#MustangsWin! CBC Ends Season Opening Road Trip With A Win!
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Central Baptist (2-1) | 11 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 64 |
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Montana State-Northern (1-2) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 58 |
Great Falls, Mont. – Looking to salvage a game on their season opening road trip, Central Baptist College women's basketball played Montana State-Northern today on the final day of the University of Providence Tournament at the McLaughlin Center. CBC (1-2) rode a strong defensive effort to defeat the Skylights (1-2) by a score of 64-58.
Aminata Seck had a career night with 26 points and seven rebounds while Alexis Augustus chipped in with 22. Diana Rivera made history as well, becoming just the fourth player in program history with at least 10 assists in a game, handing out 10 in the contest. CBC shot 43 percent from the field, 42 percent from three and 81 percent at the free throw line. The Mustangs held the Skylights to 38 percent shooting from the field and 39 percent from three and only allowed 11 free throws in the contest.
Augustus scored the first five points of the game for CBC in a first quarter that went back-and-forth with the lead changing hands four times and the Mustangs trailing 12-11 after one. Bri Wells opened the second quarter with a jumper to give CBC the lead back and a pair of free throws by Augustus stretched the lead to three. MSU-N tied the score at 15 with a triple before Rivera's first field goal of the game made it 17-15. With 6:08 left in the first half, MSU-N tied the game at 17-all and an Augustus layup 19 seconds later would give CBC the lead for the rest of the half, taking a 32-25 lead to the locker room.
The Mustangs would never see the lead get below six at any point in the second half, but the lead also never increased above nine. The fourth quarter played a pivotal roll in deciding the game, as CBC got eight points from Seck, only turning the ball over once while forcing four.
Next up for the Mustangs is an exhibition game with Arkansas State on Tuesday night in Jonesboro. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. and links to live coverage can be found on cbcmustangs.com.