CHICAGO – Junior Courtney Waldon (Sun Prairie, WI/Sun Prairie) (Sun Prairie, Wis.) recorded her second consecutive double-double within a week as she posted 23 points and 12 rebounds in leading host Chicago State to a 72-59 victory over Utah Valley Thursday in a Great West Conference contest at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center.
The Cougars improved their season record to 8-14 (3-2), while the Wolverines fell to 4-17 (0-4) on the year. CSU jumped out to an early 13-1 advantage in the first seven minutes of the game en route to a 34-15 halftime lead.
Senior Alyssa Waldon (Sun Prairie, WI/Sun Prairie) (Sun Prairie, Wis.) added 14 points and went 5-of-6 from the free throw line, while sophomore Natalie Marlowe (South Milwaukee, WI/South Milwaukee) (South Milwaukee, Wis.) posted 10 points. Sophomore Janay Dockery (Detroit, MI/Martin Luther King) (Detroit, Mich.) notched eight rebounds, six points and five assists.
Utah Valley was led by senior Julie Smith's game-high 24 points. Sophomore Jenna Johnson contributed 14 points, while senior Asumi Nakayama posted eight points with six assists and three steals.
CSU continues its homestand on Thursday, Feb. 4 with a Great West Conference game against Houston Baptist as part of Homecoming week with the tip-off set for 5 p.m.
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