Box Score Junior guard Casey Torbet scored 20 points to lead a balanced offense as Colorado College climbed into sole possession of third place in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with an 84-77 victory over Texas Lutheran University on Sunday afternoon at Reid Arena.

Torbet sealed the victory when she connected on a running three-pointer from the left wing that gave the Tigers a five-point lead with just nine seconds remaining. After a missed trey at the other end, freshman guard Abby Walz sank a pair of free throws to account for the final margin.

Torbet became the 30th player in program history to record 700 or more career points and now ranks 29th with 712.

After TLU tied the game at 73-73 on a pair of free throws by freshman forward Abby Hroch with 4:24 remaining, Colorado College went ahead so stay when freshman guard Jade Odom knocked down a jumper for two of her season-high 16 points.

Sophomore forward Evan Underbrink, who also finished with 16 points, had a pair of baskets and a steal during the final three minutes.

McKenzee Gertz produced 17 points and seven rebounds for CC, which improved 7-11 overall and 4-3 in the conference with its third consecutive victory.

The Tigers appeared to be in control when they opened a 12-point lead on sophomore guard Nia Duplain's jumper 2:13 into the third quarter.

The Bulldogs didn't wilt and instead rattled off 15 consecutive points to take a 49-46 lead on a three-pointer from junior guard Cami Davis.

Gertz stopped the run with one of her three long-range buckets, and after sophomore guard Dominique Campos gave Texas Lutheran a 57-55 lead with 2:37 to play in the period, Underbrink and Torbet scored four points apiece as Colorado College utilized a 10-1 run to build a seven-point lead after 30 minutes.

Duplain grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for the Tigers, who posted a 41-27 advantage on the glass. It marked the third time this season Duplain recorded double-digit boards.

Davis and Campos scored 23 points apiece for TLU, which dropped to 6-11 overall and 2-4 in the conference.

Junior forward Presley Stephens produced 10 points and a team-best seven rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Colorado College travels to Texas next weekend for rematches against Southwestern and Texas Lutheran on Friday and Saturday, respectively.