Umpqua Community College's women's basketball team used early runs, strong rebounding and improved defense to return from Portland Community College with a 74-51 victory over the Panthers. At the end of the first quarter, the RiverHawks lead 20-12 and the Panthers would never get any closer as Umpqua held Toni Dohora to just nine points for the game. Dohora hit for a career high 43 pints versus Umpqua earlier in the season.
Bria Thames led the RiverHawks with 24 points, followed by Dajanay Powell with 21. Jordan Stotler was the only other RiverHawk in double figure scoring with 12 points. She also led the team in rebounding with a season high 21 rebounds.
With the victory, the RiverHawks move to 13-0 in Southern Region play and 24-2 overall. They play Clark Community College this Wednesday, February 22nd, at 5:30 pm, on "Pack the Gym" night.
