WINFIELD, KAN. – On Wednesday, November 29th, the Builder women's basketball team hosted play to the visitors of Sterling College. A close game where the Builders were tied at halftime ended in a 75-59 loss for Southwestern.

The Builders started strong by putting up five points to lead the game early on. Continuing with their offensive power, the Builders kept taking the lead and showed confidence in their play, as they only lost the first quarter by two points, 18-16.

Motivated by their performance, the Builders kept pushing and found themselves in a great position as they won the second quarter 18-16 and, therefore, tied the game at halftime 34-34.

Southwestern showed their shooting abilities from the line as they hit 42.86% of the three-point line in the first quarter and 44.44% from the field in the second quarter.

Coming back after halftime, the Builders found themselves in trouble as Sterling started to bring on their "A" game. Shooting 66.67% from the field and 50.00% from the three-point line in the last quarter showed the Warriors' impressive power in the long run of the game.

The Builder kept fighting but could not come back as they lost the game 75-59.

The game was highlighted by Christy Wiebe and Kennedy Ford, who both earned double-doubles. Wiebe scored 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Ford scored 10 points and 11 rebounds. Macey Pond showed another strong performance and led the Builders in points, scoring 14.

The Builders (0-7, 0-3 KCAC) will be back in action on December 2nd at 1:00 PM when they battle Oklahoma Wesleyan University at Bartlesville, Okla.