University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Monday, November 24
Greeley, Colo.
5:00 pm
University of Northern Colorado
3-0
85
vs
37
Western St.
0-2
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Western State
22
15
37
Northern Colorado
45
40
85
Photo by: Dean Popejoy
Women's Basketball Cruise Past Western State 85-37
11/24/2014 10:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Northern Colorado women's basketball team won their home opener over Western State Monday evening
GREELEY -- Northern Colorado women's basketball stayed undefeated Monday evening defeating Western State 85-37 in their regular season home opener.
The Bears (3-0) defense stifled the Mountaineers (0-2) all night, holding them to 21.4 % shooting and forcing 25 turnovers, 15 via steals. Northern Colorado finished the game with 30 points off turnovers.
"This is a good team victory, we were able to use a lot of our depth tonight, and did well on defense." said head coach Kamie Ethridge.
Offensively UNC was led by the senior duo of Stephanie Lee (Casper,Wyo.) and D'shara Strange (Fountain).
Lee recorded her first double-digit scoring performance of the year, getting her 10th point by the 9:20 mark of the first half. Her final line was 22 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Strange was a force on both sides of the floor ending the game with 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and six steals.
Northern Colorado got out to a quick lead in the first half with a 17-2 run led by Strange and Lee. The two combined for 11 of the team's 17 points. That quick lead would hold for the Bears the rest of the way.
UNC kept the Mountaineers from scoring their first field goal until four minutes into the game. Northern Colorado also forced eight turnovers, getting 10 points off of them in the first half.
Western State would battle back and cut the lead down to 13 with 10:09 left in the half, before UNC responded with a 10-0 run over six minutes to extend their lead to 38-17.
Kyleigh Hiser (Laramie, Wyo.) made two three pointers during the run. Northern Colorado went into the half leading 45-22.
Hiser finished with 14 points, three rebounds and an assist.
The second half started out like the first for the Bears, going on an 11-2 run. Kourteney Zadina (Seward, Neb.) had seven of the eleven points with Strange picking up the other four during the run.
Zadina was the fourth Bear of the night to finish in double-figures scoring 12 points.
"We have a lot of parts that we can move all around the floor. Tonight showed that we can continue to keep working on improving as a team as non-conference play goes along." Ethridge said.
The closest WSU would get in the second half was 28 points at the 6:11 mark.
Northern Colorado will now hit the road for a two game road trip starting Friday, Nov. 28 at Nebraska-Omaha at 6 p.m. (MST).
The Bears (3-0) defense stifled the Mountaineers (0-2) all night, holding them to 21.4 % shooting and forcing 25 turnovers, 15 via steals. Northern Colorado finished the game with 30 points off turnovers.
"This is a good team victory, we were able to use a lot of our depth tonight, and did well on defense." said head coach Kamie Ethridge.
Offensively UNC was led by the senior duo of Stephanie Lee (Casper,Wyo.) and D'shara Strange (Fountain).
Lee recorded her first double-digit scoring performance of the year, getting her 10th point by the 9:20 mark of the first half. Her final line was 22 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Strange was a force on both sides of the floor ending the game with 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and six steals.
Northern Colorado got out to a quick lead in the first half with a 17-2 run led by Strange and Lee. The two combined for 11 of the team's 17 points. That quick lead would hold for the Bears the rest of the way.
UNC kept the Mountaineers from scoring their first field goal until four minutes into the game. Northern Colorado also forced eight turnovers, getting 10 points off of them in the first half.
Western State would battle back and cut the lead down to 13 with 10:09 left in the half, before UNC responded with a 10-0 run over six minutes to extend their lead to 38-17.
Kyleigh Hiser (Laramie, Wyo.) made two three pointers during the run. Northern Colorado went into the half leading 45-22.
Hiser finished with 14 points, three rebounds and an assist.
The second half started out like the first for the Bears, going on an 11-2 run. Kourteney Zadina (Seward, Neb.) had seven of the eleven points with Strange picking up the other four during the run.
Zadina was the fourth Bear of the night to finish in double-figures scoring 12 points.
"We have a lot of parts that we can move all around the floor. Tonight showed that we can continue to keep working on improving as a team as non-conference play goes along." Ethridge said.
The closest WSU would get in the second half was 28 points at the 6:11 mark.
Northern Colorado will now hit the road for a two game road trip starting Friday, Nov. 28 at Nebraska-Omaha at 6 p.m. (MST).
Team Stats
WESTERN
UNCO
FG%
.214
.444
3FG%
.133
.244
FT%
.714
.733
RB
32
52
TO
25
11
STL
5
15
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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