ORANGE, Calif. | Briana Bell and Eryn Cochran combined for 34 points to lead Young Harris College to a 72-64 women's basketball victory over the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Saturday (Nov. 4) morning at the Sport Anaheim Division II Tip-off Classic being played at Santiago Canyon College.

The Mountain Lions improved to 1-1, while the Rangers fell to 0-2. Young Harris wraps up play at the Classic Sunday (Nov. 5) with an 8:30 a.m. contest against 16th-ranked Azusa Pacific University.

UWP opened the game with a 12-7 lead after Hayley Maystead nailed a three-pointer with 4:29 remaining in the first quarter. The Mountain Lions used a 10-3 run over the next two minutes to take a 17-15 lead on one of three three-pointers by Bell. Young Harris took a 23-22 lead at the end of the first quarter when Cochran nailed one of her three three-pointers. The Mountain Lions shot 50 percent (10-of-20) from long distance against the Rangers.

The Rangers took a 35-31 lead on an Alisha Murphy layup with 6:20 remaining in the first half. It would be the final point Wisconsin-Parkside would score in the half as Young Harris took a 45-35 halftime lead as they scored the final 14 points - nine from Bell - of the second quarter. Bell scored 17 of her 19 points over the opening 20 minutes.

YHC extended its lead to 14 points (53-39) on two free throws from Sara Jorgensen with 4:52 left in the third quarter. The Rangers got as close as seven points (54-47) with 50 seconds left in the quarter, but the Mountain Lions pushed their advantage back to 16 points (68-52) - their largest lead of the game - on a Pamela Diokpara layup with 3:52 remaining in the game.

Cochran scored nine of her 15 points for the Mountain Lions in the second half, while Diokpara recorded her first double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.  Maystead led the Rangers with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Ali Bettencourt had 16 points.