Ors Hits Double-Double in 64-51 Loss to Nebraska

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State women's basketball team fell in a tough battle, 64-51, to Nebraska on Sunday night in Lincoln, Neb. 
 
Estefania Ors led ISU with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing a career-high 11 boards. Callie Bourne, who competed against her sister Izzy, had career-highs of 14 rebounds and seven assists while adding nine points for the Bengals.
 
Diaba Konate and Dora Goles each had 10 points. ISU out-rebounded the Huskers, 47-46. 
 
In a game that had five ties and 12 lead changes, the Bengals took their first lead of the game at 10-9 after a basket by Ellie Smith on a pass from Bourne. The Huskers took back the lead with a three-point shot before Ors answered back with a three of her own to end the quarter leading 13-12.
 
Nebraska tied the game at 17 to start the second quarter. Goles then sparked a Bengal 5-0 run with a basket to give Idaho State a 19-17 lead.  The Bengals had their biggest lead of the night at 22-17 after another deep three from Ors.
 
The Huskers countered with a 7-0 run to take a 24-22 lead with just under three minutes left in the first half. With just one second left, a jumper from Ors gave the Bengals a 25-24 lead.
 
The Bengal defense challenged the Huskers in the first half, holding them to just 28 percent from the field and 27 percent from three. Ors led the Bengals in the half with eight points and nine boards while Bourne tossed out five assists. 
 
The third quarter went back and forth until the Huskers took a momentum that led them to a  46-40 to end the third. After shooting 42 percent from the field in the fourth, Nebraska was able to extend their lead to 64-51 to end the game. 
 
Idaho State takes on Kansas State in Manhattan, Kans., on Dec. 8 at 12 p.m. (MST).