SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –
Krystina Hagood netted a career high 19 points to lead the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team to a 24-point win at Westminster University Saturday night, 75-51.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: UCCS 75, No. 25 Westminster 51
- Records: UCCS (6-4, 3-1 RMAC) | WU (2-6, 0-4 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Behnken Fieldhouse | Salt Lake City, Utah
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions trail the all-time series with the Griffins, 6-4. Tonight's win snapped a six-game losing streak to Westminster.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Griffins netted the first two points of Friday's contest before Hagood gave UCCS a 4-2 lead from two straight buckets. Both teams traded baskets but the Griffins held a slight 12-9 lead five minutes into the contest. The Mountain Lions looked to Hagood to spark momentum and she did after draining a three-pointer followed by a driving layup from Amyah Moore Allen to put UCCS back on top, 14-12. Moore Allen repeated on another driving layup the next trip down the court before Jessica Nation sealed the first quarter action with a jump shot to give the black and gold an 18-16 advantage through the first period.
- The second stanza started with Hagood connecting with Mattie Busby for her first points of the night before Rylie Ottmann found the bottom of the net for a quick four points and a 22-16 UCCS lead. A 7-0 run by Westminster brought the home team within one point of the Mountain Lions at the 6:51 mark, 24-23, but UCCS responded with a 5-0 run of their own that featured an Alexa Dominguez layup and a trey from Hagood to extend UCCS' lead back to six points, 29-23. Two layups from Hagood and Maison White highlighted by an Ottmann three-pointer boosted UCCS to a 36-31 lead at the half.
- The Mountain Lions owned the second half, outscoring the home team 39-20, including 27 points in the third quarter alone and holding the Griffins to just eight points in the final quarter. Vidal netted her first points of the game to open the second half with a long ball. On the ensuing possession, White snagged a steal that led to her own bucket. A few minutes later Vidal sparked an 8-2 run with her second trey of the game before Moore Allen finished the run with a layup and her own three-pointer, giving UCCS a quick 49-35 lead that led to a convincing 75-51 win.
GAME STATISTICS
- Four Mountain Lions scored in double figures led by Hagood's game high 19 points. Hagood, who scored 12 of her 19 points in the first half, made 7-of-10 field goals, 2-of-3 three-point field goals and all three free throws. She added four assists and four steals in just 19 minutes of action.
- Moore Allen posted 12 points and six rebounds while matching Hagood with a game high four dimes.
- White and Ottmann notched 11 and 10 points, respectively, as Ottmann scored six of her 10 points from behind the arc.
- The Mountain Lions shot a solid 50 percent from the floor (30-of-60), 46.7 percent from three-point range (7-of-15), and 66.7 percent from the line (8-of-12).
- Despite losing the rebounding battle, 34-28, the Mountain Lions outscored the Griffins in the paint, 42-24, on fast break points (15-3) and bench points (29-20).
- WU was paced by Za'kkria Robinson's 11 points and 10 rebounds.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The last time UCCS started the conference season winning at least three of their first four conference games was 2016-17 (3-1).
- UCCS' last win at Westminster was on Dec. 12, 2015 in the inaugural meeting between the two teams.
- Hagood had a career night in points (19), assists (four) and made field goals (seven).
- UCCS' 20 assists tonight matches a season high (vs. South Dakota Mines on Dec. 1) while the 15 steals are the most by the Mountain Lions in any game this season.
- UCCS also committed the second fewest turnovers this season (13), and the 51 points allowed are the second fewest through 10 games.
- All 15 Mountain Lions saw action tonight, including Briana Knabe who played in her first game as a Mountain Lion.
UP NEXT
- UCCS will continue their five-game road trip next Saturday, Dec. 16 at Colorado Christian University for a 2 p.m. tip-off.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
