Box Scores
Mountain Lions Clinch RMAC Shootout Spot with Win at Pueblo
PUEBLO, Colo. - Abby Kirchoff led the University of Colorado Colorado Springs with 13 points as the Mountain Lions (16-4 / 13-3 RMAC) picked up a 47-37 victory tonight against Colorado State-Pueblo (15-5 / 12-4 RMAC) in Massari Arena. The Mountain Lions clinched a spot in the RMAC Shootout for the second consecutive season.
The win breaks a tie between the Mountain Lions and ThunderWolves in the standings with six games left in the regular season for both teams. UCCS is in position to host a first round RMAC quarterfinal game for the second time in program history and the first time since 2002.
The Mountain Lions never trailed and opened the game with a seven-point rally. CSU-Pueblo tied the game with 6:27 left in the first half, but a nine-point UCCS rally a few minutes later provided a 28-20 lead for the Mountain Lions at halftime. UCCS shot 42 percent from the field and 44 percent from the three-point line in the opening half.
The ThunderWolves narrowed the lead to six points with 7:25 remaining in the game before the Mountain Lions scored the next eight points en route to the 10-point win at CSU-Pueblo.
Kirchoff led both teams in scoring and also brought down six rebounds. Lauren Wolfinger finished with a game-high 10 rebounds, her second-best performance of the season, along with seven points. Kellie Kreuger went five-of-nine from the field for 12 points in her fifth game this season with double-digit points.
The Mountain Lions current seven-game winning streak is tied for the second-longest in program history and is the longest since the 2000-01 season. The 16 wins are one short of the 17 wins from last season's total.
Up Next: UCCS will be back on the road next weekend for a road trip through southwest Colorado. The Mountain Lions play at Adams State on Friday and at Durango on Saturday.
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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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