LOGAN — Utah State sophomore center Ali Aird scored a season-high 26 points and pulled
down seven rebounds, but the Utah State women's basketball team (0-5) fell to Northern Colorado 73-70 in overtime Saturday afternoon.
"This was a frustrating loss because we see the same problems game-in and game-out," said Aggie coach Raegan Pebley. "It's the immaturity of our team right now that's causing us not to come out and fix things. I don't know if these girls think that we are such amazing athletes that we can come out and get wins just off of our athletic ability."
Led by Aird's seven first-half points and USU's obvious size advantage, the Aggies were able to dominate the paint in the opening half. The Aggies led 22-17 with 5:52 remaining, and it looked as if they would go into the locker room with their first halftime lead of the season.
The Bears then countered USU's size with speed and perimeter shooting, using a 10-3 run to close the half up 27-25. UNC was led by Heather Barbour's six first-half points on two 3-pointers.
In the second half, the Bears hit three 3-pointers to build a seven-point lead. USU then went on a 25-10 run, but UNC countered with a run of its own to tie the game at 66 at the end of regulation. Barbour hit a 3-pointer to open overtime and the Bears never looked back.
TEXAS SOUTHERN 62, UVSC 49: Utah Valley trailed from tip to the final horn in its 62-49 loss to Texas Southern University in the consolation game of the Cyclone Classic on Saturday.
The Wolverines missed their first 11 shots and didn't get on the board in the first half until Katie Wilson converted a foul shot at the 14:43 mark. The early UVSC shooting drought allowed the Tigers to score 11 unanswered points.