It wasn’t pretty, but the No. 3 Pronghorns (17-10, 9-4) defeated the No. 7 Central Wyoming Lady Rustlers (11-15, 4-10) Saturday night at the South Campus, 55-44.

There were nine ties and 17 lead changes in the game, and by halftime Gillette College held a 24-23 lead.  In the second half, Elisha Hensey took advantage of free throw opportunities down the stretch to help solidify the win, giving the Pronghorns their ninth victory in Region IX play.


KeKe Wright led the Pronghorns with a game-high 17 points.  She went 7-of-15 from the charity stripe.  The Lady Rustlers were led by Courtney Patterson, who chipped in 11 points.


The Pronghorns shot 33 percent from the field, which was more than 6 percent better than Central Wyoming.  Despite being out-rebounded by the Lady Rustlers, the Pronghorns took advantage of turnovers, stealing the ball 16 times compared to six takeaways for Central Wyoming.


Gillette College will now go on the road to face Casper College on Wednesday, February 22 at 5:30 p.m.

Scoring Summary for the Lady Pronghorns:
KeKe Wright – 17 points
Jordan Scott-Benson -11 points
Elisha Hensey – 8 points
Iesha Greer – 5 points
Jessica Davis – 3 points
Anastasia Champlin – 3 points
Kim Caywood – 2 points
Christina Davis – 2 points
Alex Ward – 2 points
Diarra Carrington – 2 points

Scoring Summary for the Lady Rustlers:
Courtney Patterson – 11 points
Brynlie Nielsen – 9 points
Emily Smith – 9 points
Brynn Foster – 8 points
Elise Keller – 4 points
Randi Prosenic - 2 points
Porsha Wadsworts – 2 points