2003-04 UCCS Women's Basketball Releases
| October 25, 2003 | Scrimmage highlighted by balanced scoring | Christina Merritt scored 12 of her 16 points in the second period as the Gold team won 33-14, avenging its 25-24 loss to the Black team in the first period, during the women's basketball team's first formal intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday. | |
| November 14, 2003 | Women's Basketball Preview | Last season, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, without a single senior on the roster, went 7-20 overall, 5-12 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Mountain Lions finished fifth in the West Division and played very competitive in most games, with five of their losses coming by five points or less. | |
| November 16, 2012 | Eastern New Mexico defeats UCCS in season-opener | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (0-1) lost its season opener to the Eastern New Mexico Zias Sunday afternoon. Eastern New Mexico beat the Mountain Lions 65-55 in front of 105 fans at the Lions’ Den. | |
| November 21, 2003 | Good second half but no cigar | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions matched the Southwest Baptist Lady Bearcats hoop for hoop in the second half of Friday nightÃs game at Pittsburg, Kan. Unfortunately, two halves were played and the Mountain Lions lost 63-43 in the first game of the Chatter Roundball Classic, hosted by Pittsburg State. | |
| November 22, 2003 | Mountain Lions lose second game of PSU-Chatters Classic | Saturday’s 72-51 loss to Pittsburg State dropped the University of Colorado at Colorado State Mountain Lions to 0-3 for the young 2003-04 season. It also continued an education that they hope yields results when they get into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference portion of their schedule. | |
| December 4, 2003 | Lubbock Christian sends Mountain Lions to fourth straight loss | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (0-4) women’s basketball team dropped its fourth straight game, a 53-38 loss to the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaparrals (7-1) Thursday night at the Lions Den. | |
| December 9, 2003 | Mountain Lions win first game of the season over Colorado College | For the first three weeks of the season the University of Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs (1-4) had been struggling to score and to rebound. | |
| December 12, 2003 | Mountain Lions win RMAC opener over CCU | Julie Richards set a new school record for blocked shots in a game as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (2-4, 1-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) won its conference opener 59-44 over the Colorado Christian Cougars Friday night in the Lions’ Den. | |
| December 14, 2003 | Mountain Lions lose to Colorado Mines | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (2-5, 1-1 Rock Mountain Athletic Conference) had its two game winning streak snapped by the Colorado Mines Orediggers 75-71 Saturday night in the Lions’ Den. | |
| January 1, 2004 | Mountain Lions defeat Metro State | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (3-6, 2-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) won its first road game of the season 58-52 over Metro State (3-8, 1-2 RMAC) Thursday afternoon in Denver. | |
| January 4, 2004 | Lions can't recover from bad first half in loss to Chadron State | Christina Merritt had 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds but the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions were unable to recover from a disastrous first half, losing 73-58 to the Chadron State Eagles Saturday night in Chadron, Neb. | |
| January 6, 2004 | Division I Bears too much for Mountain Lions | The Northern Colorado Bears are headed to NCAA Division I. For 15 minutes Tuesday night, they were headed for trouble. | |
| January 10, 2004 | Mountain Lions let one slip away vs. Regis | The University of Colorado at Colorado at Colorado Springs (3-8 2-3 RMAC) lost a heartbreaker to the Regis Rangers (8-5, 4-2 RMAC) 57-56 Saturday evening at the Lions’ Den. | |
| January 16, 2004 | Mountain Lions shock UNK | Nobody beats the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers at home. Its an unwritten rule of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, you go into Kearney, you’re going lose. | |
| January 17, 2004 | Mountain Lions denied unpecedented sweep | Fresh off an unlikely upset the night before, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came out strong Saturday trying to become the first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team to sweep the conference’s toughest road trip – the “pain on the plains†tour through Kearney, Neb., and Hays, Kan. | |
| January 21, 2004 | Mountain Lions best Western | If the Mountain Lions can shoot, they’ve got a shot. | |
| January 24, 2004 | Mesa State beats CU-Colorado Springs 68-66. | Rosa Masler partially blocked a Jennine Sauter shot, collected the rebound and found Danielle Porreco for a layup with 1.2 seconds remaining to lift the Mesa State Mavericks (10-7, 6-3 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) to a 68-66 victory over the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (5-10, 4-5 RMAC) Saturday night at the Lions’ Den. | |
| January 27, 2004 | Bench has big night in rout | Eleven University of Colorado at Colorado Springs players scored and the Mountain Lions held Colorado College to 20.5 percent shooting in a 70-34 victory over the Tigers Tuesday night. | |
| January 30, 2004 | Mountain Lions stun Fort Lewis | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (7-10, 5-5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) came back from an eight-point second half deficit to shock the Fort Lewis Skyhawks (13-5, 7-3) 41-38 Friday evening at the Lions Den. | |
| January 31, 2004 | Mountain Lions keep on rolling, beat Adams | Maybe it’s a little early to be throwing around the old “p†word, but the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is playing playoff-caliber basketball right now. | |
| February 3, 2004 | Richards named player of the week | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs sophomore Julie Richards was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference West Division player of the week, the conference announced Tuesday. | |
| February 6, 2004 | Mountain Lions blow big lead, lose to Highlands | This was one they were supposed to win. | |
| February 7, 2004 | Ugly loss at CSU-Pueblo | This was one rough weekend for the Mountain Lions. | |
| February 10, 2004 | McNeally breaks records as Mountain Lions bounce back versus UNC | The Mountain Lions got just what the needed Tuesday night. | |
| February 13, 2004 | Mo gives Lions the nyuk, nyuk nyuk | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s basketball team wasted a golden opportunity in Friday night’s 63-53 loss to the Fort Lewis Skyhawks. | |
| February 14, 2004 | Lions lose fourth straight RMAC game | This was not the gameplan that the Mountain Lions want to make standard. | |
| February 20, 2004 | Mountiain Lions' playoff hopes fading after loss to CSU-P | Two weeks ago Colorado State-Pueblo destroyed the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 82-44 in Pueblo. | |
| February 21, 2004 | Highlands blows out Mountain Lions | Tara Podpah had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls (8-17, 5-12 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) to a 64-43 over the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Saturday evening in the Lions’ Den. | |
| February 24, 2004 | CU-Colorado Springs wins its home finale | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (10-16, 7-11 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) won its final home game of the season of the Western State Mountaineers (3-23, 2-16) 68-58 Saturday night in the Lions’ Den. | |
| February 28, 2004 | Mountain Lions end season with yet another heartbreaker | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (10-17, 7-12 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) saw its season come to an end with a heartbreaking 55-52 loss to the Mesa State Mavericks (16-10, 12-6) Friday night in Grand Junction. | |
| March 9, 2004 | Three women's basketball players honored by RMAC | Three members of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s basketball team were honored by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. | |
| July 16, 2004 | Hazelwood earns grant | Former Mountain Lions basketball player Elise Hazelwood was chosen to receive degree-completion grant for the 2004-05 academic year. | |
| July 21, 2004 | Addition of deaf campers a | Thirteen-year old Ryan Peterson stole the ball, took a quick glance at the clock and pumped his fist triumphantly. The buzzer signaled his team’s two-point victory in one of many games played Wednesday at the Marty Fletcher Basketball Camp, hosted by the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.But Peterson never heard the buzzer. He has never heard a buzzer. Peterson is deaf. |
























