by PERU, Neb. – The College of Saint Mary basketball team got double-digit scoring from five different players en route to an 89-74 nonconference road win over Peru State College Wednesday night.
Deaundra Young (SR/Mims, FL) led all scorers with a game-high 33 points for the Flames. The senior also grabbed 14 rebounds.
Teammate Pilar Aldrich (JR/Winnebago Tribe of NE) scored 15 points, Peyton Hagen(SO/Bellevue, NE) tossed in 12 points, Justice Ross (JR/Gretna, NE) finished with 11 points and Shelby Allberry (JR/North Platte, NE) had 10 points and eight rebounds.
The Flames outscored Peru State in all four quarters for the win. CSM led 21-19 after the first, 44-36 at the intermission and 67-53 after three quarters of play.
CSM hit 56.9 percent of field goal attempts and outrebounded the Bobcats 46-26.
Where Peru State did shine was from the 3-point line.
“They made 12 3-pointers and that’s what kept them in the game,” CSM Coach Jesse Flanagan said. “I think our defense in the second half was key for us. We did a much better job getting a hand in their face and contesting their shots.”
Justice Daniel led the Bobcats with 15 points, while Sydney Wilkinson, Jackie Beaugard and Rashaun Casey all finished with 14.
“Pilar Aldrich did an outstanding job of defense on Wilkinson in the second half for us,” Flanagan said. “That was another big factor for us.”
CSM was playing without guard Akia Davis (SR/Titusville, FL), who suffered a season-ending injury in the Flames’ loss to Haskell Indian Nations University on Saturday.
The Flames are now 2-1 on the season and return to play Saturday with a home game at 1 p.m. against Sterling College.
