POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. - College of the Ozarks (2-2) made nine of 11 first-quarter 3-point attempts to build a 26-point lead and defeat Champion Christian College (1-5) 106-59 on Friday, Nov. 6, in Point Lookout, Missouri. All 11 Lady Cats who played scored.

Ashlen Garrett hit two 3-pointers during a 9-0 opening run, with Logan Jones assisting on the second at 8:05. Jones pushed the lead to 23-3 with a 3-pointer off a Susanna Moran assist, and Garrett connected on a fifth 3-pointer with 3:31 remaining. Garrett scored 15 points in the quarter, while Jones added 13, including a third 3-pointer that established the 37-11 advantage.

After Kaylan Lockett opened the second quarter with a basket for Champion, Abigail McBride answered with a 3-pointer off an Aspen Cone assist. The Lady Cats later put together an 8-0 run capped by Cone's layup following a Jenna Hay steal, making it 55-21 with 3:06 left. Jaesha Smith scored the half's final basket with 35 seconds remaining for a 58-23 halftime lead.

Garrett opened the third quarter with another 3-pointer before Champion scored six straight points to pull within 61-29. Garrett answered at 7:00 with an eighth 3-pointer, assisted by Moran. A Garrett steal later led to a Moran basket and one ensuing free throw for a 70-31 lead. Moran closed the quarter with an offensive rebound and basket, sending the Lady Cats into the fourth ahead 79-40.

Savannah Ketchum scored nine fourth-quarter points, including a basket after an offensive rebound that completed an 11-0 run for a 90-43 lead. Hay's basket with 1:04 remaining produced the largest margin, 104-56. Lia Sekhniashvili answered with a basket and one ensuing free throw at the 55-second mark for Champion's final points. Cone made both free-throw attempts with 31 seconds left to complete the scoring.

Garrett finished with 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc, four steals and three assists in 17 minutes. Jones scored 16 points, and Ketchum had 12 points and six rebounds. Moran contributed eight points, nine rebounds and five assists without a turnover. Cone added nine points, while Smith and Allyssa Joyner scored eight apiece. The Lady Cats received 45 points from their bench.

The Lady Cats shot 53.3% from the field and 17-of-30 from 3-point range, a 56.7% mark. They outrebounded Champion 48-25, held a 31-5 advantage in second-chance points and turned 18 turnovers into 30 points. Jordan Hammons led Champion with 12 points, and Sekhniashvili added 10. Champion shot 37.1% from the field and 7-of-27 from beyond the arc.

The Lady Cats return to action on November 13-14 when they host the Lady Cat Classic at Keeter Gymnasium.