DILLON, Mont. – Momentum seems to be building for the Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team as it stormed to its fourth straight victory on Saturday. With a 54.5 percent night from the field the Warriors rolled 93-70 over the University of Montana Western.
The win improves LCSC to 7-2 in the Frontier Conference and 21-3 overall, and stands as their fourth straight victory by 16 or more points. Saturday also marked the fourth time the Warriors have scored 90 or more points this season and the first time they’ve done it against a conference opponent.
With a 38-26 advantage in rebounds including a 10-5 edge in offensive boards, Lewis-Clark State, ranked No. 10 in the NAIA, did the majority of its damage on the inside. LCSC outscored Western 52-40 in the paint and led 14-2 in second chance points.
Juniors Jasmine Stohr and Kirsi Voshell led a balanced Warrior effort which saw five players score in double digits.
Stohr finished with 25 points including 16 points in the second half to go with six rebounds, six assists, and three steals. Voshell went 9-of-12 from the field to add 20 points and seven rebounds.
Alyssa Fierro, Kenna Reiter, and Madison Mendezona were the three other Warriors to score 10 or more. Fierro had 13 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks; Reiter, who led LC with a career-high 22 points on Friday, had 11 points and five assists; and Mendezona came off the bench to score 10 points and collect two rebounds.
The Bulldogs shot a respectable 47.2 percent overall and ended up with four players scoring in double digits. Sammi Bignell led with 20, Nicole Tams had 15, Chloe Mosey had 13, and Hayley Pettit had 10 to go with nine rebounds.
One area the Bulldogs did not shoot well from was on the outside where they hit just 1-of-8 attempts. LCSC, on the other hand, which shot its second highest percentage from the field so far this season, hit 5-of-10 attempts from 3-point territory.
LCSC’s largest lead was 17 in the first half and 27 in the second.
Montana Western is now at the bottom of the conference standings with a 2-7 league record and a 6-15 mark overall.
The Warriors will play their final three regular season home games over the next two weeks. On Thursday they’ll play Carroll College at 6 p.m., and then on Saturday at 6 p.m. they’ll get a chance for revenge against Rocky Mountain College. Playing in Billings, Mont., Rocky handed LCSC one of its three losses back on Jan. 13.
Because league-leading Westminster College knocked off Montana Tech 80-68 on Saturday, the Warriors remain one game out of first place which will make for an exciting night when the Griffins come to Lewiston on Feb. 19.
