TORRINGTON – The Eastern Wyoming College basketball teams were swept on Monday night at the hands of Western Nebraska Community College inside the Verl Petsch Jr. Activities Center.
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TORRINGTON – The Eastern Wyoming College basketball teams were swept on Monday night at the hands of Western Nebraska Community College inside the Verl Petsch Jr. Activities Center.
In the women’s game, the Lady Lancers held an early 6-5 lead, but the visiting Lady Cougars went on to an 80-46 victory.
EWC freshman Andrea Gutierrez-Ciordia went 2-for-2 at the free-throw line to give her team a one-point advantage four minutes into the game. It would be the last time the Lady Lancers held the lead for the remainder of the game.
Western Nebraska went on 24-3 run over the remainder of the first quarter to take a 29-9 lead into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lady Lancers managed to chip away at the deficit, cutting the WNCC lead to 15 by halftime.
Trailing 41-26 at the break, the Lady Cougars scored seven of the half’s 11 points and pulled away for the remainder of the game.
In the second half, EWC was outscored 39-20 as Western Nebraska pulled away for the 34-point win.
Freshman Tamar Kopilevich led the Lady Lancers with 13 points, while redshirt freshman Ines Gnahore added 10. Sophomore Amanda Sene da Cruz tossed in nine.
The loss drops the Lady Lancers to 4-13 on the season.
In the men’s game, let a 57-50 lead with under 10 minutes left in the game slip away before falling to Western Nebraska 86-83 in overtime.
Over the final nine-plus minutes of the game, the Cougars slowly chipped away at the deficit, tying the game with 3:06 left.
It was the first of four times the teams were tied over the final three minutes of the game with the last tie coming courtesy of a Western Nebraska free throw with 40 seconds left.
Both teams turned the ball over in the final seconds of the game, forcing overtime.
In the extra period, WNCC scored first and never trailed again for the remainder of the game.
Down the stretch, the game became a battle at the free-throw line.
EWC went 8-for-9 at the line, however it wasn’t enough as Western Nebraska went 5-of-6 to keep the Lancers at bay.
Five Lancers scored in double-figures. Freshman Micah Glover led the team with 22 points, while freshman Atte Vuoristo added 17. Sophomore Marko Krtinic had 15, while sophomore Malik Frederick tossed in 12.
The loss drops the Lancers to 4-14 on the season.
Eastern Wyoming opens Region IX North Division play on Saturday. The teams travel to Rock Springs to face Western Wyoming Community College. The women tip off at 2 p.m. with the men to follow at 4 p.m.
