HONOLULU Outscoring host Chaminade University in the first and last quarters wasn't quite enough Sunday afternoon as the Silverswords used stronger second and third quarters to steal a 73-61 non-conference victory over Western Colorado in the 7th/8th-place game at the Hoops in Hawaii Tipoff Classic.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Chaminade def. Western, 73-61
Records: Western 0-3, Chaminade 1-2
Location: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Western finished off the opening quarter with a 15-11 lead, getting five points each from Colette Van der Hoven and Madyn Kassatly.
- The Mountaineers increased the lead to eight, 23-15, on a Van der Hoven jumper at the 6:47 mark of the second quarter but were outscored 16-2 over the remainder of the quarter to head into the halftime break with a 31-25 deficit.
- Chaminade put together another strong 10 minutes in the third quarter to push Western's deficit to 19 points before the Mountaineers would work to climb back into the game over the final 10 minutes.
- Morgan Ives led the charge in the final frame with nine of the team's 21 points, outscoring the Silverswords by 7, but the rally fell short and ran out of time.
COURT NOTES
- Kassatly and Van der Hoven led Western in scoring, with 17 and 16 points, respectively, with Kassatly also leading the team off the glass with 8 rebounds.
- The Mountaineers recorded 10 steals in the game, half by Kassatly, and totaled 15 points off those Chaminade turnovers.
- Both teams left points on the court from the free throw line, as Chaminade shot just 50 percent from the stripe while Western shot 62%.
- Chaminade lived for the 3-pointer, doing damage from behind the arc. It lofted 32 long-distance attempts and his 34% (11) of them, while Western preferred the close-in option, scoring 38 points in the paint and attempting just eight 3-pointers.
UP NEXT
Western will square off against one of its opponents from the Tipoff Classic after returning home from Hawaii, traveling to Lubbock, Texas, to take on the host Lady Chaps of Lubbock Christian University on Mon., Nov. 9.
