Box Score (Dodge City, Kansas) – The Dodge City Community College Women's Basketball team lost it's second in a row, falling to Seward County Community College 68-55.

The first quarter started well for the Conq Women as they got out to an 11-5 lead in the first 3:28 of the contest. Immediately after a 3 point basket at that point, they would go on a scoring drought. The Conquistadors would not score again until the 3:25 mark of the first quarter, 3:07 of no points, meanwhile the Saints were able to cut the deficit to 2 by outscoring DC3 4-0 during that stretch. Seward County would follow that up by going on a 9-2 run prior to fouling Allie Baker on a 3 point attempt at the end of the quarter. She would make 2 of 3 free throws to tie the game at 18-18 going into the 2nd quarter. 

Alec Fitts would get the scoring started in the 2nd by making 2 free throws to give the lead back to the Conqs 20-18. Seward County would then go on a mini 5-0 run to give them their largest lead to that point of 3. At 4:54 with the Saints leading 28-27 neither would score for over 2 minutes until a layup for the Conqs got the lead back at 29-28. The remainder of the half had both teams answering each other. Going into halftime Seward County had 33-31 advantage.

In the first half, the Conquistadors shot 45.8% from the field, 25% from 3, and 87.5% at the free throw line.

Early on in the second half, Seward County would go on a 6-0 run to take a 39-35 lead. Dodge City would answer and make it a two-point only to see the Saints go on another run. Seward County would score 7 unanswered before Coach Loll would call a timeout to regroup. The run going into the timeout was 13-2 in favor of the Saints. This really allowed them to take control of the game by opening up an 11 point lead at 46-37. The time out did not help for Dodge City as Seward County would score 6 unanswered immediately out of the timeout. This gave them a 15 point lead and the run overall was 19-2 over a 6 minute period. The rest of the 3rd was a little more even as Dodge City would go into the fourth down 58-42.

At the 7:11 mark with DC3 down 61-45 there would be another offensive stall, as neither team would score until the Saints made a bucket with 5:33 on the clock. It would continue for Dodge City, however as they would not score another point until a free throw made it 63-47. With 3:45 left DC3 would go to the free throw line down 67-47. The Conqs wouldn't make another field goal until there was just 2:58 remaining in the game. They went 4:13 without making a shot from the field. With the game already in hand, the last 3 minutes would go back and forth. In the end, the Conqs fell 68-55.
 
In the second half, the Conquistadors shot just 36% from the field. For the game, they shot 40.8%, 23.1% from 3, and 80% from the charity stripe. DC3 turned it over 15 times, had 15 assists and 34 rebounds.
 
Addison Rowley scored 14 points on 5-8 shooting.
 
Wednesday night the Women travel to Hutchinson, KS to take on the Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College.
 
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