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Dec 11, 2021; Colorado Springs, CO, USA; The UCCS Mountain Lions hosted the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers in women’s basketball at Gallogly Events Center. Credit: Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
55
Winner UC-Colo. Springs UCCS 9-12,7-8 RMAC
52
Fort Lewis FLC 2-18,1-13 RMAC
Winner
UC-Colo. Springs UCCS
9-12,7-8 RMAC
55
Final
52
Fort Lewis FLC
2-18,1-13 RMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UC-Colo. Springs UCCS 7 13 22 13 55
Fort Lewis FLC 11 15 16 10 52

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Mountain Lions Come Back to Ground the Skyhawks, 55-52

DURANGO, Colo. – A second half comeback by the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team led to a 55-52 win Saturday night at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. The win marked the Mountain Lions second straight victory and their fourth win in the past five games.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
  • Final Score: UCCS 55, Fort Lewis 52
  • Records: UCCS (9-12, 7-8 RMAC) | Fort Lewis (2-18, 1-13 RMAC)
  • Facility | Location:  Whalen Gymnasium | Durango, Colo.
  • All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions are 25-30 all-time against the Skyhawks, including wins in their last three games against FLC.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Three fouls were called in the first minute of action before Bo Shaffer knocked the ball away for a steal that led to a jumper from Sophie Abela to give UCCS a 2-0 lead.  Two free throws and a field goal by FLC gave the Skyhawks a four-point swing and a 4-2 lead just over two minutes into the game.
  • The Mountain Lions regained the lead for the second time followed by another steal from Shaffer that led to a Maison White bucket.  After a bad pass by FLC, Jessica Nation capitalized for a layup to give UCCS a 7-4 lead with 5:54 remaining in the opening quarter.  UCCS was held scoreless the remainder of the quarter as the Skyhawks closed out the quarter on a 7-0 run to take an 11-7 lead. UCCS forced the Skyhawks to turn the ball over 10 times in the first quarter, leading to all seven of the Mountain Lions first stanza points. 
  • FLC kept the pressure on in the second quarter and snagged their largest lead of the game, 21-10, with 6:20 left in the first half.
  • White and Ines Latapia netted back-to-back driving layups including an and-one on Latapia that cut into FLC's lead, 21-15.  Fort Lewis' lead grew back to nine, 25-16 at the 3:34 mark but UCCS outscored FLC 4-1 in the final minutes of the half.  Abela and Ellie Moore both made the front end of their free throws before Moore found a cutting Alexa Dominguez with 13 seconds left as UCCS trailed the Skyhawks by six at halftime, 26-20.
  • After an eight-point deficit early in the third quarter, 32-24, the Mountain Lions began their comeback to tie the game at 42-42 after three quarters.
  • Nation opened the final stanza scoring the first five points behind a trey and a driving layup, giving UCCS a 47-42 lead, marking their first lead of the game since the 6:14-minute mark in the first quarter.  Shortly after Nation scored five straight points, Abela stole the ball and made a jumper for a 49-43 lead.  After a FLC counter bucket, Abela found Moore in the paint to boost UCCS' lead back to six, 51-45.
  • FLC answered as Sydney Candelaria score four of the next five points, cutting the Mountain Lions lead down to one, 53-52, with 16 ticks left on the clock.  With fouls to give, FLC fouled UCCS four times in the span of seven seconds to put the Mountain Lions at the line.  Jasmine Jeffcoat gave UCCS a 55-52 lead after draining both of her free throws with eight seconds left.  A three-point desperation attempt to tie the game fell short for FLC as the Mountain Lions posted their third straight win over the Skyhawks.
 
GAME STATISTICS
  • Nation and White came off the bench and accounted for nearly half of the Mountain Lions offense.  Nation made 5-of-10 field goals for 13 points as White hit 4-of-7 field goals and 3-of-4 free throws for 11 points.
  • Abela dished out a game high six assists to go with her five points, two steals and two rebounds.
  • Agar Farres added a team high three steals.  She also netted five points and grabbed four rebounds.
  • After a cold opening quarter shooting from the floor (27.2 percent), UCCS made 4-of-8 in the second quarter and 8-of-15 in the third quarter (53.3 percent) to finish the night making 20-of 46 for 43.5 percent. 
  • UCCS capitalized on 23 turnovers by FLC and turned them into 22 points.  The Mountain Lions outscored FLC in the paint (28-20), on second chance points (9-5), on the fast break (10-2) and from the bench (37-2).
  • The Mountain Lions got into foul trouble early as four Mountain Lions finished the game with three or more fouls.
  • FLC's Sydney Candelaria led all players with 30 points, 11 of which came from the free throw line and nine from behind the arc.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • UCCS was outrebounded (33-32) for just the fourth time this season.
  • The Mountain Lions shot .400 or better from the floor for the 14th time.
  • The three-point win tonight is the second smallest margin of victory this season, and the third time in their last four wins they have won by three points.
  • The 52 points allowed is the second lowest (48 points allowed vs. NMHU).
 
UP NEXT
  • After playing four straight games on the road, the Mountain Lions will return home to play five of their final seven regular season games inside Gallogly Events Center.  Action begins on Wednesday, Feb. 9 in a makeup game against Colorado Mesa University at 5 p.m.  UCCS will then host Black Hills State University and Chadron State College on Feb. 11-12.
 
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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.
 
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