(Taken from Austin College website)

SHERMAN, Texas– Austin College senior forward Katy Williams scored 31 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, breaking the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference career rebounding record in the process, as the ’Roo women’s basketball team topped Colorado College 87-70 on Saturday afternoon. The ’Roos are now 15-6 overall and 9-3 in conference play.

After missing their first three pointer of the game, the ’Roos got hot from behind the arc early, knocking down their next six treys as they sprinted out to a big lead. Kayla Redden hit two in a row to make it 11-2 with 15:11 left to play, and after Colorado College trimmed it to a 13-7 game, Courtney Kenisky scored five straight including a three and Redden and Amber Stafford each hit from downtown to make it 24-10 midway through the half.

The Tigers twice trimmed the margin to 11 over the next few minutes but Redden hit a jumper and Williams scored five in a row to extend the Austin College lead to 36-19 with 4:32 on the clock. The lead twice grew to 18 but Colorado College trimmed it to 10 after six quick points from Collier Clegg, and after a Kersti Marusich three the Tigers responded with a trey of their own to make it 45-35. Williams added two free throws to send the ’Roos into the locker room leading 47-35.

The ’Roos quickly pushed the lead to 14 before another Clegg hit another three, and Emily Wattman-Turner scored to cut it to a 51-42 game with 17:04 left. However, the ’Roos quickly pushed the margin back to double-digits on a Stafford three that jumpstarted a 15-5 run to make it 66-47 with 13:12 left to play.

Colorado College would cut the margin to 11 once more in the game but were unable to get it back to single digits the rest of the way as the ’Roos cruised down the stretch on their way to the 87-70 victory. Austin College shot 45.5% from long range in the game, going 10-of-22 from three point land.

Williams went 12-of-22 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the free throw line, with 11 of her 16 rebounds coming on the offensive glass. After entering the game needing 14 rebounds to break the SCAC career record, Williams now has 1,012 boards in just 93 career games. Stafford finished with 10 points and a career high 12 assists, Redden hit four threes on her way to 14 points, Kenisky finished with 12 points off the bench and Spenser Cruikshank grabbed 14 boards in the win.

Wattman-Turner had 16 points to lead the Tigers while Becky Luetjen had a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards and also handed out five assists. Jenny Knapp went 4-of-4 from three to finish with 14 points and Clegg added 13.

Austin College is will play its last two home games of the season next weekend, starting with a 6:00 p.m. game against Trinity University on Friday in Hughey Gymnasium.

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