On Tuesday, the Columbia Tigers came up short against the Bradford Tornadoes and fell 53-44. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being JOLENA GARDNER, who posted 12 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of DARIYAN WILLIAMS, who earned seven points in addition to ten rebounds and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Columbia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 20 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bradford can attribute much of their success to Brown Nichelle, who earned ten points. The dominant performance also gave Nichelle a new career-high in assists (four). Wynter Barrington was another key player, scoring four points along with two steals.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Bradford, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Columbia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 57-50 defeat against Buchholz on the 4th. As for Bradford, they will take on P.K. Yonge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bradford is facing P.K. Yonge at the right time seeing as P.K. Yonge is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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