GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern’s women’s basketball team shut out the Colorado College Tigers in the final 4:20 to take the 59-57 SCAC conference victory.

Southwestern’s defense showed up strong in the first half as they forced the Tigers into 15 turnovers and just 22.6% from the floor and 18.8% from beyond the arc. SU also held Colorado College scoreless for seven minutes and built a seven point lead, 18-11, after tailing by three.

The Pirates went into halftime up by three, 27-24, by shooting 90% from the free throw line (9-10).

SU came out blazing after the break, pushing their lead to six, 39-33, with 14 and a half remaining before Colorado College made their push to get back in the game and tied the score at 40 with just under 13 minutes to play.

The Tigers snatched the lead on a three-pointer by Wattman-Turner and then built their lead to eight, 49-57, with 4:20 left. Southwestern’s defense jumped into action and held Colorado scoreless throughout the remainder of the game.

Senior Narisa Trammell hit a three with under three minutes and drained two free throws a minute later to bring Southwestern within three with two minutes to go.

First year Katelyn Bartell’s layup with 1:27 left pulled SU within one, 56-57, and junior Shae Seagraves put the final nail in the Tigers’ coffin with an eight foot jumper just outside the key to put Southwestern ahead for the final time.

Junior Staley Mullins led the Pirates with 16 points while Bartell and senior Katie Kern each had 10.

SU held a normally sharp shooting Tiger team to just 27.6% from the floor and 18.6 % from the three point line but were out-rebounded 38-60 in the contest.

The Pirates improve to 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the conference while Colorado falls to 7-3 overall and takes their first conference loss to drop to 2-1.

Southwestern will continue conference action at home on Sunday against a hot Austin College team. Austin College upset #12 Trinity in conference action on Saturday 74-49. Tip off is set for 1:00 pm in Georgetown.