Rosie Braley, Talia Cloud and Audrey Bayston each recorded a double-double as the Colorado College women's basketball utilized a dominant fourth quarter to sail past Southwestern University, 69-49, in the first round of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship on Friday night.

The third-seeded Tigers will face No. 2 Texas Lutheran University in the second semifinal at 6 p.m. MT. The winner will face either No. 1 Trinity University or tournament host Austin College, the fifth seed, on Sunday at 1 p.m. MT.   

Braley led the Tigers with 16 points and 14 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season.

Cloud scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the year, while Audrey Bayston scored 10 points and grabbed 12 boards for her third double-double of the season.

Anna Fanelli added 10 points and dished out six assists.

The Pirates trimmed their deficit to 44-42 on a pair of Taylor Carney free throws 25 seconds into the fourth quarter, but CC took the wind out of their sails by exploding for 16 consecutive points to break the game open. Southwestern scored the next five points to get to within 60-47, however Bayston scored the first three points in a 9-2 surge to put the game out of reach.

After trailing by 12 points midway through the first quarter, the Pirates battled back to take their only lead at 33-32 on a layup by Princess Roberts 3:31 into the second half. The Tigers scored the next six points, but were unable to create more separation before the end of the third quarter.

Colorado College won the battle on the boards, 55-41, and outscored SU, 38-18 in the paint.

Carney led the Pirates with a game-high 20 points.

CC improved to 15-11, its most victories in a season since the 2008-09 Tigers finished with a 16-9 record. Colorado College also extended its winning streak to eight games.

The 20-point margin of victory was CC's largest ever in a SCAC Tournament game. The previous high was last year's 70-56 win over Texas Lutheran in a semifinal game at Reid Arena.

Southwestern ended its season with a 10-15 record.