Corban Downs Cross Town Rival Willamette, 63-54

For Willamette, Molly Fillion led all players with 24 points and 19 rebounds.

Sophomore Emily Goette tied for the team lead with 13 points, as Corban defeated cross-town rival Willamette to pick up its second win of the season.

SALEM, Ore. - In a game that saw both teams combine to record 45 turnovers, Corban's women's basketball team extended its winning streak over the Bearcats of Willamette to eight games thanks to a 63-54 victory Tuesday inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.

Junior Kailey Bostwick and sophomore Emily Goette each scored a team-high 13 points, while senior Jessica Steigleman and junior Margie Lou Correll added 11 points each.

The Warriors led the turnover race with 23, while Willamette committed 22 turnovers in the game.

Corban came out and shot 13-for-28 (46.4%) in the opening half en route to securing a five-point lead (36-31) at halftime.

In the second half, the Warriors hung on to the lead thanks to timely free throw shooting in the final minute-plus with Bostwick hitting all four of her shots from the charity stripe while junior Ashley Connell added a pair of free throws with 31 ticks left on the game clock to help secure the hard-fought nine-point victory.

For Willamette, Molly Fillion led all players with 24 points and 19 rebounds while Tracy Nygaard and Jenny Fillion added 9 and 7 points respectively.

As a team, Corban aided its winning cause shooting 23-for-55 (41.8%) from the field including 17-for-25 (68.0%) from the free throw line.

Meanwhile, Willamette was 17-for-63 (27.0%) from the field, including the game's only three-pointers going 4-for-19 (21.1%) from beyond the arc, and 16-for-21 (76.2%) from the free throw line.

With the win, Corban extends its winning streak to two games and improves to 2-3 on the season. Meanwhile, Willamette falls to 2-3 overall and has its mini-one-game winning streak snapped.

The Warriors are next in action on Friday, November 30th, when they open Cascade Collegiate Conference play against the Geoducks of The Evergreen State College beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Olympia, Washington.

Source: Corban Sports Information

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