Weber State keeps YSU women’s team winless

EL PASO, Texas — The Weber State women’s basketball team made eight of its first nine shots in the second half and scored 46 points in the period to defeat Youngstown State, 70-51 ,on Saturday at the UTEP Thanksgiving Tournament.

Weber State (3-3) shot just 27.6 percent (8-for-29) in the first half, but it rebounded to shoot 72 percent in the second half (18-for-25) and 48.1 percent overall.

After going scoreless in the first half, Ali Thorderson scored 10 points in the first 4:16 of the second half as Weber State outscored YSU 15-7.

The Wildcats hit their first 3-pointers of the half as Ali Thorderson hit two and Abby Thorderson hit the other.

Macey Nortey had 15 points and six assists in 34 minutes to lead YSU (0-6). Brandi Brown added eight points and nine rebounds, and Rachael Manuel scored all 11 of her points in the second half.

The Penguins scored seven of the game’s first nine points and held a 7-2 lead on Bojana Dimitrov’s 3-pointer with 17:32 remaining.

Nortey had eight points on 4-for-6 shooting in the first half, and Brown had six points and six rebounds.