Basketball Game Recap: College Heights Christian Cougars vs. Southern Missouri RUSH *

The College Heights Christian Cougars couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost to Southern Missouri RUSH at home by a decisive 44-29 margin on Tuesday.

Hannah Gibbons continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southern Missouri RUSH, scoring 18 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Gibbons has scored at least 25% of Southern Missouri RUSH's points. Another player making a difference was Lillian Mindeman, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

College Heights Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Southern Missouri RUSH, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.

College Heights Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Diamond at 7:30 p.m. on December 15th. Southern Missouri RUSH will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Pleasant Hope at 7:00 p.m. on November 28th.