CHADRON, Neb. – Colorado School of Mines ran its win streak to four games as they earn an 84-73 victory at Chadron State.

Mines (15-11, 11-6) got a career-high 18 points from Paige Husa and 16 points each from Emily Bailey and Cassidy Budge to hold off an upset-minded CSC squad (6-14, 6-11).

Much like last night, the game started out a little slow, but both teams' offense kicked it into gear by the end of the first quarter. 

Behind Emily Bailey's 12-point first half, Mines broke a 17-17 tie at the end of the first quarter and turned it into a 42-34 lead at halftime. The key to the advantage was an 8-2 run over the final 1:16 of the half which included Bailey's buzzer-beating jumper.

The third quarter boiled down to a series of runs as Chadron State used an early 7-2 run to get back within two points (46-44). Mines responded in kind with its biggest run of the game at 9-0 which pushed their lead to 11 (57-46). The Eagles came back once more though with a 9-3 push which narrowed the deficit to only five (60-55) as the game moved into the final period. 

That push by CSC was extinguished by Cassidy Budge as she drilled three-pointers in back-to-back possessions to put Mines back up by 11, 66-55, early in the fourth quarter. Those long range makes were essentially daggers as the Orediggers were able to maintain an 8-13-point lead the rest of the way en route to the 84-73 victory.
 
Notables
-    As mentioned, the 18 points by Paige Husa tonight were a career-high as she finished 6-8 from the field and 4-5 from beyond the arc. Husa also had three assists and two steals.
-    Also hitting a new career-high was Jess McGovern who had 11 points on 3-3 shooting. She also went 5-8 from the charity stripe and had five rebounds.
-    Cassidy Budge provided 16 points on 4-8 of shooting with a team-high seven rebounds and two assists.
-    Emily Bailey also reached 16 points to go along with five rebounds.
-    Elizabeth Tomon was the fifth and final Oredigger in double figures with 10 points on the night.
-    Mines shot 44.8% as a team, and were 11-20 from deep for a 55% clip.
-    With the win, Mines also moves into a tie with Fort Lewis for fifth-place in the RMAC standings. The Orediggers are only two games out of second-place with five games to go.

Up Next
The Orediggers are now off until next Saturday when they host nearby rival Colorado Christian at 1 p.m. on Ella Weigle Day.