CHADRON, Neb. -- Ashley Steffeck scored 33 points and the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers outscored the Chadron State women's basketball team 47-25 in the second half on way to winning 83-72 Saturday night in the Chicoine Center.
 
The loss drops CSC to 6-18 overall and 4-16 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Mines improves to 20-6 overall and 15-5 in conference play.
 
Chadron State led 47-36 at halftime after outscoring their opponent by two points in the first period and nine in the second.
 
The Orediggers responded in the second half with defensive adjustments that held CSC to 12 points in the third quarter and 13 in the fourth. At the conclusion of the third period, the Eagles led 59-58 before the Orediggers scored the first nine points of the final period to take the lead.
 
A total of 56 fouls were called and 74 free throws were shot in the game.
 
The Eagles outshot their opponents in the loss, making 20-43 attempts (46.5%) from the field. They made 4-11 (36.4%) attempts from three and made an outstanding 28 free throws in 32 attempts (87.5%).
 
The cold shooting Orediggers made 22-68 (32.4 %) shots from the field. Mines struggled from behind the arc, making 5-25 (20%) attempts but shot ten more free throws, making 34-42 (81%).
 
The Eagles won the rebound battle 38 to 37 but committed 24 turnovers in the loss compared to their opponents seven turnovers. Mines scored 32 points off CSC's 24 turnovers while the Eagles recorded eight points from the Orediggers seven turnovers. Of the Orediggers 37 rebounds, 20 were offensive.
 
Steffeck only made 8-27 attempts from the field and 2-11 from three but finished 15-16 from the charity stripe. She was joined in double digits by Loralee Stock who scored 17.
 
Chadron State had four players score in double-digits, led by Ashayla Powers and Allison Olsen with 15 apiece. Powers, a junior from Longmont, Colorado, added 13 rebounds to finish with a double-double and Olsen, a sophomore from Douglas, Wyoming, finished second on the team with five boards.
 
Liberty Line and Olivia Waufle added 13 and 11 points, respectively.
 
The Eagles conclude their season next weekend when they Play South Dakota Mines on Friday and Black Hills State on Saturday. Friday's game in Rapid City, South Dakota will begin at 5:30 p.m., while Saturday's in Spearfish tips off at 4 p.m.