Men’s and women’s teams both score wins over Cougars
Akuel Kot of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Sydney Candelaria of Fort Lewis College puts up a 3-point shot while playing Colorado Christian University at FLC on Saturday night. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Jerry McBride
The Fort Lewis College men’s and women’s basketball teams both took down Colorado Christian University on Saturday inside Whalen Gymnasium.
The women began the night by scoring a tight 67-66 win over CCU.
The men followed with a dominant 87-58 victory over the Cougars. It was the least amount of points FLC has allowed since Jan. 13, 2017, against Black Hills State, 66-48.
The Fort Lewis College women’s basketball team celebrate after winning against Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The women’s contest was a game of runs. FLC jumped out to a 16-1 lead with Kelsey Sorenson, Alyssa Adams and Piper Terry all knocking down 3-pointers. Adams scored nine of her 18 points in the quarter to get FLC off to a strong start.
The Skyhawks took a 22-11 lead into the second, but CCU started the quarter with a 10-2 run to cut the lead to 24-21.
Sydney Candelaria got hot for the Skyhawks and scored 13 of her game-high 24 points in the quarter to help FLC take its biggest lead of the game, 45-29, into halftime.
To start the third quarter, CCU went on a 14-2 run to close the gap. Terry and Claudia Vidal responded with buckets for FLC, and the Skyhawks stayed ahead of CCU, leading 58-53 to begin the fourth.
CCU made the first two baskets of the fourth quarter to cut FLC’s lead to one, and no more than four points separated the teams the rest of the way. Candelaria drained a 3-pointer to give Fort Lewis a 61-57 lead, but the Skyhawks didn’t make another field goal until the final minute. FLC’s defense, however, limited what CCU was able to do.
The Cougars took their first lead of the game with 40 seconds left in the contest, at 66-64.
Candelaria, however, got fouled making a shot 11 seconds later to tie the game. She then sank the free throw to put FLC back in front, 67-66. CCU held for the last shot, but it dinged off the front of the rim, and the Skyhawks got the win.
FLC is now 2-8 overall and 1-3 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. CCU slipped to 3-6, 0-3.
FLC men win convincingly
Riley Farris of Fort Lewis College blocks a Colorado Christian University shot on Saturday at FLC. FLC held CCU to 58 points, the least its allowed in nearly five years. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The men’s game started a little closer than the women’s with FLC leading 10-6 a little over four minutes in. The Skyhawks then started to pull away and went on a 24-6 run that saw Riley Farris, Akuel Kot and Brendan La Rose all sink 3-pointers.
The teams traded baskets after that, but Junior Garbrah drained a late trey to put FLC up 46-26 at halftime.
The Skyhawks continued passing the ball well in the second half to find an open man and get some easy buckets. FLC led by as many as 40 points, 82-42. CCU closed the gap a little down the stretch but didn’t get any closer than 29 points to FLC.
Farris scored 21 in 21 minutes to lead FLC. Kot came out hot and scored eight of FLC’s first 15 points and finished with 20. Kot shot 8-for-11 from the field and made all three of his 3-point attempts.
Brenden Boatwright scored 12, and Will Wittman, who also went 3-for-3 beyond the arc, added nine for Fort Lewis. The Skyhawks are now 7-3, 3-1 while CCU slid to 3-6, 0-3.
The Skyhawks will play at home Friday and Saturday against Regis University and then the Colorado School of Mines. The women will tip off at 6 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday, with the men starting afterward at roughly 8 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The FLC men are currently third in the RMAC. Regis is in second, and Black Hills State leads the league.
The Fort Lewis College bench shows its excitement while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Riley Farris of Fort Lewis College blocks a Colorado Christian University shot on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Jana Conejero of Fort Lewis College steals the ball while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Fort Lewis College players talk while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Alyssa Adams of Fort Lewis College drives to the basket while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Corey Seng of Fort Lewis College drives to the basket while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Logan Hokanson of Fort Lewis College steals the ball from a Colorado Christian University player on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Akuel Kot of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Riley Farris of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Akuel Kot of Fort Lewis College is fouled as he goes inside while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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The Fort Lewis College women's basketball team celebrate after winning against Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Sydney Candelaria of Fort Lewis College puts up a three-point shot while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Ava Strange of Fort Lewis College puts up a three-point shot while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Fort Lewis College women's basketball head coach Taylor Harris yells instructions to his team while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Samantha Wattawa of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Alyssa Adams of Fort Lewis College is fouled as she drives to the basket while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Sydney Candelaria of Fort Lewis College drives to the basket while playing Colorado Christian at FLC on Saturday night. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Riley Farris of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Junior Garbrah of Fort Lewis College goes up to block a shot while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Brenden Boatright of Fort Lewis College grabs a rebound while playing Colorado Christian University on Saturday at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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