WBBvWnOR-Cockman-241116
70
Winner Western Colo. WC 2-2,0-0 RMAC
67
Western Ore. WOU 2-1,0-0 Great Northwest
Winner
Western Colo. WC
2-2,0-0 RMAC
70
Final
67
Western Ore. WOU
2-1,0-0 Great Northwest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Western Colo. WC 13 17 14 26 70
Western Ore. WOU 15 18 15 19 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Gregg Petcoff

Mountaineers Rally in 4th Quarter to Sweep Alaska Trip

FAIRBANKS, Alaska  Western Colorado women's basketball won its second game in a row, taking the title of the Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational with Saturday's 70-67 non-conference win over Western Oregion University. 

JUST THE FACTS 
Final score: Western Colorado def. Western Oregon, 70-67 
Records: Western Colorado 2-2, Western Oregon 2-1 
Location: Alaska Airlines Gymnasium, Fairbanks, Alaska 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • The Mountaineers and the Wolves traded jabs across first-quarter action, WOU taking a narrow 15-13 edge into the second frame. 
  • Tied at 20-20 in the second, the Wolves dropped in a 3-pointer at the 6:32 mark of the quarter, forging an advantage it would not relinquish for quite awhile. 
  • Western Oregon on several occasions built its lead to seven points, but a trey from Natalie Jojola nearing the end of the third quarter inched Western to within four, 48-44, heading into the final frame. 
  • The Mountaineers pulled to within a point on three occasions in the early minutes of the fourth, the third time on a Brooklyn Seymour layup at the 7:22 mark. 
  • Rachel Cockman's defensive rebound on the Wolves' next possession transitioned to a Jayda Maves jumper that pushed Western in front, 54-53, at the 6:22 mark –– erasing a Western Oregon lead that it had held for more than 20 minutes. 
  • The teams then traded the lead three times until a Cockman layup put the Mountaineers ahead for good at 58-57. 
  • A Maves 3-pointer extended the lead, which grew to seven in the final minute before the Wolves would stage a rally that would fall short. 
LAST FRONTIER NOTES 
  • The Mountaineers earned the Invitational title by sweeping both Western Oregon and on Friday night, host Alaska-Fairbanks. 
  • Cockman, on a return to her home state and in the neighborhood of her home of Cantwell, Alaska, was named the invitational's Most Valuable Player. She led the Mountaineers Saturday with 15 points while also coming down with 5 rebounds and adding 2blocks, a steal, and 3 assists. 
  • Ivey Schmidt's nine rebounds tied for game-high honors, eight of them coming off the defensive rim. 
  • Western Colorado outscored the Wolves 26-19 over the final 10 minutes, shooting 54 percent from the floor in the quarter while limiting the Wolves to 33%. 
  • During mostly just the first and fourth quarters, the lead changed hands a total of 15 times and was tied 5 other times. 
UP NEXT 
The Mountaineers play one more road game, on Nov. 22 in Durango, Colo., against Northern New Mexico before their home opener on Nov. 25 in Paul Wright Gym. 
    
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