CHADRON, Neb. -- Alisha Little scored 32 points and added 13 rebounds as the CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves defeated the Chadron State women's basketball team 71-58, Saturday evening in the Chicoine Center.
 
The loss drops Chadron State to 6-16 overall and 4-14 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The Thunderwolves improve to 15-11 overall and 10-8 in conference play, good enough for the eighth spot in the conference standings.
 
CSU-Pueblo opened the game with a 23-14 lead to end the first quarter. CSC responded by outscoring their opponents 19-14 in the second quarter to trail 37-33 at half. The second period was the only one of the game that the Eagles won, in part to making 66.67% (8-12) shot attempts to close the first half.
 
The Thunderwolves defense stepped up in the second half by holding the Eagles to 12 points in the third period and 13 in the fourth.
 
For the game, CSC shot 22-56 (39.3%) from the field and 6-19 (31.6%) from three. CSU-Pueblo finished 26-59 (44.1%) from the field and 4-15 (26.7%) from beyond the arc. One major disparity in the game was the difference at the free throw line. Chadron State made eight of their 16 attempts for 50% while the visitors converted 15 of 18 attempts for 83.3 percent.
 
Seven points were scored by the Eagles due to 13 Thunderwolve turnovers while CSU-Pueblo scored 15 points off 17 Eagle turnovers. Chadron State was outrebounded 39-34 in the loss.
 
Little's 32 points were scored on an efficient 13-17 from the field and 5-7 from the charity stripe. Autumn Watts joined her teammate in double figures with 10 points.
 
Kylie Krise, a junior from Briggsdale, Colorado and Ashayla Powers, a junior from Longmont, Colorado, both had a team high 15 points.
 
Chadron State's home schedule concludes next weekend when they host MSU-Denver on Friday and Colorado School of Mines on Saturday. Both games are set to begin at 5:30 p.m.