COPPER MOUNTAIN (Interstat) — Gia McFadden scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Copper Mountain Fighting Cacti to a 70-69 women’s junior college basketball victory over the Victor Valley Rams on Wednesday night.

Copper Mountain, which improved to 21-2, trailed by eight points entering the fourth quarter but outscored Victor Valley 25-16 in the final period to secure the comeback win. The Fighting Cacti also got 17 points from Mailana Mattos and a game-high 17 rebounds from Jayla Speakman.

Victor Valley, which fell to 17-8, was led by a 27-point third quarter that briefly gave it control. The Rams’ six-point first quarter ultimately proved costly in the narrow defeat. The teams split their two-game season series.