RANGELY, Colo.-Lexi Peterson scored a season-high 19 points on Saturday afternoon, leading the Snow College women’s basketball team to a 71-50 victory over Colorado Northwestern in the Lady Badgers’ regular-season finale.

In the third quarter, the Lady Spartans outscored Snow, 21-12 to cut the Lady Badgers’ lead to just five points; however, Snow turned up the heat in the final quarter to outscore CNCC, 25-9 to take the 21-point victory. Shawnee Simpson led the fourth-quarter surge, scoring nine of her 11 points. Snow shot 10-of-14 from the field in the final frame, including 5-of-6 from three-point range. The Snow College defense held the Lady Spartans to just 16.7 percent shooting in the fourth quarter.

Regan Yamauchi scored 17 points and had seven rebounds in the victory, while Sydney Pilling added 10 points.

The two teams will meet again on Thursday afternoon at the Region XVIII Tournament in Twin Falls, Idaho. Snow, the No. 4 seed, will take on Colorado Northwestern, the No. 5 seed at 5:30 p.m. The winner will take on No. 1 seed Salt Lake C.C. on Friday at 12 noon.