Box Score The Dodge City Community College women's basketball team finally got the quick start they had been searching for in the past few weeks. They used a 20 point first quarter to jump to an early lead on their way to a 51 to 43 victory as they started Jayhawk West games.

The Conqs had a great energy right from the top assisted by a raccous home crowd in the Student Activity Center. The Conqs led by a small margin when sophomore guard Alec Fitts ignited the crowd with a crossover dribble that dropped a Colby defender then the layup that followed. The crowd stayed behind the Conqs as they used a steady hand to extend to a 20-13 lead after the first 10 minutes of the game. The second quarter saw the offensive struggles Dodge City has had resurface, but their defensive effort was superb as well. They outscored the Trojans by a 9 to 5 margin in the second quarter to take a 29-18 lead into the halftime break.

The Conqs once again had offensive problems coming out of the locker room and allowed Colby to sneak their way somewhat back into the game. They were outscored by a 14-8 margin in the third quarter, but still maintained a 37-32 lead going into the final period. Dodge City once again found their offensive ability in the fourth quarter. They used a strong effort from Ashley Nelson and the rebounding prowess of Haleigh Hill to put away the game. They outscored Colby 14-11 in the last ten minutes for the eight point win.

Nelson led the Conqs in scoring with 10 points and Makaela Ewing added nine points as well. Hill managed to pull down eight rebounds while Nelson had three assists and two steals to lead Dodge City.

The win leaves the Conqs with an overall record of 9-8 and a conference record of 4-4. They will host Barton Community College on Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center at 5:30pm.