BLUEFIELD – Danae Cox's put-back with two-tenths of a second remaining lifted the Rams to a 70-68 win over the Columbia College Koalas, Tuesday evening at the Dome Gymnasium.
The Rams charged back in the second half after trailing by eight at the intermission and took control. A Columbia three in the final 30 seconds tied the game at 68. Cox fired up a three with four seconds left, got the rebound and her second shot went through the net for the Bluefield win.
SCORING
Columbia…….23 21 11 13 - 68
Bluefield….….20 16 24 10 - 70
KEY MOMENTS
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Hannah Preservati hit three threes in the first half and scores 13 points to keep the Rams close.
· Late Columbia run in the second quarter enabled Koalas to open an eight-point lead at halftime, 44-36.
· Rams tied at 52 on Kierra Bell-Lannier basket at 3:42 left in the third.
· BC took lead on
Emily Hart's free throws with just over a minute left in the third.
LEADERS
Bluefield
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Hannah Preservati – 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
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Kierra Bell-Linnear – 14 points, 5 rebounds
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Emily Hart – 11 points, 4 assists
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Danae Cox – 10 points, 4 assists
Columbia
· Imani Parr – 17 points, 11 rebounds
· Denijah Johnson – 15 points
· Victoria Williams – 13 points
· Alana Weyer – 11 points, 6 rebounds
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
· 43 – Percentage of shots made by Bluefield in the first half. The Rams made 41 percent for the game.
· 55 – Percentage of shots made by Columbia in the first half. The Koalas shot 20 percent in the second half and 37 percent in the game.
UP NEXT
The Rams (3-2) host Milligan, Thursday night in an Appalachian Athletic Conference showdown at the Dome.
