Box Score In their final home appearance,
Jenny Knapp,
Becky Luetjen and
Jordy Stephenson combined for 34 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists to lead Colorado College to a 62-46 victory over Hendrix College on Saturday afternoon.
Luetjen paced the Tigers with a game-high 19 points while playing just 30 minutes. Knapp went 3-for-3 from behind the arc during the second half and finished with nine points.
Stephenson tied her career high with a game-high six assists, grabbed nine rebounds and added 12 points.
Colorado College took control late in the first half just after Katy Ashley-Pauley converted on the second of two free throws to make the score 21-17 6:50 remaining. Twelve seconds later, a 3-pointer by freshman point guard
Courtney Tyus ignited a 10-2 run that saw Colorado College build a 12-point lead after 20 minutes.
The Warriors trimmed five points off their deficit during the first 2:45 of the second half, getting to within 33-26 on a jumper by Anna Roane.
Knapp's 3-pointer from the left corner ignited an 8-0 run that put the Tigers up 15 points with 14:06 to play and CC built a 22-point lead for the first time when Luetjen scored in the paint with 5:44 remaining.
Colorado College finished with a 53-26 advantage on the glass, its second highest differential of the season. Freshman forward
Shelby Hanssen grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds, while junior forward
Sarah Gunkel had nine.
Roane led Hendrix with 10 points, while Jamie Tate snagged a team-high six rebounds.
The Tigers improved to 14-11 overall and 10-6 in the SCAC. CC finished second in the West Division standings after Southwestern University defeated the University of Dallas on Saturday night.
The 2012 SCAC Women's Basketball Championship begins on Friday, Feb. 24, with quarterfinal games at Birmingham-Southern College. The brackets will be unveiled by the league office after Sunday's games.