Lady Mustangs Lead Late Against William Woods

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Fulton, Mo. – Looking to stop a two-game slide in the American Midwest Conference, Central Baptist College women's basketball took on the Owls of William Woods tonight at Anderson Arena. CBC (9-6, 2-4 AMC) had a lead with 6:58 left in the game, but couldn't hang on, falling 66-57 to WWU (4-12, 1-5 AMC).

            Aminata Seck posted her second straight double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds and Vicky Duru joined her in double figures with 15 points. The Mustangs struggled from the field, shooting just 29 percent from the field, 20 percent from three and 60 percent at the free throw line.

GAME FLOW

            Neither team scored for the first 1:22 until William Woods broke the scoreless tie with a jumper. Duru tied the game 15 seconds later and then gave CBC a 4-2 lead with 6:58 left in the first quarter. The two teams would then trade three-pointers before back-to-back threes from the Owls made it 11-7 with 4:09 left in the first. Jumpers from Seck and Diana Rivera tied the game at 11, but WWU responded with another three and a jumper to lead 16-11 with 2:35 left in the quarter. A free throw and a jumper from Duru ended the quarter with the Lady Mustangs trailing 16-14. CBC would open quarter number two by taking a 17-16 lead inside the first minute and followed that by stretching the lead to 19-16 with 7:54 remaining. Back-to-back field goals by the Owls gave them a 20-19 lead with 7:09 remaining in the quarter before Caroline Citty, making her Mustang debut, tied the score at 20 with 5:35 remaining. An old fashioned three-point play by Seck gave the Lady Mustangs the lead back at 23-20 with 5:14 left before the Owls closed the quarter on a 10-1 run to leave CBC trailing 30-24 at halftime.

            In the third quarter, Seck opened the scoring again, but WWU quickly responded to stretch the deficit back to six. CBC wouldn't go quietly, sinking five straight free throws to make it 32-31 with 6:52 left in the third. Free throws by the Owls stretched the deficit back to four before a layup from Duru cut the deficit to 35-33 with 5:26 left. CBC couldn't get any closer until the 2:57 mark when a Riley Bridges jumper tied the score at 39. WWU would again stretch CBC's deficit back to four before a Seck jumper ended the third quarter with the Lady Mustangs trailing 45-43. The Owls held the lead for the first 3:02 of the fourth quarter before a three-pointer from Seck gave CBC a 52-51 lead. The lead was short lived, as WWU responded with a basket with 6:26 left and never allowed CBC to get closer than six the rest of the game.

UP NEXT

            CBC will look to end their three-game losing skid on Saturday in St. Louis when they face Missouri Baptist. Tipoff for the AMC matchup is scheduled for 1 p.m. and you can find all the links to coverage if you like and follow @gocbcmustangs on social media.