TORRINGTON, Wyo. – The Western Nebraska Community College women's basketball team only trailed twice in the contest while putting three in double figures to earn a 77-52 win over Eastern Wyoming College Tuesday in Torrington, Wyoming.

                The Cougars were led in scoring by Ella Chesta-Carty with 15 points followed by Brynn Sybrant with 13 and Dunja Stojanovic with 12 points.

                Stojanovic said the defense played well in helping the Cougars to their second straight win, and that defensive intensity led to offensive points.

                "When we were defending, we had each other's back. We communicated well and fought for every rebound," Stojanovic said. "We decided to step up and open the game hard. We attacked them and played composed until the end. We shared the ball and the bench was active which brought so much energy for people on the court."

                All 10 players played and contributed in some way. While defense was a key, so was the Cougars rebounding. WNCC pulled down 39 rebounds to just 18 for EWC. Chesta Carty led the team with seven boards followed by Sybrant with six and three players – Veralyn Aviles, Charisma Johnson, and Stojanovic all had five.

                Stojanovic said it was a complete game for the Cougars.

                "I think that energy was insane tonight. The way we got hyped up after and-ones and the way we supported each other after any mistake or after any good pass made a change," she said. "Another thing was execution. We really listened to our coaches and did the plays as intended."

                Stojanovic added, "We had a few very good practices this week and the result is what we saw in this game,, The team will use this to keep the streak going and practicing hard. The team was solid and everyone did their job to the best of their abilities. We had crazy defenders, people who took rebounds, drivers, and support from coaches and player players sitting down. We made each other compete and play harder."

                WNCC only trailed twice in the contest and that was twice in the first quarter at 2-0 and then 13-10. WNCC closed out the first quarter as Chesta-Carty hit a bucket and then Juseana-Rae Delatori nailed a triple for the 15-13 lead after the first 10 minutes.

                WNCC continued where they left off in the first quarter scoring the first seven points for the second quarter capped off by Delatori's second 3-pointer for a 22-13 lead. WNCC led 28-18 with five minutes to play and lead at halftime 34-22 as Sybrant hit a bucket at the buzzer.

                The second half saw WNCC lead 38-25 on a Sybrant bucket. EWC sliced the deficit to just six points at 38-32 on two Yaiza Paredes buckets. WNCC went back up by 11 points at 43-32 only to watch EWC make it a 6-point contest with 4:18 to play in the third.

                WNCC responded with a 9-2 run that saw Charisma Johnson score three buckets as well as an old-fashioned 3-point play by Stojanovic for a 52-39 lead. EWC's Madison Bush-Lewis hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to make it 52-42.

                The final 10 minutes saw WNCC go up 6-46 after two Zozefine Sipolina two 3-pointers. Paredes came back with an old-fashioned 3-point play to make it an 11-point game. WNCC went on a 12-0 run that started with a Stojanovic triple and a Celina Donyo old-fashioned 3-point play for the 72-49 lead.

                WNCC shot 46 percent from the field and 43 percent (9-of-21) from beyond the arc. The Cougars were 24-of-30 from the charity stripe. EWC shot 39 percent from the field and 26 percent (5-of-19) from behind the arc. The Lancers were 13-of-17 from the free throw line.

                WNCC will be back in action Thursday when they host the Colorado State Club team at 5:30 p.m. at Cougar Palace. EWC will be back in action this weekend as they compete in a tournament at Utah State-Eastern where they will face Utah State-Eastern and Snow College. The Lancers will be back at home on November 20 when they face Northeastern Junior College.

WNCC                15  19 18 25 – 77
EWC                  13 10 19 10 – 52
WNCC
Veralyn Aviles 7, Charisma Johnson 8, Zozefine Sipolina 6, Ella Chesta-Carty 15, Brynn Sybrant 13, Dunja Stojanovic 12, Juseana-Rae Delatori 9, Aniaya Burton-Hernandez 1, Celina Donyo 6.
EWC
Shamarie Smith 4, Lucy Devoy 5, Madison Bush-Lewis 17, Yaiza Paredes 15, Anadna Martinez 2, Lorrena Viarreal 2, Ally Mims 4, Morgan Williams 3.