The Colorado College women's basketball team hosts the annual Colorado College Fall Classic starting on Friday, Nov. 29th, at Reid Arena. The Tigers will host Mary Hardin-Baylor, Pacific Lutheran and Nebraska Wesleyan.
CC (4-1) won the Macalester Tournament in Minnesota last weekend. It will open on Friday against Mary Hardin-Baylor at 1 p.m. MT and then take on Pacific Lutheran on Saturday at 12 p.m.
The Weekend Slate
Friday:
- Colorado College vs Mary Hardin-Baylor (1 pm MT)
- Pacific Lutheran vs Nebraska Wesleyan (3 pm MT)
Saturday:
- Colorado College vs Pacific Lutheran (noon MT)
- Mary Hardin-Baylor vs Nebraska Wesleyan (2 pm MT)
All games will be broadcast on FloCollege where fans can purchase a subscription to watch all CC Tiger home games this season.
Last Time Out
The Tigers had a successful trip up north to Minnesota, downing both Simpson College (76-52) and Macalester College (62-57) to win the Twin Cities Invitational. Seniors
Zoë Tomlinson,
Laura Strenk and
Healy Bledsoe led the Tigers over the Storm on Friday. CC held Simpson to only 38.3 percent shooting from the floor.
The following night against the Scots, junior
Kayla Mackel scored a career-high 24 points and made four three-pointers. The Houston native played 37 minutes and grabbed six boards.
To close out the road trip, CC battled No. 10 Gustavus Adolphus but barely came up short against the ranked Gusties by a final score of 78-72. Mackel followed up her Saturday performance with four more three-pointers, and she finished with 21 points, all of which came in the second half.
Tomlinson led the Tigers, averaging 20 points and 10.3 rebounds over the three games.
The Return Of Strenk
This season,
Laura Strenk returned to the lineup after missing the 2023-24 season. The Golf, Ill native has played and started in every game this year, averaging 31.5 minutes and 8.4 points per game.
She leads the team with 21 assists and is second in three-point shooting behind Mackel.
Mackel Is Money
Kayla Mackel continues to be one of the biggest deep-shooting threats in the region. The junior is leading the Tigers with 16 three-pointers through the first five games. She is shooting 36 percent from long range but has also attempted a team-high 45 threes.
She has three straight games with four three-pointers, the longest streak of her career.
Scouting The Opposition
Mary Hardin-Baylor enters Friday with an undefeated 3-0 record. The Cru has impressive wins over other Southern Collegiate Conference teams, including Trinity, whom they downed 58-45 in the season opener.
Pacific Lutheran is 1-4 coming into the weekend after also playing some SCAC opponents. The Lutes recently lost back-to-back games to Texas Lutheran and Concordia University in Tacoma, Wash.
