Second-half collapse dooms ThunderWolves

Final	1	2	T
Drury (2-4)	28	40	68
Colorado St.-Pueblo (2-1)	35	21	56
Pueblo, CO (Massari Arena)

Drury	Colorado St.-Pueblo
Pts: Walker, Kassie - 22	Pts: Rachel Espinoza - 15
Reb: 2 Players (#12, #23 - 10)	Reb: 2 Players (#01, #33 - 7)
Ast: Jones, Ja'Nell - 4	Ast: Kendall Babler - 6

Team Statistics	Drury	Colorado St.-Pueblo
Field Goal %	43.3% (26-60 )	38.2% (21-55 )
Rebounds	47	29
Assists	14	17
Turnovers	21	14
Pts off Turnovers	19	17
2nd Chance Pts	10	7
Bench Pts	23	14

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23-4 run by Drury sinks Pack.

PUEBLO, Colo. (GoThunderWolves.com - Nov. 27, 2010) - CSU-Pueblo was held to just 21 second half points and victimized by a 23-4 run as the Pack squandered a 10-point lead to lose 68-56 to Drury Saturday at the Chuck Stephens Classic.

Even more painful - CSU-Pueblo held a 35-28 lead and led by as much as 12 points in the second half before Drury used a speedy, fast break offense to overwhelm the ThunderWolves.

CSU-Pueblo was able to register 11 points off of turnovers in the first half, using a strong first-half transition offense of its own, but could only get four more points off turnovers in the second half.  Drury meanwhile seemed to score every point off of a turnover or rebound and turn it into fast break points, especially on its 23-4 run.

Individually, CSU-Pueblo got a six-assist effort from Kendall Babler (Jr., Rifle, Colo.) who earned all-tournament honors.  The Pack was led in scoring Saturday by Rachel Espinoza (Sr., Pueblo, Colo.), who had 15 points.

The road gets no easier for CSU-Pueblo, which opens conference play next weekend with arguably the RMAC's two toughest teams, eighth-ranked Fort Lewis and Adams State, which defeated Drury at the Chuck Stephens Classic this weekend.