WNCC women’s basketball falls to No. 11 Salt Lake

WNCC's Veralya Aviles dribbles the ball and looks to make a move in the game with Salt Lake on Saturday.
WNCC's Veralya Aviles dribbles the ball and looks to make a move in the game with Salt Lake on Saturday.

Game Leaders

Salt Lake Community College
Pts: Ahnica Russell-Brown - 15
Reb: 2 Players (#31, #TM) - 10
Ast: Tahys Da silva - 5
Western Nebraska Community College
Pts: Ella Chesta-Carty - 12
Reb: Ella Chesta-Carty - 7
Ast: 2 Players (#22, #32) - 2

Team Stats

Salt Lake Community College
Western Nebraska Community College

Field Goals

(30-64)
(23-62)

Field Goal %

46.9%
37.1%

Rebounds

43
34

Assists

14
8

Turnovers

10
10
full stats
Posted: Nov 01, 2025

                The Western Nebraska Community College women's basketball team allowed two long scoring runs and dropped a 71-54 contest to No. 11 Salt Lake Community College to close out the Cougar Classic on Saturday.

                WNCC, 1-1, will be back in action Tuesday when they host Casper College at 5:30 p.m. at Cougar Palace.

                Shooting was the difference in the contest. Salt Lake shot 47 percent from the field and buried six 3-pointers. WNCC was 37 percent from the field and converted on just two of 11 3-point attempts.

                WNCC was led in scoring by Ella Chesta-Carty with 12 points and seven rebounds followed by Zozefine Sipolina with 11 points and six rebounds. Brynn Sybrant tallied nine points.

                The only 3-point shots came from Sipolina and Juseana-Rae Delatori.

                The contest, however was closer than the final score. Salt Lake led 7-2 early and the Cougars came back to make it 7-6 on buckets by Celina Donyo and then a steal and bucket by Chesta-Carty.

                Salt Lake followed with a 10-0 run to go up 17-6. WNCC scored the final three points to tray after one 17-9.

                Early in the second quarter was the difference as Salt Lake went on a 17-6 run to lead 34-15 and led at halftime 36-20.

                WNCC trailed 56-37 and never could get a run of more than four points going. It was the fourth quarter when the Cougars did mount a run. Trailing 67-43, WNCC scored five straight on a bucket by Chesta-Carty, two free throws by Sybrant, and a free throw by Charisma Johnson.

                In the other game of the Cougar Classic on Saturday, No. 4 Dodge City Community College had little trouble with Colorado Northwestern Community College, winning 96-41 as Dodge City buried 18 3-pointers.

Salt Lake 71, WNCC 54
SLCC                   17 19 19 16 – 71
WNCC                9 11 18 16 – 54
SALT LAKE
Simran Willams 6, Ines Babaya 4, Ahnica Russell-Brown 15, Tahys Da Silva 14, Analeise Majaraj 2, Calonni Holloway 5, Lyla Kahrimanovic 13, Nani Tuigamala 10, Maria Ignatchenko 2.
WNCC
Celina Donyo 6, Veralyn Aviles 3, Charisma Johnson 7, Zozefine Sipolina 11, Ella Chesta-Carty 12, Juseana-Rae Delatori 3, Aniaya Burton-Hernandez 3, Brynn Sybrant 9.