The No. 19 Collin College women's basketball team (11-3, 1-0) defeated Weatherford College, 109-75, in their conference opener on Jan. 7. at Collin. 

 KEY PLAYERS

• Gabby Morales led all scorers with 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range and a perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. She added four assists, three steals.
• Ella Macleod finished with 31 points (career-high), shooting 10-of-16 from the field, knocking down two three-pointers, and going 9-of-11 at the line. She contributed five rebounds.
• Sara Basaran posted a strong all-around performance with 10 points, 14 rebounds, and four assists, while shooting 3-of-8 from the field
• Taliah Martin recorded 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting, added nine rebounds
• Olivia Grgicevich Lassey added six points, four assists, and two rebounds
• Abby Sokolova provided an efficient scoring boost off the bench, finishing with six points on a perfect 2-of-2 shooting, including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc
• Mufaro Mapengo chipped in four points, three assists, and three steals
• Trinity Thomas contributed five rebounds, three assists, and two points
• Maya Fowler recorded two points, three assists, and one rebound
• Georgia Alford scored two points while adding a steal.

GAME NOTES

• The Cougars recorded a season-high 22 steals.
• Multiple players delivered career-best performances.
• Several Cougars rank top-five in the conference across multiple statistical categories.

Gabby Morales
• Scored a career-high 34 points, surpassing her previous high of 22 points set against Panola College on Nov. 1.
• Leads the conference in:
• Free-throw percentage (100%)
• Points per game (34.0)
• Points per 40 minutes (43.9)

Ella Macleod
• Recorded a career-high 31 points, eclipsing her previous high of 19 points.
• Set a career-high with five steals.
• Ranks second in the conference in:
• Steals per game (5)
• Points per game (31.0)
• Points per 40 minutes (41.3)

Sara Basaran
• Posted a career-high and season-high 14 rebounds.
• Has recorded at least one steal in five consecutive games.
• Ranks in the conference:
• 2nd in rebounds per game (14.0)
• 5th in offensive rebounds (5.0)
• 5th in total rebounds (14.0)

Olivia Grgicevich Lassey
• Logged her fifth consecutive game with at least one block.
• Recorded a steal for the fourth consecutive game.

Trinity Thomas
• Ranks fourth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio.

As a team, the Cougars lead the conference in:

• Points per game
• Free throws made per game
• Assists per game
• Opponents' turnovers per game
• Steals per game
• Opponents' blocks per game

The Cougars host Temple College (11-4, 1-0) in their second conference game on Jan. 10 at the Plano Campus Gym.