ANAHEIM, Calif. – A double-double from junior forward Elizabeth Tomon led Colorado School of Mines to hard-fought 66-64 victory over the University of Mary on day two of the CCA D-II Tip-Off Classic.

Mines (1-1) bounced back from yesterday's loss with a dominant showing on the boards as they out-rebounded the Marauders (0-2) 51-36 and more importantly 17-3 on offensive rebounds which led to a decisive 13-3 advantage on second chance points.

The first half was a see-saw battle with Mary outscoring Mines by five (18-12) in the first quarter followed by Mines outscoring by Mary by five (17-12) in the second to reach a 30-30 tie at the half.

The third quarter saw no change in that as both team's scored exactly 12 points each which set the stage for a decisive fourth quarter. 

Trailing by one, Mines took the lead 46-45 on an Elizabeth Tomon jumper at the 9:03 mark in the fourth quarter. The Orediggers eventually built the lead to as much as seven (61-54), but Mary came storming back and tied the game at 61-61 with 52 seconds remaining.

From there, the Mines defense locked in and Mikaela Moore and Anna Kollmorgen iced the game away at the free throw line.

Notables
-    Elizabeth Tomon put together a second straight strong performance as she had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the double-double. 
-    Mines' dominance on the offensive glass (17-3) was so important because they only shot 33.3% from the field while Mary shot 43.1%.
-    Speaking of the offensive rebounding dominance, the Orediggers had four players with at least three offensive boards with Mikaela Moore leading the way with five of them.
-    Anna Kollmorgen just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

Up Next 
Mines closes out the D-II Tip-Off Classic tomorrow at 5 p.m. MST with Simon Fraser University.