CHADRON, Neb. — McKenzi Petersen ended her college career by having six season highs in a nail biting 73-68 loss against Westminster in Chadron State's last women's basketball game of the season.  

Petersen scored 24 points, which was both a season high and game high. Petersen also set season highs in minutes played (35) and field goals scored (12) while tying season highs for assists (two), blocks (one) and steals (two). 

Amya Winfrey also made some season highs on Saturday with 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals.  

Following Petersen in scoring, Dreanna Jackson scored 17 points and Kenna Wagner scored 13. Wagner also set a career high with eight assists and had zero turnovers. 

The Eagles outscored Westminster in both field goals and three pointers, shooting 27-59 (45.8 percent) from the field and 5-17 (29.4 percent) from three, while the Griffins shot 26-73 (35.6 percent) for field goals and 5-28 (17.9 percent) for three pointers. Westminster did have the lead in free throws, making 16-21 (76.2 percent) of them, compared to CSC's 9-12 (75 percent).  

CSC started the game off leading 16-3, before the Griffins rallied back and ended the quarter on a 14-2 run, to trail by just one point after the first quarter. They opened the second quarter to take a four-point lead at 24-20. The Eagles answered back, taking the first half 40-36, but they had difficulty holding on to it with the score being tied five times in the second half. The Griffins ultimately broke away by making three free throws in the last minute of the game to win 73-68. 

The Eagles celebrated their three seniors, Petersen, Winfrey and Bianca Bindzus, who played in the last college basketball game of their collegiant careers. Bindzus played a season high 30 minutes and finished with six points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal.  

This game wraps up the 2025-26 season for the Eagles with a 1-24 overall record and 1-19 mark in the RMAC. Westminster finishes their season with a 9-17 overall and a 6-14 conference record.