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Steigleman team-high point total not enough in loss
January 11, 2008
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Senior Jessica Steigleman has scored 20-or-more points seven times this season, including six in a row in the month of December. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Furumasu, Corban Sports Information) |
PORTLAND, Ore. – Senior Jessica Steigleman (Eugene, Ore.) scored a team-high 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the field, but Corban's women's basketball team fell to the Lady Thunderbirds of Cascade College, 63-58, to push their losing streak to six games Friday inside the Thunderdome.
Over the past three games, Steigleman has scored a combined 47 points and moves within a mere four points of becoming the Warriors' all-time leading scorer surpassing Christy Nordstrom (1993-97) who scored 1,502 points during her career.
The 5-foot-10 forward was one of two Warriors to score in double figures, as sophomore Emily Goette (Aumsville, Ore.) added 10 points to go along with junior Kailey Bostwick (Medford, Ore.), and junior Ashley Connell (Spokane, Wash.) who each scored seven points.
Leading by a mere point (31-30) at halftime, Corban watched as the host Lady Thunderbirds shot 45.8% (11-for-24) from the field over the game's final twenty minutes and outscored the Warriors by six points (33-27) for the final margin of five points.
The difference in the second half came at the free throw line, as Cascade connected on 9-of-17 shots at the charity stripe. Meanwhile, Corban went to the free throw line a mere four times and made 50.0% (2-for-4).
Along with their point totals, Goette and Steigleman led the Warriors' rebounding effort as Goette pulled down a team-high eight boards while Steigleman grabbed five rebounds.
Cascade was led by reigning CCC Player of the Week Robin Swain, who scored a game-high 23 points on 6-for-14 shooting from the field to go along with an 8-for-11 performance at the free throw line. Along with Swain, Te Awhina Aranui added 15 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.
As a team, Corban shot 25-for-64 (39.1%) from the field including 2-for-14 (14.3%) from behind the three-point line and a mere 6-for-8 (75.0%) from the free throw line. On the other hand, Cascade was 22-for-55 (40.0%) from the field that included performances of 4-for-18 (22.2%) from beyond the arc and 15-for-25 (60.0%) from the charity stripe.
With the loss, Corban falls to 6-11 overall, 2-5 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. Meanwhile, Cascade improves to 10-7 overall, 3-4 in CCC action. The Warriors will return to the floor on Saturday, January 12th, against the Knights of Warner Pacific beginning at 5:30 p.m. inside the C.C. Perry Gym in Portland.
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