Strong Third Quarter Propels Lady Cougars To Victory
CSU outscored West Florida 24-6 in the third quarter.
PENSACOLA, Fla. -A dominating third quarter pushed the Columbus State University women's basketball team to an impressive 73-55 road win over West Florida. The non conference game was played Wednesday afternoon at the UWF Field House in Pensacola, Fla.
Up 30-28 at halftime, Columbus State put together their best defensive quarter of the season. West Florida was held scoreless for the first 6:21 of the third, eventually finishing with only six total points over the 10-minute stretch. The Lady Cougars rained four 3-pointers in the period helping them to bust the game open as they took a 20-point lead into the fourth.
"I was extremely proud of this group and the way we fought this afternoon," stated head coachMatt Houser. "You can't ever take a team like West Florida lightly and we came into their gym and put up 73 points. Give credit to our defense, especially in that third quarter where our girls really got after it."
LeeAysia Williamsonled CSU in scoring with 16 points to go along with four steals, whileChrisalyn BostonandJurnee Smithrounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 and 10 points respectively. In total, 11 different players ended up putting their mark in the scoresheet for the Lady Cougars.
As a team, Columbus State shot 40.2 percent (25-for-62) from the field, while hitting seven 3-point attempts. At the free throw line the Lady Cougars finished 16-for-26.
Columbus State will have a two-week break as they won't be back in action until December 18 to take on USC Aiken. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Convocation Center in Aiken, S.C.