by Cowley College freshman Seanna Boltz (Oglala Lakota), the nation’s leader in three-pointers made, did not let a 24-day layoff affect her as she drilled a school-record nine three-pointers in the Lady Tigers’ 65-46 win at Colby Community College on Saturday.
Boltz, who has hit 66 three-pointers on the season, went 9-of-19 from three-point range and scored a career-high 31 points in Saturday’s victory. The nine three-pointers in a single game surpassed the previous school-record of eight three-pointers set by Jenia Dimitrova in the 2000 season and equaled twice by Kaitlyn Potter in the 2017 season.
“Seanna shot it well,” Cowley head coach Todd Clark said. “Her teammates did a good job of finding her.”
The win was an important one for the Lady Tigers (14-2) as they remain in a three-way tie for first place in the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division with a conference mark of 4-2.
Saturday’s game started slow as the game was tied at 9-9 after one quarter of play and the Lady Tigers led by just three points (26-23) at the end of the first half. However, Boltz scored 14 third quarter points as Cowley’s lead grew to 53-32 heading into the final quarter of play.
“I am proud of the way our team fought through some crazy situations and were able to stretch the lead,” Clark said.
Lady Tiger freshman Kalyne Daniels came off the bench to notch a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
“Kalyne was really good in transition,” Clark said.
Colby (11-2 overall, 2-2 Jayhawk West) played Saturday’s game without its top-two scorers, Alize Ruiz and Nyrobi Pillars, as Brittanie Brickhouse led the Lady Trojans with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
