LCSC women’s basketball opens conference schedule with a bang

1-5-08

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team did not waste any time in Saturday evening’s win over Westminster. Establishing a 23-point lead by halftime, the 16th-ranked Warriors were able to cruise to an 80-52 victory over the 23rd-ranked Griffins to begin the Frontier Conference schedule.  

With the win the Warriors improve to 12-3 overall and 1-0 in the conference, and the Griffins drop to 13-4 and 0-1. 

As was the theme during a majority of non-conference games, LCSC used a balanced and unselfish team effort to hand Westminster only their fourth loss of the season. LCSC saw four players score in double digits and four players with five or more rebounds.  

LCSC out-rebounded Westminster 40-28, and collected 26 assists as compared to Westminster’s 7. From the field the Warriors shot 52 percent, including an 11-of-22 mark from behind the arc. 

Junior Kim Preston’s 14 points led the Warriors’ scoring efforts, while Mandy Troutt, who had 12 points of her own, led the team with 9 rebounds. Breianna Gaines and Lacie Titmus picked up 12 and 10 points, respectively. Sadie Short had 9 points and 7 rebounds, and Vanessa West had 8 points and 5 rebounds, and tied Madison Mendezona with a team leading 6 assists.  

Overall, the Warriors’ bench outscored Westminster’s 23-2. 

Lewis-Clark State returns to the Activity Center on Thursday, January 10, to face the University of Great Falls, and on Saturday, January 12, to play host to Montana State-Northern. Both games are set to begin at 6 p.m.