#MustangsWin! CBC Comes From Behind To Defeat Harris-Stowe State!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Conway, Ark. – Looking to end a five-game losing streak, Central Baptist College women's basketball hosted the Hornets of Harris-Stowe State this afternoon in an American Midwest Conference clash at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (10-8, 3-6 AMC) trailed 17-5 in the first quarter and came back to defeat HSSU (4-10, 1-8 AMC) 59-54 in a tight game.

            Aminata Seck had a record setting day inside Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC used a strong showing in the second quarter to take the lead, holding the Hornets to five points in the second.

GAME FLOW

            Harris-Stowe started quickly, racing out to a 17-5 lead with 4:15 remaining in the first quarter. Neither team would score for the next 1:07 until Lydia York hit a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 17-7. A made layup from Seck with 1:56 left made it 17-9 and a layup by Diana Rivera made it 17-11 and that ended the first quarter. HSSU extended the lead to 19-11 13 seconds into the second quarter before a layup from Alexis Augustus made it 19-13. The two teams would trade free throws to make it 20-14 with 7:29 left. From there, CBC would close the half on a 17-2 run to lead 31-22 at the break.

            The Lady Mustangs quickly stretched the lead to 13 early in the third quarter and Harris-Stowe never got closer than eight, which was the lead at the end of three at 46-38. The Lady Mustangs kept the lead above nine points until the 5:31 mark in the fourth quarter when the lead was trimmed to seven, but a made layup from Decker, free throws by Seck and a free throw by Vicky Duru brought the score to its final margin.

GAME NOTES

• Seck finished the game with 22 points and 11 rebounds for her fifth consecutive double-double and her 12^th this season, setting a new single-season record and tying the career record
• Seck also made 12 free throws on the afternoon and that number tied the all-time record for a single game with Courtney Davidson, who also made 12 free throws in a game on two separate occasions
• Seck was also the first CBC player to make 10-or-more free throws in a game since Hailey Bunch made 11 against Park in 2019+
• Augustus pitched in with 13 points off the bench
• The Lady Mustangs now hold a 6-5 advantage in the all-time series with the Hornets
• This marks the fifth consecutive season that CBC has reached double digits in wins, something that has never been done before
• CBC improved to 9-2 on the season when leading at halftime
• The Lady Mustangs are shooting over 70 percent at the free throw line this season, which would be only the second time ever that mark has been reached

UP NEXT

            CBC has a short turnaround as their next game is at Reddin Fieldhouse on Monday night against Baptist Bible in a makeup game from November. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and you can find all the coverage you need if you follow us on social media!