#MustangsWin! CBC Evens AMC Record In Win Over UHSP!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Conway, Ark. – Coming off an American Midwest Conference opening loss on Thursday, Central Baptist College women's basketball hosted the Eutectics of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis in an American Midwest Conference game at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse this afternoon. CBC (3-2, 1-1 AMC) led after every quarter and cruised to an 85-66 win over UHSP (1-5,1-1 AMC).

            Aliya Grotjohn led the way with 20 points, 16 of which she scored in the first half. Riley Whittington posted her second consecutive 19 point outing while Raigan Head added 17 and Lydia York chipped in with 12. Head notched her third double-double of the season by leading the way with 12 rebounds while Whittington added seven assists. CBC outshot UHSP 44-35 percent from the field and 41-25 percent from three.

GAME FLOW

            The teams traded the first five points of the contest before a three by Grotjohn made it 8-5 with 7:31 left to give CBC a lead they would never relinquish. The Mustangs took a 43-30 lead into halftime before scoring 25 points in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth.

MUSTANG NOTES

• CBC evened the all-time series with the Eutectics at 10
• York moved into a tie with Rachel Etherington for seventh all-time with 103 made three pointers

UP NEXT

            The Mustangs head across town to the Farris Center on Monday night for an exhibition game against UCA at 6:30. The next regular season game is Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. against Blue Mountain Christian at Reddin Fieldhouse. You can also rewatch all Mustang athletic events on Conway Corp. Channel 5.