Offense Goes Cold as Women's Basketball Loses to Morningside
Sioux City, IA – The Hastings College women’s basketball team held a three point lead at halftime but Morningside exploded in the second half to knock off the Lady Broncos 77-45 on Saturday afternoon.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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13 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 45 |
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16 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 77 |
Team Stats
Morningside
| Game Statistics | Hastings | Morningside |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (12-43) | (27-53) |
| Field Goal % | 27.9% | 50.9% |
| Rebounds | 31 | 31 |
| Assists | 9 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 29 | 18 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 16 | 35 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 6 |
| Pts in the Paint | 6 | 28 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 8 |
| Bench Pts | 16 | 28 |
Sioux City, IA – The Hastings College women's basketball team held a three point lead at halftime but Morningside exploded in the second half to knock off the Lady Broncos 77-45 on Saturday afternoon.
Hastings seemed to have the Mustangs back on their heels in the second quarter when they went on a 16-2 run and opened up a nine point lead.
The run began when Mariyah Avila hit a three to make it 18-16. After a free throw from Carley Leners, Morningside got a jumper from Sophia Peppers but Avila countered with another three to tie things at 20.
The next time down the floor Allison Bauer hit a three to give HC the lead at 23-20. A minute later Bauer hit another three and a minute after that she hit another three that caused Morningside to call a timeout with Hastings leading 29-20.
Morningside did claw its way back and trailed just 30-27 at the break.
After Avila hit a three to open the third quarter and then Kiernan Paulk got a bucket to put Hastings up 35-29, the Lady Broncos would not score another point until the Mustangs opened up a 44-35 lead. Hastings would end up getting gout scored 50-15 in the second half.
Bauer led the way with 12 points on 4-for-7 from behind the arc. Avila was the other to score in double figures with 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting. Miriam Miller added seven points off the bench.
HC shot just 27.9 percent (12-for-43) from the floor compared to 50.9 percent (27-for-53) for the Mustangs. Hastings was just 2-for-20 from the floor in the second half. Both teams finished with 31 rebounds but Hastings also committed 29 turnovers which turned into 35 points for Morningside.
Hastings falls to 9-17 (5-15) on the year and will be back in action Wednesday Feb. 15 as Midland comes to town with tipoff set for 6:00 pm inside Lynn Farrell Arena.
