COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team claimed their first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship Title in program history Saturday night with a 71-57 home win over New Mexico Highlands University.  The Mountain Lions share the regular season championship with Adams State University, Colorado Mesa University and Regis University.
 
The Mavericks of CMU win the four-way tiebreaker and earn the No. 1 seed, while the Rangers notched the No. 2 seed, followed by Adams State at No. 3 and UCCS as the No. 4 seed.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP

• Final Score: UCCS 71, New Mexico Highlands 57
• Records: UCCS (21-7, 18-4 RMAC) | NMHU (6-22, 5-17 RMAC)
• Facility | Location:  Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
• All-Time Series: UCCS is 28-26 all-time against the Cowgirls and have now won 14 of the last 15 meetings.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UCCS started senior night firing on all cylinders as they opened the game on a 12-0 run including back-to-back jumpers from Krystina Hagood, a trey and lay-in from Riley Ottmann, and a jumper from Briana Knabe.
• After two free throws from NMHU got them on the board, the Mountain Lions continued to apply the pressure as they went on a 7-0 run in 55 seconds to see themselves up 19-2 with 4:21 to go in the first frame. Jessica Nation would net two buckets before the first quarter's end and UCCS would hold a 23-7 lead going into the second quarter.
• The start of the second frame was a quiet one from the Mountain Lions as they were held scoreless in the first four minutes and thirty seconds of action. UCCS found their form again as they went on an 8-0 scoring run from the 5:21 through 3:26 mark where Maison White collected her sixth and eighth points of the contest on crafty post moves.
• An Amyah Moore Allen step back midrange jumper and a Breelyn Robinson spot up three-ball in the last three minutes of the first half would help the Mountain Lions see a commanding 37-19 lead going into intermission.
• Out of the break, UCCS got a pair of buckets from Hagood and White, but the Cowgirls would quickly reply by going on a 10-3 run. Each team traded baskets throughout the third quarter, but the Mountain Lions would remain comfortably on top as Alexa Dominguez hit a turn around jumper to have UCCS up 52-38 going into the final quarter.
• To start the fourth, the Mountain Lions grew back their lead to 18 (60-42) at the 7:24 mark after Sydney Nilles connected with White for an easy deuce. From then on, UCCS did everything they needed to do to maintain the lead and would coast on to win the game 71-57.

 
GAME STATISTICS

• White led all scorers tonight with 22 points while shooting 9-of-12 from the field to go along with a game high 12 rebounds.
• UCCS scored more points from turnovers (20-16), points in the paint (34-26), second chance points (10-7), and fast break points (13-6).
• The Mountain Lions displayed dominance on the boards as they outrebounded NMHU 42-27.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• With her 12 rebounds tonight, Maison White has passed Brittany Hernandez for the fourth most boards recorded in a season in program history with 252.
• Tonight was White's 10^th double-double and her first since February 2, 2024.
• UCCS continues to make history as they increase their winning streak to 10, the longest in program history.
• The Mountain Lions are 13-2 at home this season.  Since the New Year, UCCS has won 14-of-16 games in 2024.
• UCCS' 21 wins this season are their most wins since 2016-17 (24-9).
• The Mountain Lions 18 RMAC wins this year are the most wins they've had in conference play since the 2014-15 season (18-4).

 
UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions will host No. 5 seed Colorado School of Mines in the RMAC Quarterfinal round on Tuesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. Stay tuned to www.gomountainlions.com and www.rmacsports.org for tournament information.

 
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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.