Dodge City Community College Athletics

Dodge City capped non-conference play with a pair of wins in Great Bend at a classic hosted by Barton, beating Redlands 82-57 and then earning a 99-52 win over #14 Murray State.
 
The wins move the Conquistadors to 6-0 on the season and 32-3 in non-conference regular-season play under head coach Landon Steele, with 14 straight non-conference victories. 
 
Up next, the Conqs embark on conference play as they start with a matchup against Pratt on Wednesday, November 18^th on the road, then host Coffeyville on Saturday, November 21^st. 
 
Won 82-57 vs Redlands
Dodge City started the day by seeing a pair of three-pointers drop in for Redlands putting the Conqs behind 6-0 early. The Conqs countered with an 11-0 run, with Shaliyah Forbes scoring the first three buckets for the Conqs. Ultimately the lead grew to nine at 17-8 with 2:37 remaining in the first quarter and then went to 10 at 19-9 but Redlands closed the gap as the Conqs led 20-15 at the end of the first quarter. In the second stanza, the Conqs kept Redlands at arm's length and carried the 41-32 lead into intermission, using an 11-3 run to end the first half and scoring the final nine points of the half. The Conqs again continued to keep Redlands at bay in the third quarter before controlling the final frame scoring 29 points in the fourth quarter to extend lead to has high as 28, going on to secure the 82-57 win. 
 
The Conqs shot 45.5% from the field in the victory, while holding Redlands to just 28.6% shooting and winning the battle on the boards 52-33. Conqs recorded 21 assists on 30 made field goals and had 12 steals. 
 
Chanel Enriquez-Paea led the Conqs with 20 points on 7-12 shooting including 4-8 from three-point range, while adding four rebounds, four steals, and three assists. Forbes chipped in 15 points going 7-7 from the field and grabbed six rebounds, while Jayla Cassidy grabbed 10 rebounds and scored nine points. Jennifer Mailei and Mailey Cunningham each added eight points. 
 
Won 99-52 vs Murray State
After trading the first three buckets of the game the Conqs mounted a 10-0 run to lead 12-4 halfway through the first quarter. Murray State closed the gap to four at 15-11 before the Conqs finished the first quarter on a 7-2 run. A free throw early in the second quarter pushed the lead to double digits at 23-13, and it kept growing over the first half, with a 29-19 second stanza to lead 51-32 at halftime. The hot shooting continued for the Conqs in the second half dropping 23 points in the third quarter and then outscoring Murray State 28-5 in the fourth quarter to cruise past the #14 ranked Aggies of Murray State 99-52. 
 
Eleven different Conqs scored in the contest as the team shot a season-best 52.1%, hit 15 three-pointers, and recorded 23 assists on 37 made field goals. Defensively, the Conqs forced 22 Aggie turnovers, held them to 33.3% shooting, and recorded 17 steals. 
 
Jade Célérier paced the Conqs with 17 points on 8-9 shooting while adding nine assists and six steals. Saje Evans added 14 points with five rebounds, while Cunningham was 4-7 from three-point range scoring 12 points. Mailei added her best scoring game as a Conq with 13 points on 5-7 shooting. Forbes and Victoire Mercier each chipped in nine points.