Castillo leads Southwestern past Concordia in women’s basketball
AUSTIN (Interstat) — Southwestern (Tex.) defeated Concordia (Tex.) 70-55 in a women’s NCAA Division III basketball game Sunday at Concordia Fieldhouse. The visiting Pirates improved to 2-0, while the Tornados fell to 0-2 before 230 fans. Neela Castillo led Southwestern with 26 points and eight rebounds in 33 minutes. Emma Flores added 10 points, four assists and two rebounds. Kylee Symons scored 13 points with five rebounds. Katelyn Tietjen paced Concordia with 16 points and one assist. Macie Upshaw had nine points and six rebounds. Ke’Myreul Wheaton added 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. Brooke Smith scored nine points with three rebounds. Briann Warehime had 13 points and two rebounds. Trinity Benitez added six points and one rebound. Lizzy Kellam had three points and six rebounds. Southwestern shot 18 of 46 from the field, 5 of 13 from 3-point range and 29 of 39 from the free-throw line. Concordia shot 19 of 55, 4 of 19 and 13 of 21. Southwestern committed 17 turnovers, Concordia 18. The Pirates had 12 assists to five and 11 offensive rebounds to nine; Concordia scored 30 points in the paint to Southwestern’s 22.