College women’s basketball: Nash, Storm shoot down Yellowjackets

Junior guard Cassie Nash had 22 points and seven steals off the bench to lead No. 14 Simpson College to a 77-50 nonconference women’s basketball victory over Wisconsin-Superior Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, before 45 at Mertz Mortorelli Gym in Superior.

Senior forward Jenna Taylor also scored in double figures for the Storm (5-1), who broke from a 19-18 lead after the first quarter by outscoring the Yellowjackets 28-11 in the second quarter.

Nobody scored in double figures for UWS (1-5), but Kaelyn Christian had seven points and Mady Sanders, Kaija Davies, Bryton Kukowski of Hermantown and Brianna O’Donnell added six points apiece.

The Yellowjackets open play in the 20th annual McWilliams Classic against Washington University at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, in St. Louis.

1/2: UW-Superior’s Makenna Guden (1) drives on the Simpson defense in the first quarter at UWS Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram

2/2: UW-Superior’s Kaija Davies (24) dribbles into Simpson’s Jenna Taylor (41) in the first quarter of the game at UWS Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram