RANGELY, Colorado – The Colorado Northwestern Women's Basketball team completed a 2-0 sweep this past weekend in the CNCC Classic, moving them to 7-2 overall on the season.

The Lady Spartans picked up a victory in their home opener on Friday 77-54 over Northern New Mexico College's Junior Varsity program. CNCC played solid on defense throughout their contest against the Lady Eagles, holding them to 26.7% shooting for the game (20-75 on field goal attempts). The Lady Spartans also collected 18 offensive rebounds and forced Northern New Mexico into making 14 turnovers.

In CNCC's win, eight players contributed to the Lady Spartans final total. Sophomore Sarah Midgley led the way scoring 17 points (6-12 on field goals). Also scoring for CNCC were Taylor Thomas (14 points), Kelsey Harvey (10 points), Tyra Rodriguez (9 points), Taylor Martin (9 points), Cylee Tuimaunei (7 points), Sierra Reynolds (6 points) and Shelby Harvey (5 points). CNCC was led in rebounding by Taylor Thomas who picked up a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Also having a strong rebounding night for the Lady Spartans were Kelsey Harvey with nine and Taylor Martin with seven.