At one point in the game, the tallest player the Gillette College women on the floor was 5-foot-9
Kim Caywood.
The freshman, who played at Tongue River High School, came up large with 10 points and 11 rebounds and the Pronghorns beat Northwest College from Powell 78-68 for the first time in program history Wednesday night at CCHS South Campus.
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Jordan Scott-Benson suffered an ankle sprain on Saturday night against Casper College and sat out.
Kenosha Wright, a 5-10 freshman from Las Vegas, picked up her third foul midway through the first half.
Iesha Greer, a 5-11 sophomore from Reno, was also in foul trouble most of the night, picking up her second foul within the first two minutes into the game.
Big shots"We were playing a little small ball there for awhile. But the kids responded, hit some shots and did what we needed to win," said Pronghorn coach
Will Rider, who had never beaten the Trappers (10-10, 2-5 in Region IX) in the three-year history of the program. "
Alex Ward struggled a bit with some wide-open looks, but she hit shots when we needed momentum."