Junior Jewel Cotton looks to pass the ball against Middle Tennessee State Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015.
In the first quarter, redshirt junior forward Jewel Cotton scored six points on the Central Michigan women’s basketball team’s first three possessions.
In the second quarter, sophomore guard Aleah Swary drained three 3-pointers, totaling a season-high 13 points by halftime.
In the first half, the Chippewas outscored Rider 24-6 in the paint and CMU shot 62 percent from the floor.
CMU used a strong first 20 minutes of play to down the Broncs 76-58 in the team’s first game of the St.