Junior forward Rosie Braley posted her fourth career double-double with 14 points and a season-high 10 rebounds, but the Colorado College women's basketball team was unable to recover from a sluggish end to the first quarter and dropped a 80-63 result at UC Santa Cruz on Sunday afternoon.

After Anna Fanelli sank a free throw to pull the Tigers to within 11-8 with 4:43 remaining in the first quarter, UCSC went on a 15-2 tear to open a 16-point lead after 10 minutes.

CC cut its deficit to 45-31 when Healy Bledsoe scored on a layup less than two minutes into the second half, but the Banana Slugs answered with an 11-3 run to regain the momentum. After seeing the deficit swell to 22 points midway through the third quarter, the Tigers clawed their way back to within 14 during the final two minutes of the game.

Talia Cloud scored 12 points, blocked three shots and grabbed a pair of rebounds for the Colorado College.

Anna Fanelli scored nine points and dished out a game-high eight assists for CC.

The Tigers shot 45 percent from the floor, but were just 2-for-18 from behind the arc and 7-for-17 from the charity stripe.

UCSC connected on six of 21 three-pointers and sank 10 of 13 foul shots.   

Kaylee Murphy led the Banana Slugs with game highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds.
  
    
Colorado College Standouts
Audrey Bayston finished with 10 points and a pair of rebounds.  
Jayd Sollinger recorded season highs of eight points and five rebounds.
 
UC Santa Cruz Standouts
Manda Inserra scored 17 points and handed out five assists.
Ashley Kowack finished with 14 points, five assists and four rebounds.
 
Notes
Colorado College slipped to 3-4 overall.
UC Santa Cruz improved to 6-1.
 
Next for the Tigers
Colorado College travels to the Pacific Northwest for a pair of games at Whitman College's Kim Evanger Raney Classic in Walla Walla, Wash. The Tigers face Whitworth University on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 5 p.m. MT, then No. 2 Whitman on Sunday at 1 p.m. MT.