In the men's game, Marcus Hooten scored 23 points and Dwayne Brown finished with 10 points in the Wolves' tough 75-61 loss at the hands of the Rangers.

Co-Lin travels to Delgado in New Orleans Tuesday night for a twin bill. The women begin play at 5 p.m. followed by the men at 7.

Co-Lin 78, Northwest 68
The Lady Wolves (6-0) struggled from the floor with numerous turnovers and missed shots in the first half as the Lady Rangers (2-3) were on top 36-31 at the half.

"Northwest kept us spread out and were shooting three's," said Co-Lin women's head coach Gwyn Young after the win. "That's their game plan."

Northwest netted 10 treys to Co-Lin's 4.

Co-Lin kicked off the start of the second half with a 14-3 run to take a 45-39 lead at the 14:25 mark. A trey from Holder and a field goal from Simmons pushed the hosts lead to 9 points, 50-41.

Northwest chipped away at the Co-Lin lead and cut it to 2 points, 58-56, with 7:35 remaining in the game. Nadia Collins hit a pair of free throws and Holder launched a field goal to give the Lady Wolves a 62-56 lead with six minutes left to play. The Lady Rangers never got any closer as Co-Lin pushed its lead to 10 points at the end.

"It was good for us to play them," added Young. "I'm glad we played good enough to win."

Holder and Vigers were tops off the backboards for the Lady Wolves with 9 rebounds apiece. Simmons followed with 7 rebounds. Rokeiya Adams had 6 assists. Simmons added 4 steals.

Northwest, coached by Don Edwards, got 20 points and 7 rebounds from Hope Adams. Netting 10 points apiece were Lanita Futrell and De'Kisha Fondon. Grabbing 7 rebounds was Fondon.

Northwest 75, Co-Lin 61
The Rangers (4-1) jumped on the Wolves (2-4) in the first half to take a 34-18 lead with 7:47 left. At halftime, Northwest commanded a 51-36 lead over Co-Lin.

"Northwest is so athletic," said Co-Lin men's head coach Dennis Sims. "We made them look a lot better than they are. We just threw it (basketball) up."

In the second half, the Wolves trimmed the deficit to 10 points several times but could not capitalize on the Rangers' cold shooting spells.

On the backboards, Hooten led the Wolves with 11 rebounds. Brown finished with 7 rebounds.

Powering Coach Jimmy Adams' Rangers was Akeem Anderson with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Netting 13 points was Justin Gillard. Reggie Brown scored 12 points and led off the backboards with 14 rebounds.