Oglethorpe University avenged last season's overtime loss at Colorado College by defeating the Tigers, 82-60, on Friday night in Atlanta.

 

Anna Findley poured in 25 points to lead OU, which also got 14 points from Ari Brown and 13 from Katie Kulavic.

 

Melanie Auguste led the Tigers with team highs of 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

 

The Stormy Petrels jumped out to an early 15-4 lead, but the Tigers battled back to pull within six points on a layup by Jenny Knapp with 7:53 remaining in the first half and again on a basket by Alyssa Kallweit just over a minute later.

 

Oglethorpe closed out the first half with a 13-6 run to build a 37-24 lead after 20 minutes.

 

Any thoughts of a Tiger comeback were dashed when the Stormy Petrels outscored CC 19-7 to start the second half to build a commanding 27-point lead with 13:40 to play.

 

CC slipped to 12-6 overall and 5-4 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Despite the loss, the Tigers still hold a one-game lead over Millsaps College in the battle for second place in the SCAC's West Division. Oglethorpe improved to 17-2 overall and remains tied with DePauw University for the East Division lead with an 8-1 conference mark.

 

Colorado College wraps up its two-game road trip on Sunday when the Tigers travel to Sewanee: The University of the South.