Pate Joins 1,000 Point Club as Cougars Rake Past Maple Leafs

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The No. 14 ranked University of Saint Francis (Ind.) women's basketball team raked past the visiting Goshen College Maple Leafs by a final score of 71-36 on Wednesday, January 29. 

Reganne Pate scored her 1,000th career point during Wednesday night's win. The senior guard from Granger, Ind. Pate drained a three-pointer at the 3:22 mark of the fourth quarter to bring her career total to 1,000 points. Pate finished the game shooting 2-4 from three-point range for six total points. 

USF held Goshen to under 10 points in three of the four quarters during Wednesday night's game. Saint Francis started the scoring with a three-point shot at 9:40 in the first quarter. With the score at 8-7 in favor of USF, the Cougars came out of a media timeout with under five minutes to play and held the Maple Leafs scoreless until the 42-second mark. The Cougars went into the second quarter with a 17-10 lead. Saint Francis extended their lead to 30-12 with 5:05 left in the first half and entered halftime with a score of 34-19.

The Cougars continued to dominate, preventing the Maple Leafs from scoring in the first two and a half minutes of the third quarter. Saint Francis outscored Goshen 19-9 in the third for a 53-28 lead at the start of the fourth quarter. A three-pointer from Lexi Shelton pushed the Cougars' lead to 71-36 with 22 seconds remaining. As the game came to a close, Goshen remained scoreless as Saint Francis secured the 35-point home victory.

As a team, the Cougars shot 53.2% (25-47) from the field and 60% (12-20) from three-point range against the Maple Leafs. Cali Gregory was 3-3 from deep en route to a team-high 16 points. The freshman also pulled down five rebounds and dished out five assists while collecting one block. Isabella Gizzi added 11 points and a steal. Chloe McKnight and Ally Madden finished the night with seven points apiece. Taylor Fordyce led with six rebounds and a block. 

Up next, USF women's basketball (19-2, 9-2) will travel to Huntington University on Saturday, February 1. In their first match of the season, the Cougars defeated the Foresters with a final score of 78-62 in early December.

Cougar fans can stay updated on all events and recaps with USF Athletics by visiting saintfranciscougars.com.