LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team opened 2025 with a 71-59 loss at Colorado Christian University Tuesday night. The Cougars dominated the boards, outrebounding the Mountain Lions by 21, 39-18.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: L, 71-59
- Records: UCCS (7-5, 3-2 RMAC) | CCU (3-10, 1-4 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: CCU Event Center | Lakewood, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions are now 34-23 all-time against the Cougars, including a 14-13 record at CCU.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Amyah Moore Allen came out firing in the opening stanza, accounting for 13 of UCCS' 20 points after making all five field goals and both free throw attempts. After a quick score from CCU's Dasiya Jones, Moore Allen hit two free throws before a turnover by CCU in the backcourt led to a bucket from Maison White. Jenna Kendal drained a three-pointer to give the Cougars a 15-7 lead, but Moore Allen answered with her own trey on the next possession. A jumper by Moore Allen at the free throw line was followed by a driving layup and then a steal from Moore Allen who went coast-to-coast to knot the game at 18-18 before Amaya Snowden closed the quarter with a jumper for a 20-18 UCCS lead.
- Both teams continued to trade leads in the second stanza as the home team netted the first five points to retake the lead, 23-20. Gia Bradley's first points of the game came from long range to put UCCS back on top, 24-23. White's second bucket of the night knotted the game at 26-26 and sparked a 10-2 run by UCCS that featured five points from White, giving the Mountain Lions their largest lead of the half, 34-28. UCCS went into halftime with a three-point lead, 34-31. The black and gold shot a solid 52.2 percent from the floor (12-of-23) and made 7-of-9 free throws to overcome an 18-7 rebounding disadvantage.
- An early CCU 6-0 run to start the second half gave the Cougars the 37-35 lead, but Emily Vidal responded with a huge three-pointer – her first of the game – putting UCCS back on top, 38-37. Moore Allen tied the game for the eighth time of the night, 40-40, after making a layup and followed the hoop with a free throw to complete the three-point play (41-40 UCCS). The Cougars converted four straight free throws to put UCCS down, 44-41, but a key three-pointer from Breelyn Robinson in the left corner knotted the game at 44-44, before Vidal's second three of the night put UCCS back in charge, 47-44, with 3:30 left in the third quarter. CCU made a push late in the quarter, using a 12-3 run to take a six-point lead, 56-50. Ottmann had the last say of the quarter as she drove the lane and put in the layup and the and-one free throw, cutting CCU's lead down to three after three quarters, 56-53.
- The Mountain Lions and Cougars combined for just 21 points in the final quarter as the home team outscored UCCS, 15-6. White and Snowden hit back-to-back layups in the first two minutes of action, but the Mountain Lions were scoreless for nearly eight minutes before Robinson's layup with 34 ticks left in regulation broke the scoring drought as UCCS lost their third straight game at CCU, 71-59.
GAME STATISTICS
- Moore Allen led both teams with 20 points after connecting on 7-of-8 field goals, 2-of-3 three-pointers, and 4-of-5 free throws. She also dished out a game-high five dimes.
- White hit on 5-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-7 free throws for 13 points to go with her seven caroms.
- All six of Vidal's points came from behind the arc.
- Robinson came off the bench to net seven points after sinking 3-of-13 field goals.
- Four Cougars scored in double figures and were led by Victoria Perez' 18 points. Dasiya Jones added a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds.
- Fifteen of the Cougar's 39 rebounds came on the offensive glass that they turned into 13 points.
- Tonight's game featured 14 lead changes and eight scoring ties.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Moore Allen's 87.5 field goal percentage (7-of-8) is the highest of any Mountain Lion this season.
- CCU's 25 points scored in the third quarter are the most in a quarter by any team against the Mountain Lions.
- The Mountain Lions' six-point performance in the fourth quarter marked the third-fewest points they have scored in a quarter.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will play their first home game of the New Year on Saturday, Jan. 11 against Colorado State University Pueblo. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside Gallogly Events Center.
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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.
