Mountain Lions Play for a Home Playoff Game this Weekend in Denver
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The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team (18-6 / 15-5 RMAC) will travel to Denver, Colorado, as Regis (10-14 / 9-11 RMAC) and Metro State (17-8 / 15-5 RMAC) will play host to the Mountain Lions to conclude the 2013 regular season.
UCCS has their best record in program history with an overall record of 18-6. The Mountain Lions are on pace to break their best record of all-time which was set in 2001-2002. That season, the team finished 19-9.
There is currently in a three way tie for second place in the RMAC standings, and the Mountain Lions have the opportunity to host their first home playoff game since 2001-02, and just the second in program history. Check Gomountainlions.com for the complete bracketology.
UCCS has won the previous two meeting against the Rangers, including a 68-54 win on December 8 of this season, while the Roadrunners have won the previous 12 games against the Mountain Lions, dating back to Dec. 17, 2005.
The Mountain Lions are first in the RMAC defensive rebounds (28.1), second in assists per game (16.7), which is 15th in the nation, second in the RMAC for field goal percent (44), which is 14th in the nation, second in the RMAC for free throw percent (75.6) which also ranks 17th in the nation.
Senior Lauren Wolfinger has cracked the top 10 for a few statistical categories at UCCS. She ranks fifth or assists (210), seventh for steals (159), seventh for 3-pointers made (121), eighth for field goals (329) and ninth for total points (931) all-time in program history.
The final weekend of the regular season will begin for UCCS on Friday night against Regis, and will conclude on Saturday night against Metro State. Both games will tip-off at 5:00 p.m. Fans can watch both games on America One Network.
The Mountain Lions will be back in action this upcoming Tuesday for the first round of the 2013 RMAC shootout. Pending the results from this weekend, UCCS would host that game on March 5, at the Gallogly Events Center, with a tip-off time of 7:00 p.m.
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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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