PUEBLO, Colo. (January 22, 2021) -  Down 14 in the fourth quarter, Colorado State University Pueblo Women's Basketball rallied within five but fell to Fort Lewis College 57-52 Friday at Massari Arena.
 
Turning Point:
The ThunderWolves  (1-5, 1-5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) struggled shooting from the field in the first half, making 27.6 percent from range. This allowed the Skyhawks (4-4, 4-4 RMAC) to hold a 31-20 advantage at halftime.
 
Trailing 49-35 in the fourth quarter, the Pack went on a 15-5 run to climb back within five at 55-50 with 1:11 left. The Skyhawks held the ball and made one last lay up with 28 seconds left to secure a 57-52 win.

Individual Highlights:
- Sydni Williams (Sr., Little Rock, Ark.) sparked the Pack's offense with a season-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. She finished 6-of-8 from the line. Williams also secured eight rebounds and added a block. Four of Williams' eight boards came on the offensive glass.
 
- Aubriana Noti (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned her first double-double of the season. Noti scored 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field. She went 4-of-6 from the line. Noti also pulled down 13 rebounds, the most by a ThunderWolf this season. She swatted two blocks on the defensive end.

- JaNaiya Davis (Jr., Waco, Texas) netted four points. Davis also pulled down 10 rebounds.  The RMAC Defensive Player of the Week led the Pack with four steals.

Coach Johnson Quote:
"They wanted to take away our post players, but I think Sydni Williams and Aubri Noti still did a great job getting what they wanted," said CSU Pueblo Head Basketball Coach Tommie Johnson. "Defensively, We didn't really turn it on until the fourth quarter. Just a victim of slow starts and we just got to be better."

Notes:
- The Pack outrebounded the Skyhawks 42-29. They limited Fort Lewis to just four attempts from the charity stripe, the lowest number of attempts allowed by a Pack team since Feb. 27, 2018 against South Dakota Mines.
 
- The ThunderWolves made 53.85 percent of their shots in the fourth quarter going 7-for-13 from the field.
 
Up Next:
The ThunderWolves wrap up their homestand against No. 11 Western Colorado University Saturday. Tip off between the Pack and Mountaineers is slated for 5:30 p.m. at Massari Arena.
 
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