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Briana Clah led all Mesa scorers with 12 points in a loss to Cochise Wednesday night (photo by Samantha Miller)
Briana Clah led all Mesa scorers with 12 points in a loss to Cochise Wednesday night (photo by Samantha Miller)
Briana Clah led all Mesa scorers with 12 points in a loss to Cochise Wednesday night (photo by Samantha Miller)
Posted: Nov 17, 2015

Women's Basketball drop home opener to Cochise, 66-55

Photos Box Score
Cochise College
(4-1, 1-0)
66
AT
Mesa Community College
(0-3, 0-1)
55
Game Leaders
Cochise College
Pts: 2 Players (#32, #33) - 12
Reb: Coulter Bowlen - 7
Ast: Coulter Bowlen - 4
Mesa Community College
Pts: Briana Clah - 12
Reb: Taylor Reed - 7
Ast: Taylor Reed - 3
Team Stats
Full stats

Mesa, AZ- Mesa women's basketball dropped their home opener Wednesday night at Theo Heap Gym to Cochise College, 66-55.

Briana Clah finished with a team high 12 points while also pulling down three rebounds and three steals. 

The Thunderbirds jumped out to a first quarter lead, 11-1 but the Apaches quickly climbed back into the game, closing the T-Bird lead to 16-13.  Mesa ended the first quarter with a two point lead, 18-16.

Mesa shot 41 percent from the field but only went 3-13 (23.1%) from three.  The T-Birds did have 31 points off turnovers and outscored Cochise in the paint, 24-16.

The T-Birds and Apaches were tied at 47 with 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter but over the next five minutes, Cochise went on a 18-2 run and eventually took the 66-55 victory. 

With the loss, Mesa moves to 0-3 on the season.  The T-Birds head to Midland, TX for two games then they will be back home one week from tonight to host Arizona Western at 5:30 p.m.