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PREVIEW | Mountain Lions Head to South Dakota to Take on the Yellow Jackets and Hardrockers

1/14/2020 1:05:00 PM

By: Holly Stevenson - Graduate Assistant Sports Information

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team will travel to South Dakota to face Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Mines. 

  • Jan. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Black Hills State University  (9-5, 6-3 RMAC)

  • Jan. 18 at 4:00 p.m. at South Dakota School of Mines (5-8, 3-6 RMAC)

 

GAME COVERAGE

Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uccs/

Live Stats @ Black Hills State:  https://bhsuathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

Live Stats @ South Dakota School of Mines:  https://gorockers.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

 

LAST TIME OUT

  • The Mountain Lions swept the weekend starting with an upset Friday night against Fort Lewis College, 69-54.  UCCS played suffocating defense all night which kept them in the game early on, holding the Skyhawks to just six points in the second quarter.  Abby Feickert hit a monster three at the buzzer, closing out the first half and from there the Mountain Lions controlled the game. The game was exciting until the end as the Skyhawks put up a fight matching UCCS' rebounds 45-46, but ultimately it was UCCS' defense that held the Skyhawks to just 29 percent shooting accuracy, compared to their 39.4 percent from field goal range and 31.6 percent from behind the arc.

  • Saturday night UCCS took control of the game early on holding Adams State University to just four points in the first quarter.  ASU fought their way back in the second quarter, but the Mountain Lions deep bench kept the legs fresh for another night of tough defense.  Every person who stepped into the game for the Mountain Lions got on the board. Freshman Mckenna Baker led the team in points with 13, shooting 50 percent in field goal range and adding to the score with two more assists.

 

THE SERIES

  • The Mountain Lions are 10-4 all-time against Black Hills State University.  UCCS last defeated the Yellow Jackets on their home court on Feb. 4, 2017 (W, 55-42).

  • UCCS leads the series against South Dakota Mines, 5-3.  The Mountain Lions last road win over the Hardrockers was a 66-51 decision in Rapid City, S.D.

 

SCOUTING REPORT

  • Raquel Wientjes of BHSU was named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week for her performance this past weekend.  Wientjes had 17 total boards for the weekend, 14 of them on the defensive side. She also helped her team sweep the weekend with six steals and a block.

  • Ryan Weiss leads the Hardrockers in points, shooting 45 percent from field goal range, 44.6 percent from downtown.

 

HOT TAKES

  • Abby Feickert is having a great season leading the Mountain Lions in three categories, all of them shooting.  Feickert is averaging 11 points a game, shooting 41.5 percent in field goal range, 35.1 percent behind the three-point line, and 81.8 percent from the line.

  • Freshman Makenna Baker was vital in the wins over the weekend, adding to the score with 18 points and four assists.

  • Madi Gaibler ranks ninth in the league in rebounds per game, averaging 6.4 a game.  

  • Freshman Ellie Moore had an impressive weekend racking up 14 points and shooting 45.5 percent in the paint, adding three assists to her stats, and helped out defensively with eight rebounds, two blocks, and one steal.

 

UCCS UNDER HEAD COACH LYNN PLETT

  • Lynn Plett returns in 2019-20 for his fourth year on the sideline for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.  The 2018-19 season finished with a six-way fourth place finish in the RMAC regular season standings with a 12-10 conference record and a 13-15 overall mark.  Off the court, the Mountain Lions received their first RMAC Brechler Award, besting all 16 teams in the conference with a 3.660 grade point average.

  • Plett spent four seasons at Northern Kentucky, where the Norse qualified for the Women's Basketball Invitational postseason tournament each season during the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. He served on the NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee from 2007 through 2011.

  • Plett was the head coach at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, from 2002 through 2007, and his teams qualified for three NCAA Division II Tournaments in his career. Plett entered Division II coaching at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, in 1994, where he also doubled as athletic director. He won the GLVC championship and was named GLVC Coach of the Year in his first season and coached an All-American, two-time conference player of the year and a two-time NCAA Division II scoring leader. 

 

UPCOMING GAMES

UCCS comes back to the Gallogly Events Center the following weekend to take on Chadron State College and MSU - Denver.

  • Jan. 24 vs. Chadron State College at 5:30 p.m.  Colorado Springs, Colo./Gallogly Events Center

  • Jan. 25 vs. MSU, Denver at 5:30 p.m. Colorado Springs, Colo./Gallogly Events Center

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