The second-seeded Haskell Indian Nations women’s basketball team (12-13, 4-1) advanced to the Continental Athletic Conference championship game with an 88-61 win over Washington Adventist at Haskell on Saturday.

Haskell made 15 3-pointers at an efficient 44.1% clip while holding Washington Adventist to just 4-for-19 from distance. Junior guard Myona Dauphinais led the Fighting Indians with 28 points while shooting 8-for-15 from the field and 7-for-12 from beyond the arc. Junior guard Tierzah Penn (17 points, 5-for-10 from the field), sophomore forward Tea Murray (11 points, 3-for-4 from the field) and senior guard/forward Malia Jacobs (10 points, 4-for-5 from the field) were the others who finished in double figures.

The Fighting Indians took an early lead with 3-pointers from Dauphinais and Jacobs. Jacobs hit two more buckets as Haskell took a 23-15 lead into the second quarter. Defensively, the Fighting Indians held the Shock under 30% shooting from the field in the opening quarter.

Haskell’s offense hit a lull in the second quarter and only scored 13 points on five field goals. The defense held up and held the Shock at 5-for-14 from the field. At halftime, the Fighting Indians had a 36-30 lead.

Dauphinais hit the ground running in the second-half with three 3-pointers and scored 15 of her 28 points in the third quarter. Penn supplied another six points on two 3s as the Fighting Indians scored 26 points to take a 16-point lead into the fourth.

The Haskell offense stayed hot for the final 10 minutes of the game after scoring 26 points for the second consecutive quarter. Dauphinais and Penn hit two more 3-pointers as the Fighting Indians built an over 20-point lead. Defensively, they held the Shock to under 30% shooting in the final quarter, including 1-for-7 from distance.

Haskell will face Northern New Mexico in the CAC championship game on Sunday at 4 p.m. The winner will earn an automatic bid to the NAIA national tournament. The Eagles won the prior matchup between the two teams 72-60 on Feb. 8 in New Mexico.

Haskell coach Adam Strom was one of dozens of Haskell employees laid off due to recent federal employee firings by the Trump administration, as the Journal-World reported, but Strom committed to coaching the team through the postseason.