SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Playing their sixth straight game away from Gallogly Events Center, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team completed the road sweep in the first weekend of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action. The Mountain Lions earned a 64-50 win Saturday afternoon at Westminster University, extending their winning streak to three games.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: W, 64-50
- Records: UCCS (4-3, 2-0 RMAC) | WU (1-7, 0-2 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Behnken Field House | Salt Lake City, Utah
- All-Time Series: UCCS is 6-6 all-time against the Griffins, and 3-3 on their home court.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Amyah Moore Allen played a hand in nine of the Mountain Lions' first 11 points against the Griffins. She found Maison White who made a turnaround jumper in the lane for the first points of the game before drawing a foul and making both attempts. Moore Allen then found Ellie Reynolds in the far-left corner who drained a three-pointer. Reynolds hit another jumper before Emily Vidal scooped up a steal and found Moore Allen for a driving layup that capped off a 7-0 run and gave UCCS an 11-4 lead. The home team responded with a 9-0 run of their own, holding UCCS scoreless in the final 5:03 of the first quarter as Westminster took their first lead of the game, 13-11.
- Krystina Hagood recorded a traditional three-point play less than two minutes into the second quarter that stopped an 11-0 Griffins run. Hagood scored the first seven points for the Mountain Lions in the second stanza to knot the contest at 18-18, before White put UCCS back on top, 20-18, on Hagood's assist at 4:48. Three lead changes later, the Griffins closed out the half outscoring UCCS, 9-2, to take a 27-22 lead at halftime.
- The Mountain Lions turned up the heat in the second half with a strong shooting performance. Starting the half with the ball at half court, Vidal drained a three-pointer as Reynolds added another deep three from the left side to tie the game at 28-28. No one picked up Moore Allen as she drove the length of the court down the right side of the lane to give UCCS a 30-28 lead. White capped off an 8-2 UCCS run with a three-point play as UCCS took a 40-33 lead with four minutes left in the quarter. The Mountain Lions held their lead after three complete quarters, 45-35.
- After a 15-point swing from the second quarter to the third quarter, the Mountain Lions kept the upper hand in the final stanza, preserving their lead and outscoring the Griffins, 19-15 to seal the 64-50 win. All five Mountain Lions that scored in the fourth quarter netted at least three points with Reynolds scoring six points behind 4-of-4 free throws.
GAME STATISTICS
- Reynolds finished the afternoon with a game-high 16 points after making 5-of-10 field goals and all four free throw attempts. She was one rebound shy of a double-double and added an assist.
- White pulled down seven of her game-high 10 rebounds in the second half and added 12 points, two blocks, an assist, and a steal.
- Moore Allen posted 11 points, six rebounds and dished out a team-high four dimes.
- Teuila Nawahine of Westminster paced the Griffins with 15 points, six rebounds, and three steals.
- After making just 8-of-26 (1-of-10 from three-point range) in the first half, the Mountain Lions turned it around in the second to net 14-of-25 from the floor, including 5-of-11 from behind the arc. UCCS ended the game making 43.1 percent (22-of-51) from the floor and 87.5 percent from the charity stripe (14-of-16).
- UCCS held an 11-rebound advantage over WU (41-30), outscoring the Griffins on second-chance points (10-7), in the paint (32-30) and from the bench (16-11).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UCCS' 23 points in the third quarter is the most points they've scored in a quarter this season. The Mountain Lions only allowed the Griffins to net eight points in the same quarter, marking the second-fewest allowed this season.
- White posted her 31st career double today, and the fourth this season. She is just three rebounds shy of becoming the all-time leading rebounder at UCCS.
- Reynolds had a career game with 16 points, nine rebounds, five field goals, and four made free throws.
- Moore Allen's four assists tie her season high.
- UCCS' 41 rebounds sets a new season high for the Mountain Lions.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions return home for the first time since Nov. 8 when they play host to Black Hills State University on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. Thursday's contest is Black Out Night at UCCS with the first 500 fans receiving a free t-shirt.
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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.
