UCCS Clinches First Round Home Game for RMAC Shootout
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs will host a first round game of the 2013 RMAC Shootout Women's Basketball Quarterfinals. The Mountain Lions will play on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m., at the Gallogly Events Center.
The home game will be the second home playoff game in UCCS women's basketball history and the first since the 2001-02 season. The Mountain Lions clinched the home spot after a 72-66 win at Regis and a 42-32 loss by Colorado State-Pueblo at Metro State tonight.
The win tonight for UCCS matches the most victories in program history at 19 and guarantees a top four finish in the RMAC standings.
Tickets for Tuesday's game will only be available at the door. Prices are $8 for adults, $4 for seniors age 65 and older, $4 for UCCS alumni and for non-UCCS students with ID, and free for the first 500 UCCS students and for the first 100 students from the visiting institution. Parking on campus will be free.
Fans are encouraged to wear their gold for Tuesday's "Gold Rush" promotion. Doors to Gallogly Events Center will open at 6 p.m.
Season passes for America One subscribers are not valid for RMAC postseason events. The game will available for streaming for $9.
The home playoff game on Tuesday will be the fourth conference postseason event hosted by UCCS in the 2012-13 academic year. The Mountain Lions hosted the 2012 RMAC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 20, and the opening rounds of the men's and women's soccer tournaments on Oct. 31.
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| 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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