UCCS hosts final game of 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo . - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team concludes their final game of the 2012 calendar year as they host No. 24 ranked in the NAIA, Menlo College, on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
UCCS is currently 7-2 overall / 5-1 RMAC, which is the best start to a season on over a decade. The Mountain Lions are coming off of two road conference wins against New Mexico Highlands and Western New Mexico.
In an overtime victory against Western New Mexico, Sam Patterson recorded the first double-double for any Mountain Lion this season, as she nabbed a game-high and season best 15 rebounds, to go along with her 16 points.
In that same game, Lauren Wolfinger moved into eighth all-time in school history for career 3-point shots made. She currently has 107, and needs just nine more to move into a tie for seventh.
UCCS is among the conference best in assists, steals, and shot percent. The team is currently first in assists with 18.2 per game, second in steals with just over ten per game, and second in field goal percentage, shooting 44.8 percent as a team.
Kellie Kruger leads the team in field goal percentages as she is averaging 59.5 percent through the first nine games, which ranks third best in the RMAC.
This will be the first ever meeting between UCCS and NAIA opponent Menlo College.
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| March 6, 2013 |  | Kirkham: Thanks to Fans and Staff | I would like to thank everyone who helped make last nights game a success. Even though CCU finished with more points it was a terrific effort by our team. |
| March 5, 2013 |  | Wolfinger Scores Career-High 28 in Final Game | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (19-8 / 16-6 RMAC) could not keep its season alive despite a career-high 28 points from Lauren Wolfinger as Colorado Christian University (17-10 / 13-9 RMAC) knocked off the Mountain Lions 72-70 at the Gallogly Events Center in the quarterfinals of the RMAC Shootout. |
| March 4, 2013 |  | Gold Rush Tuesday as UCCS Hosts the First Round of the 2013 RMAC Shootout | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team (19-7 / 16-6) will host "Gold Rush," which is first home playoff game since 2001-02 and just the second in program history this Tuesday at the Gallogly Events Center. The three seeded Mountain Lions will host the sixth seed Cougars (16-10 / 13-9 RMAC) of Colorado Christian. |
| March 2, 2013 |  | UCCS Earns No. 3 Seed, Hosts No. 6 Christian Tuesday Night | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball will be the No. 3 seed in the 2013 RMAC Shootout and will host No. 6 seed Colorado Christian in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m., in the Gallogly Events Center. |
| March 2, 2013 | .jpg) | Kirchoff Leads UCCS Against Metro State in Regular Season Finale | DENVER, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team (19-7 / 16-6 RMAC) falls to Metro State (19-8 / 17-5) 47-65 tonight inside the Auraria Events Center. |
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