THIS WEEK'S MATCHUP

• The 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball tournament field was announced Sunday evening, and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team received the No. 7 seed in the South Central Region.  The Mountain Lions will face No. 2 seed Lubbock Christian University on Friday, March 14 at 1:30 p.m. (MT).
• The Mountain Lions (19-11) are making their fourth NCAA tournament appearance in program history, automatically qualified for the NCAA Tournament after winning their second Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship.  UCCS defeated No. 1 seed Colorado Mesa University, 63-61, to earn the second tournament championship title in program history (2017).
• LCU won the Lone Star Conference and the LSC West Division.  The Chaps enter the NCAA Tournament with a 29-4 overall record and a 21-1 mark in conference games.  The second seed in the LSC tournament, Lubbock Christian, fell to No. 1 seed TWU Sunday afternoon in overtime, 73-66, in their conference tournament championship game.  
• Texas Woman's University is the No. 1 seed and will host the eight-team tournament in Denton, Texas.  All four quarterfinal games will be played on Friday, March 14, followed by the semifinal games on Saturday.  The regional championship game will be played on Monday, March 17, with the regional champion advancing to the Elite Eight in Pittsburgh, Pa.

GAME COVERAGE

• Information for Friday's NCAA first round game against LCU can be found at the following links:
  • NCAA South Central Regional Championship Central:  https://twuathletics.com/sports/2024/3/11/2025-south-central-regional-tournament.aspx
  • Bracket:  https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-women/d2/2025
  • Tickets: https://twuathletics.com/sports/2021/12/22/basketball-tickets.aspx
  • Watch: https://www.flocollege.com/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F159634
  • Live Stats: https://twuathletics.com/sports/2024/3/12/tournament-schedule.aspx
  • Fan Information: https://twuathletics.com/sports/2024/3/12/fan-information.aspx

 
TICKETS

• All fans will be charged admission to NCAA Tournament games.  Tickets can be purchased online: https://twuathletics.com/sports/2021/12/22/basketball-tickets.aspx
• Ticket Prices:
  • Adults: $10
  • K-12th Grade Students: $8
  • College Students: $8
  • Senior Citizens (60 years old and above): $8

 
LIVE STREAM

• Fans unable to attend the games in person can follow the Mountain Lions online.  All seven of the NCAA Women's Basketball South Central Regional tournament games will be available via a paywall on FloSports.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• UCCS' second RMAC tournament championship came on a last-second shot as the No. 6 seed Mountain Lions topped No. 1 seed CMU Saturday night in Brownson Arena, 63-60.  In the fourth quarter, Breelyn Robinson broke nearly a three-minute scoring drought by the Mountain Lions with two free throws that opened the flood gates for UCCS as the black and gold went on a 9-0 run.  Amaya Snowden gave the Mountain Lions their first lead of the game, 55-54, with 5:34 left in regulation. The two squads continued to trade leads, but Moore Allen gave UCCS a 61-59 lead with 41 seconds remaining on a CMU turnover, but the lead was short-lived as CMU's Brooklyn Palmer tied the game with two free throws, 61-61.  Wilson hit the game-winning shot on UCCS's next trip down the court, sending the Mountain Lions to the NCAA Tournament and snapping the Mavericks 18-game win streak.

                
RMAC LEADERS

• UCCS is one of the top five offensive teams in the conference, averaging 65.5 points per game. The Mountain Lions are also a top-four team in the RMAC in points allowed per game at 63.4. UCCS is ranked in the top five in the league in field goal percentage (fifth, 40.5 percent), opponent field goal percentage (fourth, 38.8 percent), offensive rebounds (fifth, 10.7), forcing opponent turnovers (fifth, 16.6), and blocks per game (second, 3.27).
• Senior forward Maison White is one of the biggest two-way threats on both ends of the floor in the RMAC. She is averaging 12.2 points per game and 10.5 rebounds per game (third in the RMAC). White has 13 double-doubles on the season and is tied for eighth in blocks (21) and blocks per game (0.7).
• Amyah Moore Allen, one of the RMAC's most effective all-around players, is a load to handle for opposing defenses. Moore Allen is fourth in points in the conference at 19.2 points per game and is also one of the most efficient scorers in the league, shooting the fifth-best field goal percentage in the RMAC at 47.4 percent. Moore Allen is also third in field goals made (213), fourth in free throws made (130), and attempted (173). On the defensive end, she accounts for the sixth most steals (54) and the eighth highest steals per game (1.8) in the league. Moore Allen also deflected many shots this year, tied for the eighth most blocks (21) and blocks per game (0.7) with her teammate White.

 
RMAC AWARDS

• For the third time in her career, Maison White has been voted to the RMAC All-Academic First Team, while senior guard Emily Vidal earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll recognition.
• Four Mountain Lions were named to the 2025 RMAC All-Tournament Team: Amyah Moore Allen (Tournament MVP), Amaya Snowden, White and Mya Wilson.
• The 2025 All-RMAC Women's Basketball Teams were announced last week, with Moore Allen earning All-RMAC First Team honors and White being selected to the Second Team.
• In the final Player of the Week selections of the season, Moore Allen received the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week accolade behind a school-record 40-point performance on Feb. 27 against Colorado School of Mines (W, 75-59).
• White was tabbed the RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 27, 2025, after leading UCCS to two home wins over New Mexico Highlands and Fort Lewis College.  She averaged a double-double in the pair of wins with 22 points and 15.5 rebounds per game, to go with a pair of steals and a trio of blocks. 

 
ALL-TIME SERIES

• The Mountain Lions are 1-6 all-time against LCU.
• UCCS' lone win against the Chaps came on Nov. 14, 2014 in Golden, Colo. (W, 93-90).
• UCCS is 1-2 when facing LCU on a neutral site court.

 
SCOUTING LCU

• Lubbock Christian University earned the No. 2 seed in the South Central Region of the 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball tournament. The Lady Chaps dominated with a 29-4 overall record and a 21-1 record in the Lone Star Conference. However, LCU is coming off a defeat as they lost in the Lone Star Conference Championships to Texas Women's University 73-66 in overtime on Sunday, March 9. Before this loss, the Lady Chaps were riding a 19-game win streak. LCU played and defeated UCCS early in the season on November 16, winning 78-56.
• The Lady Chaps were led all season by forward Grace Foster, named the LSC player of the year. Foster ranked 13th nationally and second in the LSC in points per game at 19.9 while shooting 51.2 percent from the field in the regular season. Where Foster is most deadly is from beyond the arc as she shot 48 percent from three, ranking third in the nation and the best in the conference. Foster also shoots 87.4 percent from the free throw line, pulled down 7.5 rebounds per game, and blocked 32 total shots this season, the third most in the LSC. Foster also won conference player of the year in the 2022-23 season.
• Lady Chaps Maci Maddox (first team) and Audrey Robertson (second team) also got recognition from the LSC conference.  
• LCU's head coach, Steve Gomez, was also awarded the LSC conference head coach of the season.
• Lubbock Christian was one of the top teams in the LSC in offense, scoring the fourth most points per contest (67.3). Simultaneously, the Lady Chaps allowed the third-lowest number of points per game in their conference, at 53 points per game. This gives them the second-best margin of victory in their conference, at 14.3. LCU was the most efficient team from the field in the conference, shooting 44.7 percent, and the most efficient three-point shooting team, hitting 37.6 percent of their looks from deep.
• The Lady Chaps were also second in the conference in free throw percentage (78.1 percent), averaged the fewest turnovers per game (12.9), and were second in blocks per game (4).
• On January 25 versus Cameron University, the Lady Chaps nailed 18 three-pointers, which marked as the most three-point field goals made in the LSC this season and would have been the most by any team in the RMAC.

  
UCCS UNDER HEAD COACH MISTY WILSON

• In her second year at the helm for UCCS women's basketball head coach Misty Wilson led the Mountain Lions to the 2024 RMAC Regular Season title, and the 2025 RMAC Tournament Championship title. 
• In two years, Wilson and the Mountain Lions are 42-19 overall and 30-12 in RMAC contests.

 
UP NEXT

• The winner between UCCS and LCU will face the winner from Friday's first game, No. 3 seed UT-Tyler and No. 6 seed West Texas A&M in the semifinal round on Saturday at 4 p.m. (MT).

 
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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.