Navajo Tech F-506563 0-2

114

Fort Lewis F-1083 4-8,1-3 RMAC

Navajo Tech F-506563

0-2

Final

Jan. 04, 2025

114

Fort Lewis F-1083

4-8,1-3 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Navajo Tech F-506563	11	4	9	9	33
Fort Lewis F-1083	28	27	37	22	114

Summary
Box Score

Hayden Mangan, Fort Lewis Athletic Communications

Sophomore Natalie Guanella (2) led the Skyhawks with 19 points in the win over Navajo Tech

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/4/2025 8:51:00 PM | Angela Roberts, Associate AD-Communications

Seven reach double-figures in dominant win over Navajo Tech

IGNACIO, Colo. – Led by a career-high 19 points from sophomore Natalie Guanella, as well as double-digit points from six other Skyhawks, the Fort Lewis College women's basketball team opened the New Year with a 114-33 win over Navajo Tech in the annual Native American Heritage game.

With the win, the Skyhawks improved to 4-8 on the year.

Fort Lewis shot 55.1 percent (49-of-89) from the field, compared to Navajo Tech's 20.8 percent (11-of-53) clip. The Skyhawks took advantage of Navajo Tech's 36 turnovers, converting for 54 points off of the mishandles. Fort Lewis outrebounded Navajo Tech 56-27 and tallied 25 assists on the night.

Guanella led all players with 19 points (9-of-14), followed by the trio of junior Deniece Ryan and freshmen Katie Lamb and Claudia Palacio Gámez with 14 apiece. Double-figure scorers were rounded out by senior Livia Knapp (13), senior Darla Hernandez (12), and junior Kayde Strauss (12). Hernandez led the way with eight rebounds, followed by sophomore Trista Hoobler and Lamb with seven each. Lamb added to her stellar night by racking up five assists and five steals.

Fort Lewis jumped out to a commanding 15-2 lead through five minutes of the first quarter before Navajo Tech scored its first field goal to cut the lead. The visitors scored four more points in the next minute, but the Skyhawks ended the quarter on a 9-0 scoring run to see a 28-11 lead.

The lead grew to 31 points in favor of Fort Lewis midway through the second quarter thanks to points from five different players. Navajo Tech got on the board at the free throw line, but the momentum remained with Fort Lewis to make it 55-15 at the half.

The second half opened with a layup from Hernandez, followed by a three-pointer for Navajo Tech. Despite the early scoring opportunity for Navajo Tech, the score stood at 92-24 heading into the final 10 minutes of play. The Skyhawks had their lowest-scoring quarter of the evening in the fourth but ultimately ended the contest in a 114-33 score.

Fort Lewis (4-8, 1-3 RMAC) will return to conference play next week with a Thursday/Saturday split at Western Colorado University and Westminster University. The Mountaineers are 7-3 overall and 3-1 in RMAC play while the Griffins sit at 2-9 on the year and 1-3 in the league.

Fort Lewis and Westminster faced earlier in the year in a nonconference battle that ended in a heartbreaking 61-58 loss for the Skyhawks.

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