Boxout versus Eastern Wyoming
Taylor Munroe

Women's Basketball Jon Oglesby, SLCC Athletics

SLCC Women's Basketball opens Thanksgiving tourney with close win

Box Score TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (November 29, 2019) - The Salt Lake Community College women's basketball team opened a Thanksgiving home tournament with a thrilling victory inside the Lifetime Activities Center Friday.

The Bruins picked up a 78-77 win over Eastern Wyoming College in the opening game of the SLCC Thanksgiving tourney, earning the win on a late score. The win boosts SLCC's overall record to 4-4.

Trailing 77-76 late, Leichan Williams scored on a layup with six seconds left to help the Bruins earn the win. The late comeback win began with a slow start for Salt Lake, as the Bruins trailed 22-7 at the end of the first quarter. However, SLCC outscored Eastern Wyoming 27-12 in the next quarter to tie the game at 34-34 at halftime. Salt Lake took a 55-47 lead heading into a back-and-forth fourth quarter.

Ashley Scoggin had a breakout performance in the victory, finishing with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting and a 6-of-9 performance from three-point range. Awa Sidibe had 15 points, while Williams contributed 14 points.

Salt Lake will play Western Wyoming at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. 
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Players Mentioned

Ashley Scoggin

#5 Ashley Scoggin

G
5' 7"
Freshman
Leichan Williams

#44 Leichan Williams

C
6' 2"
Freshman
Awa Sidibe

#15 Awa Sidibe

F
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ashley Scoggin

#5 Ashley Scoggin

5' 7"
Freshman
G
Leichan Williams

#44 Leichan Williams

6' 2"
Freshman
C
Awa Sidibe

#15 Awa Sidibe

5' 11"
Freshman
F