GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. –
Amyah Moore Allen led the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team to a 65-56 Rocky Mountain Athletic conference season-opening win Thursday night in Grand Junction, Colo. Moore Allen's game-high 24 points snapped a 13-game losing streak at CMU.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: W, 65-56
- Records: UCCS (3-3, 1-0 RMAC) | CMU (4-2, 0-1 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Brownson Arena | Grand Junction, Colo.
- All-Time Series: CMU leads the all-time series against UCCS, 42-14.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A slow offensive start from both teams heated up halfway through the first quarter. Forward Maison White made a layup to knot the game at 2-2 and then drew her second foul within a minute, sending her to the free throw line where she made one of two at the line to cut into CMU's early lead, 4-3. The Mavericks Kylie Kravig drained a jumper as time expired on the shot clock before Amyah Moore Allen put two points in the scorebook. With a 7-5 lead, the home team went on a 10-0 run that ended with Ellen Silva hitting a turnaround jumper in the paint and she added a free throw on the Mountain Lions' next trip down the court. A jumper from Moore Allen was quickly followed by a Mavericks turnover that eventually led to Breelyn Robinson nailing a three-pointer to cap an 8-0 run to end the first stanza with CMU holding a 17-13 lead.
- Colorado Mesa's Olivia Reed netted the first four points of the second quarter, but the Mountain Lions responded with an 8-0 spurt to knot the game at 21-all. Amaya Snowden started the run with a bucket as Moore Allen added a three-point play before Breelyn Robinson capitalized off a CMU turnover and turned it into a three-pointer. CMU pushed their lead back to seven points, 30-23, at the five-minute mark of the second quarter. Again, the black and gold stormed and outscored the home team 12-2 in the final five minutes. Gia Bradley started the comeback with a three-pointer as Moore Allen added four straight points. Emily Vidal gave UCCS their first lead of the game when she sank a three-pointer from the right side with 1:03 left. Ellie Reynolds closed the half hitting two free throws with five seconds left on the clock to give the black and gold a 35-32 lead at halftime.
- On the Mountain Lions' second possession of the second half, Bradley hit a corner three-pointer shortly before Moore Allen stole the ball and went down the lane making a euro-step jumper to give UCCS a 40-32 lead. CMU responded with a three-pointer, but Vidal copied CMU with her own three-pointer. Reynolds grabbed a defensive rebound and went coast-to-coast, giving the Mountain Lions their largest lead of the night, 47-35 (12 points). The maroon and gold held their ground and used an 11-2 run to cut into UCCS" lead, 49-46, with two minutes left. The Mountain Lions held their lead, 51-49 after three complete quarters.
- The final stanza started with Reed tying the game at 51-51 just eight seconds into the quarter, but White scooped up an offensive rebound and put it back in for two. CMU's Kylie Kravig put her team back on top, 56-53, but back-to-back treys from Moore Allen and Bradley swung the lead back in favor of UCCS, 59-56. Moore Allen's three-pointer sparked a 13-0 run as she scored nine of the 13 points to seal the win for UCCS, 65-56.
GAME STATISTICS
- Moore Allen netted a game-high 24 points after making 11-of-16 field goals. She added four dimes, two steals and blocked one shot.
- All nine of Bradley's points came from three-point range as she sank 3-of-5 from behind the arc.
- White pulled in 10 rebounds and added five points.
- Reynolds notched seven caroms, two steals, and two assists.
- UCCS outscored the Mavericks off turnovers (16-8), in the paint (34-22), off second-chance points (11-9), on the fast break (12-2) and from the bench (17-14).
- CMU's Olivia Reed scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second quarter.
- The Mountain Lions finished the game shooting 48.1 percent from the floor, 47.1 percent from downtown, and 71.4 percent from the line.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UCCS' 22 points in the second quarter ties the most points scored in a quarter this season.
- The Mountain Lions only allowed the Mavericks to score seven points in the fourth quarter, marking the fewest points allowed in a quarter.
- Tonight's win is the first time UCCS has defeated the Mavericks on their home court since Jan. 21, 2005, snapping a 13-game road losing streak.
- Moore Allen scored a UCCS season-high 24 points and added a career-high 11 made field goals and four assists.
- UCCS' 65 points are the second most scored this season, while they added season highs in made field goals (26), three-point field goal percentage (.471, 8-of-17), and assists (13).
- Bradley netted a career-high nine points as Reynolds pulled down a career-high seven rebounds.
- The Mavericks were held scoreless for the final 5:45 as UCCS went on a 13-0 run to win 65-56 in the RMAC opener for both teams.
- White is 13 rebounds away from becoming the all-time rebound leader at UCCS.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will play at Westminster University in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m.
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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.
