HONOLULU (Interstat) — Mattie Dollar scored 20 points and Lubbock Christian used an early response and efficient shooting to defeat Western State 80-49 on Saturday in a women’s NCAA Division II game at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. Attendance was 212.

Lubbock Christian improved to 1-0, while Western State fell to 0-1. The Chapparals shot 34 of 58 from the floor, including 7 of 16 from three-point range, and committed nine turnovers. Western State shot 16 of 46 overall, 4 of 14 from beyond the arc and 13 of 18 from the free throw line. Western State had a 6-4 edge in offensive rebounds. Lubbock Christian had an 11-5 edge in assists and a 4-0 edge in blocks.

Western State opened with Colette van der Hoven’s 3-pointer at the 9:17 mark of the first quarter, but Lubbock Christian answered with eight straight points and never trailed again. Dollar made two layups in the opening quarter, Kennedy Chappell added a free throw and Meg Meekins hit a 3-pointer and a layup as the Chapparals took control. Meekins made a layup and a jumper off a turnover, and Dollar converted another layup to push the lead to 16-7. Western State cut the deficit with baskets by van der Hoven and Eckroth, but Meekins answered again and Raegan Lee scored late in the first quarter. Kyndle Cunningham opened the second-quarter scoring with a layup, and after Western State’s Eckroth scored, Chappell and Dollar answered with layups. Meekins and Kambrie Graser hit 3-pointers, and Dollar added another 3 in the second as Lubbock Christian stretched the lead. Lubbock Christian built a double-digit lead in the second quarter and kept Western State at arm’s length the rest of the way. Meekins scored 17 points, including a run of consecutive baskets in the first half, while Dollar repeatedly attacked the lane and finished with four rebounds and five assists. Lubbock Christian led by 14 at halftime and extended the margin after the break.

Western State’s Penelope Urquhart led the Mountaineers with 15 points and nine rebounds. Van der Hoven scored 13 points and added four rebounds and two assists, Alyssa Eckroth had eight points and one rebound, and Madyn Kassatly and Morgan Ives provided fourth-quarter scoring. Urquhart hit a 3-pointer in the first quarter and another in the fourth, and she made three free throws in the third. Western State had six offensive rebounds, five assists and 18 turnovers. Lubbock Christian had four offensive rebounds, 11 assists and four blocks.

Dollar finished with 20 points, four rebounds and five assists for Lubbock Christian. Meekins added 17 points and four rebounds, Ally Ihler scored 10 points, Chappell had eight points, three rebounds and three assists, Kyndle Cunningham contributed seven points and five rebounds, and Kaelie Massenburg had four points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Kambrie Graser scored three points for the Chapparals. Ihler made a 3-pointer late in the third quarter and completed a three-point play in the fourth as Lubbock Christian pushed its lead to 31 points. Cunningham made a 3-pointer in the second quarter. Massenburg added two blocks.

Lubbock Christian scored 80 points from 67 possessions, an offensive rating of 118.9. Western State scored 49 points from 67 possessions, an offensive rating of 73.6. The Chapparals forced 18 turnovers and limited Western State to 34.8 percent shooting from the field. Lubbock Christian shot 58.6 percent overall and 43.8 percent from three-point range. Western State made 13 of 18 free throws, while Lubbock Christian made 5 of 9. Lubbock Christian led for most of the game after the opening minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Lubbock Christian to win 59-58. Interstat’s ELO system gave Lubbock Christian an 80.5 percent probability of winning.