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Warriors Fall Short In Season Opener

Story by: Winona State Sports Information Office


LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL -- Winona State University opened its season with a rally that fell short in losing to the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 68-63 in action held at the Disney Tip-Off.

The Warriors had fought back from a 15-4 deficit in the first half to take a 32-31 lead at the halftime intermission. But UCCS jumped out to a 50-42 lead at the start of the second half and eventually led 56-42 with 5:38 left in the game. WSU did manage to come back with a 21-12 run to trail by the final five-point difference.

Amanda Reimer, who equaled a team-high 16 points with Anna Wurtz, reached the 1,000-point collegiate career mark when she netted a pair of free throws with 3:04 left in the opening half. That gave the Warriors a 30-28 lead. Reimer ended the game with 1,010 WSU career points and she now is 11th women's basketball player at WSU to score 1,000 or more collegiate points.

Molly Anderson ended the game with a WSU team-high 12 rebounds.

WSU head coach Scott Ballard is still in quest of his 300th career collegiate coaching win. Ballard came into the contest with a 297-187 collegiate record.

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Last Modified: Saturday, November 03, 2007 0:00 by Michael Herzberg