For the first time ever the Columbia International University Women's Basketball team hosted a conference game. The Rams opened their conference schedule with a game against Milligan College who is one of the top teams in the conference. The Rams and Buffaloes battled it out, but the Buffaloes won 69-66 in overtime.

1st Quarter Highlights:

• Over the first four minutes the Buffaloes would take an early 6-0 lead
• Britney Brown would take over for the Rams as she rattled off seven points in a row to give the Rams their first lead of the game
• The two teams would trade baskets, but a jumper by Renee Carter with sixteen seconds left in the quarter gave the Rams a 9-8 lead going into the second quarter.

2nd Quarter Highlights:

• The Rams would push their lead to four after points by Semoine Frasier and Jordan Sprueill
• The Rams would lead by five on two occasions in the quarter off points by Jay Mazyck and Kiara Austin
• However, the Buffaloes would tie the game and take a 22-21 lead into halftime

3rd Quarter Highlights:

• The Rams and Buffaloes would go back and forth over the start of the 3rd quarter, but the Buffaloes would hold onto the lead
• The Rams would tie the game at 31 after a layup by Sprueill and take the lead after she had another layup
• The Rams continued to build the lead as they lead 45-39 going into the fourth quarter

4th Quarter Highlights:

• The Rams would start out the fourth quarter by pushing their lead to eight
• The Buffaloes would fight their way back into the game as they tied it with just 32 seconds left in regulation
• After each teams last chance shots missed it was onto overtime tied 60-60

Overtime Highlights:

• The Buffaloes would take an early lead, but the Rams would come back to tie it at 63 after a Carter layup
• The Buffaloes would regain the lead and the Rams would pull to within one, but at the end the Buffaloes won 69-66

Box Score Highlights:

• The Rams shot 34.6% from the floor, while the Buffaloes shot 28%...Each team struggled from deep as the Rams were 2-13 and the Buffaloes were 2-27...Jordan Sprueill led the Rams with a double-double as she had 23 points and 12 rebounds...Britney Brown had 17 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds off the bench...The Rams pulled down 45 rebounds and the Buffaloes had 65...Mackenzie Raizor led the Buffaloes with 21 rebounds and 18 points.

Up Next: The Rams are in action this weekend as they travel to Cleveland, GA to take on Truett-McConnell University.