COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs Mountain Lions women's basketball team wins in dominant fashion as sophomore Amyah Moore Allen scores a season high 22 points. UCCS posted a 71-51 victory over the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks to improve their record to 2-7.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP 

• Final: UCCS 71, CMU 51  
• Records: UCCS (2-7, 1-2 RMAC) | CMU (1-8, 0-3 RMAC)
• Facility | Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.  
• All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions stop the Mavericks win streak against them at six, as CMU is now 40-12 against UCCS all time.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Mavericks came out the gate hot, going on an 8-2 run that included two three pointers made in the first two minutes of the game. The Mountain Lions then responded by going on a 14-2 run where their defensive presence was felt, forcing the Mavericks to shoot 1-of-10 from the field while forcing three turnovers as well.
• The second quarter saw both teams locking in on defense as UCCS forced CMU to shoot 4-of-13 (30.8 percent) from the field and the Mavericks forcing the Mountain Lions to shoot 5-of-16 (31.3 percent) from the field. This resulted in UCCS having a 27-22 lead going into the half.
• The game would remain close to start the third quarter with both teams trading baskets back and forth. That was until Amyah Moore Allen made a and one layup, nailing the free throw and putting UCCS up 40-31 with 3:24 left to go in the quarter. From that moment on, the Mountain Lions went on a 10-2 run and were up big heading into the final quarter.
• The final quarter was more of the same as UCCS responded to any basket the Mavericks would make. At the 6:15 mark in the fourth quarter, Ines Latapia made layup that assisted by Sophie Abela, who collected nine assists overall in tonights contest.
• The Mountain Lions lead climbed up all the way to a game high 26-point advantage after Alexa Dominguez hit a nice midrange step back jumper coming off an assist from freshman Riley Ottmann. The Mavericks would hit a few more baskets to finish the game but were well out of reach, resulting in the 20-point victory by UCCS.

GAME STATISTICS 

• Moore Allen finished the game with 22 points, two rebounds, and a steal. She hit 9-of-17 (53 percent) field goals and reached the free throw line seven times, making three.
• Moore Allen was one of two Mountain Lions to score in double figures, as Maison White scored 14 points and collected 14 boards.
• Tonight's double double was White's third of the season with her last one coming on December 2^nd, against South Dakota School of Mines.
• The Mountain Lions dominated the paint, scoring 42 points compared to the Mavericks 14 points.
• UCCS out-rebounded CMU 41-35, collected six steals compared to the Mavericks two, and scored 17 points from fast breaks compared to just one point scored by CMU.
• The Mountain Lions were 4-of-10 from downtown, which is the most three pointers made in game this season by UCCS.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 

• Abela's nine assists tonight is the second most in conference for total assists in a game this season, only out dished by one other person.
• UCCS got nice contributions from the bench tonight as they scored 20 points total.
• Ten of the 13 Mountain Lions who saw court time tonight at least recorded one point.
• UCCS holding CMU to 51 points is the lowest number of points they've allowed a game this season.

UP NEXT 

The Mountain Lions will be back tomorrow night as they host Westminster, at 5 pm at Gallogly Events Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.  

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.