Corban Women Extend Winning Streak to Six

With the win, Corban improves to 18-6 overall and gives fifth-year head coach Dave Bale career win number 98 at the helm of the Warriors.

Junior Jessica Steigleman. Photo: Corban Ahletics

EUGENE - Senior Tosha Wilson led the Warriors with a season-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 7 assists, as Corban's women's basketball team extended its winning streak to six games over Northwest Christian thanks to a 79-70 victory on Saturday.

For the third straight season, Corban has swept the season series with Northwest Christian, including a pair of come-from-behind victories at the Morse Event Center in Eugene.

This is the second straight season that the Warriors have found themselves trailing earlier in the contest, as the host Beacons built a pair of ten-point leads (13-3 & 15-5) in the opening 5:40 of the first half.

Northwest Christian took a quick 5-0 lead, as Corban could not get on track until the 17:20 mark of the opening half when senior Jessi Norton connected on a pair of free throws.

The Beacons' Emily Gray scored seven of her team's first 15 points, as Northwest Christian grabbed its largest lead of the game with 14:20 on the clock.

The visiting Warriors used a 14-3 run over a span of 3:02 to take its first lead of the contest (19-18) thanks to a 3-pointer by freshman reserve Hillary Sell with 11:18 left.

Following a Gray free throw that knotted the game at 19-all, Corban began to run away and built its largest lead of the first half (44-36) behind a 25-17 run to close out the opening stanza.

In the second half, Corban continued to apply the pressure as the visiting Warriors extended their lead to as much as 12 points (57-45) with 13:18 left in the game.

Over the next 9:19, Northwest Christian began to chip away at the Warriors' lead and got within a mere point (64-63) with 3:59 on the clock.

Timely defense and perfect free throw shooting over the final 3-plus minutes helped Corban extend its winning streak over the Beacons, as well as extending its current unbeaten streak to two games.

The Warriors were a perfect 13-for-13 from the charity stripe to end the game, as Wilson aided the cause with a perfect 5-for-5 performance at the line.

On the night, Wilson shot 5-for-13 from the field to go along with an amazing 12-for-14 performance at the free throw line.

Sell and Norton added 15 points each, as Sell shot 6-for-7 from the field and Norton connected on a trifecta of 3-point baskets.

Junior Jessica Steigleman poured in 12 points and aided Wilson's effort on the glass with 5 rebounds.

As a team, Corban shot 24-for-57 (42.1%) from the field, including 24-for-28 (85.7%) from the free throw line.

Meanwhile, Northwest Christian shot 28-for-62 (45.2%) from the field, including an identical 14-for-31 in each half.

Northwest Christian was led by Gray's career and game-high 31 points on 12-for-24 shooting from field, while the second-year player grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Jacquie Lipp and Kasey Sconce added 15 and 8 points respectively, while Amy Croll and McKenzie Gambee aided Gray on the boards with 5 rebounds each.

With the win, Corban improves to 18-6 overall and gives fifth-year head coach Dave Bale career win number 98 at the helm of the Warriors.

Meanwhile, Northwest Christian pushed its winless streak to four games and falls to 13-8 overall.

The Warriors will return to conference play on Friday, when they host the Eagles of Northwest beginning at 5:30 PM inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center

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