The Lady Cougars grabbed their first win of the season on Saturday afternoon taking down the University of Nebraska Kearney 75-65.
 
CCU's game plan was evident after the first half; play the ball inside. It resulted in a strong win against the Lopers, and the Cougs thrived off inside shooting. Blue and gold went on a powerful run in the first quarter taking the lead 8-1 and then never letting it go through the next three quarters.
 
The Lopers were behind and tried desperately to catch up to Christian, but could not hit the baskets they needed to gain the lead. With a team full of shooters, UNK worked the perimeter well, but only went 8-25 from the three point line. Ultimately, the Lopers demise was their turnovers with 15. The Cougs scored 23 points off of Kearney's turnovers. Scoring high points for the Lopers was #5 guard Michaela Barry with 13, and UNK's bench had 30 points total in the game.
 
Colorado Christian's starters played with passion, urgency, and control throughout the entire competition. #1 Alex Nelson scored 17 points with five rebounds. #4 Kaitlyn Hinch had 14 points and eight assists, and scored the Cougars only three pointers going 2-2. Senior #33 Mikala Gordon had 15 points and a team high of eight rebounds. Forward senior #10 Claire Paxton went 9-13 with 18 points. Paxton had no threes or free throws in the game, but banked 69.2% of her field goals taken.
 
CCU is now 1-2 early in the year and will continue their next game at Cameron University in Canyon, Texas on Nov. 25^th.