How It Happened

A tough second period was the undoing for the Colorado School of Mines (0-2) in a 76-47 defeat to Arkansas Fort-Smith in the final game of the Second Annual Tony Corbetta Classic on Saturday, November 14 in Lockridge Arena.

Playing against the defending Heartland Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions, Mines started out strong with a great opening period. The Orediggers largely played the Lady Lions tit-for-tat in the opening period including a 5-2 run to close out the frame. That final run included baskets from sophomore Elizabeth Toman and redshirt-freshman Emily Bailey.

Trailing only 21-15, UAFS turned it up a level in the second period with a 9-0 run over the opening 3:33. A layup by senior Courtney Martin stopped the bleeding temporarily, but Arkansas-Fort Smith continued scoring en route to a 41-20 halftime lead.

After the halftime talk, the Orediggers took the court in the third period with renewed intensity as they outscored Fort Smith, 14-13. In fact, Mines closed out the quarter on a 8-3 run with four points from each Martin and freshman Cassidy Budge to get back within 20 (54-34).

That ended up being the last positive run for Mines as Arkansas-Fort Smith put a game-high 22 points in the last period to walk away with the 76-47 victory.

Notables

-          Courtney Martin was the only CSM player in double-digit scoring figures with 12 points. She also posted a game-high three blocks.

-          Redshirt-sophomore Caitlyn Smith led the team in rebounding with a game-high nine on the night. Seven of those nine rebounds came on offensive end.

-          In fact, CSM outrebounded UAFS 42-to-36 and 13-to-7 on the offensive glass.

-          Freshman Anna Kollmorgen put together an all-around performance of nine points, five rebounds, two assists and a block.

-          Another freshman in Cassidy Budge had a nice night with eight points on 3-of-5 shooting with four boards.

Up Next

Mines will now have two weeks of practice before it returns to the courts on Friday, November 27 against Johnson & Wales of Colorado. That contest is slated to start at 3 p.m.