<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1eSDn9_0wKX4GQj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1eSDn9_0wKX4GQj00" width="1080" height="608" ><figcaption>Columbia College’s Mallory Shetley dribbles the ball during a game last season. All photos courtesy CC Athletics</figcaption></figure><p>Columbia College winter sports teams are ramping up play on the hardwood and on the lanes for their 2024-25 seasons.</p><p>For the latest news, recaps and opportunities to watch and follow CC Athletics, visit ColumbiaCougars.com.</p><p>Learn more about the Cougar teams in action this winter:</p><h2><b>Women’s Basketball</b> <b>(RV)</b></h2><p>Roster | Schedule | 2023-24 Season Recap</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0dVCOz_0wKX4GQj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0dVCOz_0wKX4GQj00" width="1280" height="719" ></figure><p>Coming off a third consecutive American Midwest Conference (AMC) Tournament championship and back-to-back AMC regular-season titles, the Columbia College women’s basketball team is looking to continue its dominance.</p><p>CC has secured 12 AMC regular-season titles and eight AMC Tournament championships all-time, marking the most of any women’s basketball team in conference history. Since 2015, the Cougars have made nine consecutive trips to the NAIA National Tournament.</p><p>The Cougars are set to play an exhibition game against Westminster College (Mo.) on Oct. 28 at the Arena of Southwell Complex before opening the regular season by hosting the CoMo Classic on Nov. 2-3.</p><h2><b>Men’s Basketball</b> <b>(RV)</b></h2><p>Roster | Schedule | 2023-24 Season Recap</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3MuQBc_0wKX4GQj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3MuQBc_0wKX4GQj00" width="1280" height="720" ></figure><p>The Columbia College men’s basketball squad is coming off a second-place finish in the AMC regular season and its 24th appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.</p><p>Collectively, the Cougars have earned 13 AMC regular-season titles and 11 AMC Tournament championships, the most of any men’s basketball team in league history.</p><p>The Cougars are scheduled to make their 2024-25 debut at Evangel University (Mo.) with tipoff at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1.</p><h2>Bowling</h2><p>Roster | Schedule | 2023-24 Season Recap</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3mtGw6_0wKX4GQj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3mtGw6_0wKX4GQj00" width="1280" height="720" ></figure><p>Coming off an historic 2023-24 campaign, the Cougars are underway on the bowling lanes.</p><p>For the second time in school history, the Cougars qualified for the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Championships (ITC) last season. CC also finished the season ranked 62nd in the USBC Power Points final standings.</p><p>The Cougars are set to host their first-ever home bowling tournament, the Columbia Cougar Clash presented by the Columbia Sports Commission, on Jan. 18-19 at AMF Town &amp; Country Lanes.</p></div></body>

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CC winter sports ramp up play on hardwood, lanes

Columbia College winter sports teams are ramping up play on the hardwood and on the lanes for their 2024-25 seasons. For the latest news, recaps and opportunities to watch and follow CC Athletics, visit ColumbiaCougars.com. Learn more about the Cougar teams in action this winter:. Women’s Basketball (RV) Roster...