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59
UC-Colo. Springs UCCS 10-17,9-12 RMAC
75
Winner CSU Pueblo CSU-P 14-13,11-10 RMAC
UC-Colo. Springs UCCS
10-17,9-12 RMAC
59
Final
75
CSU Pueblo CSU-P
14-13,11-10 RMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UC-Colo. Springs UCCS 19 13 10 17 59
CSU Pueblo CSU-P 23 8 18 26 75
Dec 9, 2022; Colorado Springs, CO, USA; The UCCS Mountain Lions hosted the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks in women’s basketball at Gallogly Events Center. Credit: Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Mountain Lions Tournament Aspirations End at CSUP, 75-59

PUEBLO, Colo. – Needing a critical win tonight to keep their conference playoff hopes alive, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team fell short on the road to Colorado State University Pueblo, 75-59.  The Mountain Lions entered tonight's game just one game behind the ThunderWolves in the conference standings and in ninth place, but tonight's setback eliminated UCCS from playoff contention.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
  • Final: UCCS 59, CSUP 75
  • Records: UCCS (10-17, 9-12 RMAC) | CSUP (14-13, 11-10 RMAC)
  • Facility | Location:  Massari Arena | Pueblo, Colo.
  • All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions trail the all-time series with the ThunderWolves, 41-22.  CSUP has won the last six meetings and seven of the last eight games.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Sophomore forward Maison White put the Mountain Lions on the scoreboard after she made a jumper under the basket to even the score at 2-2. Two possessions later Breelyn Robinson gave the Mountain Lions their first lead of the game after draining a three-pointer from near the left center of the arc putting UCCS up, 5-4.  Both teams traded leads four times in the opening stanza as the ThunderWolves did not have an answer for White.   CSUP took a  23-19 lead after 10 minutes of action as White scored 16 of UCCS' 19 points.  She made 7-of-8 from the floor with all seven field goals coming under the basket, and she hit on both free throw attempts.
  • UCCS started the second quarter netting the first five points behind buckets from Rylie Ottmann and Gracie Haneborg.  Agar Farres chased down her an offensive rebound from her own missed shot that eventually led to a three-pointer from Haneborg, followed by two made free throws from Ottmann and a 24-23 UCCS lead.  The Mountain Lions lead didn't last long as the Pack's Daeja Johnson made a layup on the next trip down the floor.  On the back half of the second quarter, Robinson connected with Farres for a layup to cut the ThunderWolves lead down to one, 27-26, with 3:49 remaining.  Farres then scooped up a defensive rebound on CSUP's ensuing possession that led to a jumper from Talia DePetrillo and a 28-27 UCCS lead.  Two free throws from the Pack gave the home team the lead back but Farres kept working on the boards, picking up another defensive rebound that she took to the other end of the court for a layup.  Farres kept up the defensive pressure, blocking a Pack jump shot on their next trip down the court that led to a layup from Emily Hovasse and a 32-29 lead.  UCCS held a 32-31 lead at halftime after the Pack made two free throws with 36 seconds left in the half.
  • The Mountain Lions held the ThunderWolves to just eight points in the second quarter on 2-of-16 field goals as half of the Pack's points came from the free throw line (4-of-4). 
  • Trailing by one point at intermission, the ThunderWolves came out of halftime on the offensive attack, scoring the first nine points and forcing UCCS to call a timeout after the Pack took a 40-32 lead.  White snapped the scoring spree with her ninth basket of the game, but both teams would go nearly two minutes without a point before White pulled in an offensive rebounds and put it back for two.  Down by six points, Ottmann drove the lane for two to cut into the home team's lead, 42-38, but the Pack's lead expanded to nine points, 49-40, as they went on a 7-2 run.  Ottmann had the last say in the quarter as she took an inbound pass and drove three-quarters of the court to make a left-handed layup as time expired, brining UCCS within seven, 49-42.
  • The final quarter started with both teams trading baskets on four possessions as White netted four straight points for UCCS.  After securing an offensive rebound, White drew a foul that led to a set piece as Ottmann hit a huge three from downtown, bringing UCCS with in two, 51-49.  Ottmann's three-point splash was short-lived as the Pack went on a 10-2 run highlighted by two treys from the home team and a 61-51 lead with 5:05 left in regulation.  Robinson pushed the ball on the fast break, drawing a foul and netting both free throws followed by a jumper on the next trip down the court, but the Pack put the game away after going on a 12-0 run and a 20-point lead with 75 ticks left in the game.
 
GAME STATISTICS
  • White led both teams with a game high 24 points and a game high 15 rebounds.  After making 7-of-9 from the floor in the first half, she hit on 11-of-24 field goals and 2-of-4 free throws.
  • Farres was a menace on both ends of the court, netting eight points and pulling in 10 rebounds.  Farres added three blocked shots, four assists and two steals.
  • Ottmann came off the bench to register nine points, four rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot. 
  • The Mountain Lions finished the game shooting 33.8 percent from the floor (25-of-74), 15.8 percent from long range (3-of-19), and 6-of-13 free throws for 46.2 percent.
  • The Pack attempted 17 free throws and made all but one at the line for a solid 94.1 percent.  From the floor, they were successful on 27-of-60 attempts (45 percent) and 5-of-18 from downtown (27.8 percent).
  • Three ThunderWolves scored in double figures with JaNaiya Davis' team high 16 points.
           
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • White matched career highs tonight in points (24), rebounds (15) and field goals made (11).  Her 24 field goal attempts are the most in her collegiate career.
  • Ottmann dished out a career high three assists as the Mountain Lions tallied 15 dimes on 25 field goals.
  • UCCS' 15 assists and 74 field goal attempts are the second most this season as a team.  Individually, White's 24 points, 24 field goals attempted and 15 rebounds are season highs for a Mountain Lion. 
  • After her three blocks tonight, Farres now leads the team in blocks with 19.  She has reigned in at least 10 rebounds three times this season.
  • White's 24-point, 15-rebound performance marks her 14th double-double of the season.
 
UP NEXT
  • UCCS will play their final game of the regular season Saturday night at New Mexico Highlands University.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 
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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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