Jade Fulbright also was in double figures for the Warriors with 15 points, while Katya Yancheva added nine. Janeen Nelson had eight points and five assists, while Mandy Trout added eight points. 

Guard Angela Gimeno finished with a game-high 18 points for Tech, while her sister Rebecca Gimeno finished with 15 points, five assists and three steals. 

The Warriors resume action next Thursday when the travel to Billings, Mont., to face Rocky Mountain. Next Saturday, the Warriors will be in Helena to face Carroll to finish the first half of the conference schedule.