CHADRON, Neb. – Chadron State won the turnover battle but couldn't make enough shots, as the Eagles fell to Colorado School of Mines 79-51 in a Saturday afternoon contest at the Chicoine Center.

The Eagles (1-20, 1-15 RMAC) received 14 points from Audrey Quintana and 13 from Ella Moser and tied a season-low eight turnovers as a team while forcing 13 Mines giveaways. That marks the second time in as many games this week that CSC has forced more turnovers than it committed, after doing that just twice in its first 19 games this season.

Chadron State struggled shooting the ball overall, however. The Eagles made 32.2 percent of their field goal attempts (19-59) and went made only 13.3 percent from beyond the arc (4-30). Chadron State made 9 of 13 free throw attempts. 

The Orediggers (13-14, 8-8 RMAC) also struggled from deep (3-15, 20 percent) but simply took it inside, scoring 40 points in the paint and finishing with an overall 55.4 percent field goal percentage (31-56). Mines racked up 21 assists, often using precision passing and off-ball movement to set up favorable looks on offense.

Mines's Sofia Baldessari, who entered as the second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder in the conference, was dominant in recording a 33-point, 11-rebound double-double, her fifth 30-point game this year. Baldessari shot 14-for-20 from the field and was 11-for-13 on two-point attempts. 

Mines wasted no time at the start of the game. After the teams traded baskets early, the Orediggers went on a 14-0 run in five-and-a-half minutes to take a 16-2 and never trailed again. 

The visitors outscored the Eagles handily in the first quarter (24-9) and third quarter (21-8) while Chadron State kept it close in the second (17-14) and outscored Mines in the fourth and final period (20-17). Quintana scored eight second-quarter points while Moser scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, shooting 4 of 7 from the field.

Defensively, Keziah Toran tallied three of CSC's nine steals on Saturday, with Moser chipping in two. McKenzi Petersen had a team-high four rebounds while Quintana and Teryn Stokes had three, but Mines outrebounded the Eagles 45-23 in the game.

Chadron State—Audrey Quintana 14, Ella Moser 13, McKenzi Petersen 9, Kenna Wagner 6, Evelyn Old Coyote 3, Bianca Bindzus 3, Dreanna Jackson 2, Jordyn Stokes 1. Totals: 19-59 FG (4-30 3PT) 9-13 FT. 51 points, 23 rebounds, 7 assists, 8 turnovers.

​Colorado School of Mines—Sofia Baldessari 33, Sophia Baal 16, Jade Leon 10, Jenna Shandy 7, Quincey Baum 3, Emma Sixta 2, Olivia Campbell 2, Emily Thomas 2, Lindsey Jones 2, Madison Gage 2. Totals: 31-56 FG (3-15 3PT) 14-21 FT. 79 points, 45 rebounds, 21 assists, 13 turnovers.