The CAM Cougars basketball team grabbed an early lead over AHSTW on Tuesday night and answered every Viking run for a 60-33 home win. A 25 point showing for Eva Steffensen was too much for AHSTW to overcome.

CAM jumped out to a 13-7 lead by the end of the first quarter, then the Cougars saw their lead double by halftime leading 33-15. That lead grew to 20 by the end of the third.

The Cougars got some balanced scoring with 12 from Kiera Nichols, 8 from Abby Meredith Rich, 8 from Courtney Follman, and 7 from Ruthie Rich. The balanced scoring for the Cougars left Head Coach Joe Wollum pleased with how well they played.

Coach Wollum noted that a large part of their success tonight came from the effort and hustle of Eva Steffensen and her 25 points with 3-4 shooting from the free throw line.

CAM starts the year 1-0 with the win and will face Ankeny Christian next Monday night. Even with a bright win, Coach Wollum knows CAM still has a few things to tweak, to become an ever better squad.

AHSTW was led by 11 points from Macey Goshorn. The Vikings fall to 0-2 with the loss and will take on Riverside on Tuesday.