The CAM Cougars girls basketball team looked strong with their first win of the year over the Ankeny Christian Eagles on Monday night 54-42. The Cougars used a 11-0 run to start the first quarter followed immediately by an 8-0 run early in the second quarter to secure maintain their control in the game. CAM led 15-4 at the end of the first and grew the lead to 16 by half at 32-16. The Cougars led by as many as 22 down the stretch.

The Cougars were led by 13 points from Maddie Richter. Ada Hansen was the only other player with double digit scoring at 11 points.  Krista James and Ruthie Rich both chipped in 8 points.

Ankeny Chrisitan got 14 points from Katie Quick in the loss. CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum liked the improvement his team showed on Monday night.

CAM improves to 1-1 on the early season and will travel to Earlham on Tuesday. Coach Wollum noted that while he was pleased with the win, his team still needs to improve on their defense.

Tipoff for Tuesday’s contest against Earlham is set for 6:00 p.m.