Warriors Defeated by Cougars in Non-Conference Tilt

MORRIS, MN – The Waldorf women's basketball team was back in action for a road game against the NCAA Division III Minnesota-Morris Cougars on Monday evening. After a close first half, the Warriors were unable to keep up offensively and suffered a 71-55 defeat. 

"Disappointed with our performance tonight," stated Head Coach Shawn Chaffin. "Our offense is really struggling to score right now, which is putting a ton of pressure on our defense."

1^st Quarter: Sandra Christian (SR/Gainesville, TX) started the momentum off with back-to-back 3-pointers and Camryn McQuery (JR/Waseca, MN) added two points for an 8-5 lead. Christian added her third three of the quarter. Lindsay Field (SR/Eyota, MN) went 2-2 from the free throw line and Edosa Ogbemudia (SO/East Bethel, MN) added a layup to be up 15-13 at the end of the first.

2^nd Quarter: The Cougars took the lead at 21-17 with five minutes left in the half. Fatou Barry (JR/Gwinnett, GA) forced a Cougar turnover with a steal. On that possession, Ogbemudia made a layup. Lizzie Garza (SR/Brownsville, TX) added a three-pointer and Brooke Dial (FR/Dallas, TX) added a made free-throw and a layup to close out the quarter. The Cougars were up 27-25.

3^rd Quarter: Ogbemudia created a three-point play with a made layup and free-throw to be down by five at 33-28. After a Dial 3-pointer, the Cougars went up 38-31. Dial made a second three-pointer and Garza added two free-throws to make it a three-point game. The Cougars went on a 12-1 run to be up 51-37.

4^th Quarter: Barry and Christian both went 2-2 from the three-throw line. The Cougars were up 68-47 over the Warriors. Barry and Dial closed out the points for Waldorf and Minnesota-Morris took the win 77-51.

Chaffin added, "Tip of the cap to Morris for playing really well tonight. Hopefully this is a wakeup call for us."

Dial finished with a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds, with 2 steals, and 1 block. Christian added 11 points, Garza had 7 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists, Ogbemudia tallied 7 points and 6 rebounds, and Barry had 4 steals and 2 assists.

Next up for the women's basketball team is the Hope International Tournament in Fullerton, California. The Warriors will have two games. The first game is on Monday, December 18^th against Life Pacific and the second on Tuesday, December 19^th against Hope International.