*Photo Courtesy of Andy Taylor

Coffeyville, Kan. - With a balanced attack, the Coffeyville Community College Women's Basketball Team defeated the Tigers of Cowley College 82-68.  The win pushes the Ravens overall record to 8-2 (winners of five in a row) including a KJCCC conference mark of 7-2.  The 7-2 conference mark currently has the Ravens in second in the seven-team KJCCC East Division behind 11-0 Butler.

Coffeyville jumped out early on Cowley, outscoring the Tigers 22-14 in the first quarter.    After a tight second quarter, the Ravens held a 36-27 lead at halftime.  The Red Ravens came out strong in the third quarter scoring 25 points to extend the lead out to 61-45 at the end of the third quarter.  Coffeyville pushed through the fourth quarter to end with the 82-68 victory.

The difference in the game was the hot shooting of the Ravens.  The Ravens for the game shot 33/67 (49%) while Cowley shot a measly 23/80 (28%).  The rebounds were close with Coffeyville holding a slim 49-48 advantage.  The Ravens were a little sloppy with the ball managing 28 turnovers to Cowley's 19.

With five Raven players reaching double-digit points, the Ravens had a balanced offensive attack.  Leading the way for the Ravens was freshman Paige Scott.  Scott had a stat-filled night going 4/10 from the three-point line for a total of 18 points along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists.  Sophomore Faith Simpson had her usual stellar game just missing the double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds. Freshman Martina Aeschliman also pitched in 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.  Freshman Amiya Josey had 11 points along with 5 rebounds and freshman Nakia Cullom rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points.

The Red Raven Women will return to action on Wednesday, March 10th with a short road game up the highway to Independence Kansas.  Tipoff for the Ravens and Pirates is set for 5:00 p.m.