MESA, Ariz. – The Yavapai College women's basketball team was unable to stop the No. 8-ranked Mesa Community College Thunderbirds on the road on Wednesday night and fell 74-35 to drop to 8-16 overall and 5-13 in conference play. 

With two minutes left to play in the first quarter, freshman guard Brooklyn Wiltbank hit a pair of game-tying baskets to bring the score to 15-15, however, the Thunderbirds went into the second with a 19-15 lead. 

In the second quarter, the Roughriders tallied just four points which Mesa took advantage of to take a 32-19 lead into the locker room at halftime. 

In the second half, YC was unable to mount a comeback attempt while the Thunderbirds shot lights out to cruise to a 74-35 victory. 

Freshman forward Kishyah Anderson led all YC scorers with 11 points on the night. 

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The Roughriders are back on the court on Saturday, February 18, in Phoenix, Arizona, where they will take on the South Mountain Community College Cougars with gametime set for 4 p.m.