PUEBLO, Colo. – The Chadron State College women's basketball team made a season-high 11 three-point shots and trailed by just four points at halftime, but could not keep up in the second half and fell to homestanding CSU Pueblo 76-56 on Saturday afternoon.

Junior guard Audrey Quintana paced the Eagles with 21 points while making eight of 17 field goal attempts, including five of 11 from behind the arc. It was her eighth double-figure scoring game of the season, and the second time she has exceeded 20 points.

Chadron State also got nine points on three treys by freshman Ella Moser and eight points from senior post McKenzi Petersen to go with her seven rebounds.  The Eagles' leading rebounder, however, was 5-9 freshman Teryn Stokes with nine after she was the Wyoming high school rebounding leader her junior year at Torrington.

The Eagles were 5 of 13 from the field for 38.5 percent in the first, second and fourth quarters and shot almost exactly the same percentage in the third frame when they were 7 of 18 overall, but their 38.6 percentage for the game and 22 total field goals didn't allow them to stay with Pueblo's 45.3 percent field goal marksmanship and 29 baskets from the field. 

Although the Eagles' 11 treys were two more than the ThunderWolves, the hosts made 9 of 14 free throws and CSC was just 1 of 5 at the line. 

Bolstered by going 4-for-8 from long range, Chadron State led 15-11 at the end of the first quarter. But Pueblo tallied the first 11 points of the second quarter and led the rest of the way.

The Eagles definitely hung around. They trailed by only 37-36 after freshman Kenna Wagner nailed a triple two minutes into the second half, but the Colorado team outscored CSC 18-8 the remainder of the third quarter to take a 55-44 lead into the final stanza.

Senior Seneya Martinez led the Wolves with 23 points on 9 of 17 from the field, including four of nine on three-pointers. Freshman Jada Bobb added 15 points and senior Genesis Sweetwine contributed 14.

The win evened Pueblo's record at 11-11 for the season and 7-7 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.  The Eagles, who still have just one win this season, will be at home to play MSU Denver at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 and Colorado School of Mines at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.

Chadron State—Audrey Quntana 21, Ella Moser 9, McKenzi Petersen 8, Bianca Bindzus 6, Kenna Wagner 5, Keziah Toran 3, Dreanna Jackson 2, Teryn Stokes 2. Totals: 22-57 FG (11-27 3PT), 1-5 FT, 56 points, 36 rebounds, 14 assists, 21 turnovers.

Colorado State Pueblo—Seneya Martinez 23, Jada Bobb 15, Genesis Sweetwine 14, Laci Roffle 7, Anyla Owens 6, Ruby Sweeney-Spitzeck 5, Desani Nesbit 4, Talia Strode 2.  Totals: 29-64 FG, (9-28 3PT), 9-14 FT, 76 points, 41 rebounds, 23 assists, 12 turnovers.

                Chadron State            15           13          16        12        ----56
                CSU-Pueblo                 11           21          23        21        ----76