Colorado Christian traveled to Idaho on Friday night to take on Idaho State in their first official game of the 2015-2016 season. Idaho State came out on top as they defeated CCU by a final score of 56-82. Shooting struggles was the story for the night, as they were unable to pick up any substantial momentum on the offensive side of the ball.
 
Idaho State dominated from the opening tip as they were able to outscore the Christian squad in each of the four quarters. After the first, CCU was already looking at a double digit deficit as they were down 21-8. Normally, Colorado Christian has the ability to shoot themselves back into any game, but Idaho State played suffocating defense and stifled the Cougar attack all game long.
 
Kate Louthan led the team scoring 14 points and also added six rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Haley Shaner had a good game coming off of the bench as she scored six points in only eight minutes and shot a perfect 3-3 from the floor. Idaho State had the rebounding edge on the night as they grabbed 54 total rebounds compared to 39 from CCU.
 
Next up for CCU will be their first home game of the year as they take on Johnson and Wales University on Wednesday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7PM MST.