HONOLULUÂ An early deficit pushed Western Colorado out of rhythm Saturday evening and the Mountaineers were unable to bounce back in an 80-49 loss to Lubbock Christian in a consolation semifinal matchup at the Hoops in Hawaii Tipoff Classic.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Lubbock Christian def. Western, 80-49
Records: Western 0-2, Lubbock Christian 1-1
Location: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Colette Van der Hoven scored the opening bucket of the game, draining a 3-pointer from the wing, but the Lady Chaparrals would score six unanswered points to wrest away the lead and never again trail.
- As LCU tried to pull away, Western would climb back to within two possessions at 18-12 on a Penelope Urquhart trey at the end of the first quarter, and with an Alyssa Eckroth layup at 20-14 early in the second frame.
- That would be as close as Western would climb in trying to cut into the deficit as it headed into the halftime break trailing by 14, a deficit that was doubled by the end of the third quarter.
COURT NOTES
- Urquhart would lead Western in scoring with 15 points while Van der Hoven also reached double figures with a 13-point effort. Urquhart also paced the Mountaineer off the glass with a game-high nine rebounds.
- Western would turn the ball over 19 times, transitions that turned into 24 points for the Lady Chaps.
- The Mountaineers would end up shooting 35 percent from the floor, while LCU finished at 59%.
- The Mountaineers would create opportunities at the free throw line, getting to the stripe 18 times and dropping in 13 of those chances for a 72% evening from the free throw line.
UP NEXT
Western will play in the seventh-place game Sunday at 3:15 p.m. MT against host Chaminade University.
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