Colorado Christian traveled to Salt Lake City to take on Westminster College on Friday night. The Cougars took control early on and never trailed, as they cruised to a 69-46 victory over the Griffins. CCU had four players finish in double figures in route to their fourth conference victory of the year.
 
The Cougs got off to a roaring start, as they opened up the game on an 8-1 scoring run thanks to Claire Paxton and Mikala Gordon. Both Gordon and Paxton each had four points in the first five minutes of play to give them the early lead. CCU remained red hot throughout the remainder of the first quarter as they opened up a double digit lead with two minutes remaining. By the end of the first, Christian held the lead by a score of 19-7. Leisha Crawford provided a spark off of the bench as she finished the quarter with six points.
 
CCU kept the momentum rolling in the second quarter as they continued to add to their lead. With five minutes left in the second quarter, the Cougar lead was 14. The defense did a great job in the first half, as they were able to force Westminster into difficult shots, and also forced several turnovers which led to points on the offensive end. The Griffins were able to put together a run late which cut into the Cougar lead heading into the half, but at the half CCU led by 11 with the score 36-25.
 
The Cougars finished the first half shooting 47% (14-30) and hit 5-7 of their attempts from downtown. Mikala Gordon had a tremendous first half as she finished with a double-double. Gordon had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Alex Nelson finished the half with nine points and three assists. Leisha Crawford had six points, three assists and two steals.
 
Westminster came out of the break and attempted to get themselves back into the game. The Griffins had trimmed the CCU lead down to single digits, as the score was 37-29 in favor of CCU. Despite a cold start to the third quarter, the Cougars regained their composure on offense, and continued to play stellar defense. The Cougar defense held the Griffins scoreless for nearly five minutes as they went on a 10-0 scoring run to regain full control of the game as they led 47-29 late in the third quarter. Christian finished the quarter strong to take a 21 point lead heading into the final quarter. CCU struggled from the floor in the third, but were able to extend their lead thanks to their efforts from the free throw line. The Cougars got to the line early and often, as they finished nearly perfect hitting on 15-16 attempts from the charity stripe in the quarter.
 
The Cougars had the game well in hand as the fourth quarter began, and they were able to hold onto their big lead to finish out the impressive victory by a final score of 69-46. It was a complete game from Colorado Christian as they had great efforts on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. They finished the game shooting 40% (22-55) from the floor and 42% (5-12) from beyond the arc. The Cougars made 20-22 of their attempts from the free throw line. On the defensive side of things, the Cougs held the Griffins to shooting just 28% (17-60) from the floor, and just 25% (7-27) from three. The Cougars forced 20 turnovers in the game which led to 14 points.

Head coach Corey Laster spoke after the game saying, "Tonight, we had Mikala Gordon play one of her best games of the season. Alex Nelson continues to be a solid rock for us, and we also got strong play from Leisha Crawford off of the bench. I thought our players did a good job contesting the perimeter, and we had a lot of good moments of excellent offensive flow. Getting to the foul line is a goal of ours, and hitting 20-22 tonight made a big difference."
 
Mikala Gordon had a monster game as she finished with a season high 18 points, as well as a season high 16 rebounds. It marks her second straight game with a double-double, and her third one of the year. Alex Nelson finished with 15 points and four assists, and Claire Paxton finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. Leisha Crawford scored 10 points in the game, and also led the team in assists with five, and steals with four.
 
With the win, the Cougars record now sits at 6-8 overall, and 4-5 in conference play. The team will have the rest of the weekend off as they return home to prepare for a pair of conference games at home. They will be back in action next Friday Jan. 13^th as they square off against Western State.