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85
Winner UCCS UCCS 12-7,8-3 RMAC
77
Western Colo. WC 9-8,7-4 RMAC
Winner
UCCS UCCS
12-7,8-3 RMAC
85
Final
77
Western Colo. WC
9-8,7-4 RMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
UCCS UCCS 19 20 21 7 18 85
Western Colo. WC 22 20 11 14 10 77
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Isaiah J. Downing

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Ottmann’s OT Magic Caps Coach Wilson’s 200th Victory

GUNNISON, Colo. – Senior guard Rylie Ottmann scored eight of her 11 points in overtime to help the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team to an 85-77 overtime win at Western Colorado University Thursday.  The win marked head coach Misty Wilson's 200th career win.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
  • Final Score: UCCS 85, WCU 77 (Overtime) 
  • Records: UCCS (12-7, 8-3 RMAC) | WCU (9-8, 7-4 RMAC) 
  • Facility | Location: Paul Wright Gymnasium | Gunnison, Colo. 
  • All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions are 35-19 all-time against the Mountaineers, including victories in the last six games. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both teams were held scoreless over their first four possessions before Western Colorado broke the ice with a pair of free throws at the 7:33 mark, as UCCS was whistled for four early fouls before getting on the board. Ayianna Johnson provided the Mountain Lions' first points, coming off the bench to put back an offensive rebound, but the Mountaineers answered with the first of their six first-half three-pointers to break a 2–2 tie. Johnson tied the game at 5–5 after taking a bounce pass from Jayla Jackson-Allen in the lane, and Amyah Moore Allen followed with a driving layup to give UCCS its first lead, 7–5. Western's Ivey Schmidt knocked down a deep three to reclaim the lead, 8–7, heading into the media timeout. Johnson and Moore Allen combined for eight of UCCS' final 12 points of the opening quarter, but the black and gold trailed by three after one, 22–19.
  • UCCS turned the ball over on its first three possessions of the second quarter before Moore Allen ended the drought with a jumper on the team's fifth trip down the floor, trimming Western's lead to 27–21 and sparking a Mountain Lions comeback. Mya Wilson finished a layup, followed by Johnson's old-fashioned three-point play, pulling UCCS within one at 27–26. Back-to-back buckets from Wilson and a Western turnover led to Gia Bradley finding Moore Allen on a set out-of-bounds play, as UCCS closed the half within three, 42–39.
  • Western Colorado opened the second half with four straight points, but the Mountain Lions quickly responded with a 6–0 run. Rylie Ottmann scored her first points of the game to answer a WCU bucket, and consecutive defensive rebounds by UCCS led to back-to-back layups from Moore Allen, prompting a Western timeout at the 7:14 mark. The black and gold kept the pressure on out of the break as Ottmann picked off a pass that led to a Jackson-Allen layup. Moore Allen followed with a pair of free throws before assisting Jackson-Allen on another layup to cap a 12–0 UCCS run and give the Mountain Lions a 51–46 lead with 5:50 remaining in the quarter.  The five-point advantage was short-lived, as two UCCS turnovers allowed Western to tie the game at 53–53 with a three-pointer and a jumper. Moore Allen and the Mountain Lions answered, closing the quarter on a 7–0 run. Moore Allen scored five of the final seven points as UCCS carried a 60–53 lead into the fourth.
  • The Mountain Lions went scoreless on their first five possessions of the fourth quarter before Johnson halted the drought with a layup and a pair of free throws, restoring UCCS' five-point cushion at 64–59 with 5:31 remaining. Western responded with four straight points from Ivey Schmidt to pull within one possession. UCCS held a two-point edge late, but consecutive turnovers allowed the Mountaineers to regain momentum, as Jayda Maves was sent to the line and converted both free throws to tie the game at 65–65 with 1:45 left.  Moore Allen and Ottmann each drew fouls down the stretch, going 1-for-2 at the stripe to give the Mountain Lions a 67–65 lead. However, a late UCCS foul put Schmidt back at the line, where she tied the game at 67-all with 16 seconds remaining, sending the contest to overtime.
  • Ottmann set the tone in overtime, opening the extra period with a layup on UCCS' first possession. On the next trip, she grabbed an offensive rebound that led to a Johnson jumper, then knocked down two free throws to push the Mountain Lions' lead to 73–67 just one minute into overtime. Ottmann accounted for six of UCCS' first nine points during a 9–1 run, as the Mountain Lions built a lead of as many as nine in the extra session. UCCS weathered a late push from Western Colorado to secure an 85–77 overtime victory in Gunnison.
 
GAME STATISTICS
  • Moore Allen continued her hot shooting performance, matching her season high with 30 points after hitting 11-of-20 from the floor and 8-of-11 from the free throw line.  She added five rebounds and an assist.
  • Johnson came off the bench to make 8-of-11 field goals and 4-of-7 free throws for 20 points, and was one rebound shy of a double-double.
  • Jackson-Allen chipped in 16 points as Ottman netted 11 points, eight of which came in overtime.
  • The Mountaineers were led by Schmidt's 25 points and Eckroth's 20 points.  Maves made 4-of-5 three-pointers as part of her 18 points.
  • UCCS ruled the paint, outscoring WCU 58-14.  The Mountain Lions bench also outscored the Mountaineers, 20-6, and UCCS doubled down on fastbreak points, scoring 24 to WCU's five.
  • UCCS finished the road game making 55.4 percent from the floor and 67.6 percent from the charity stripe, but were unsuccessful on all six three-point field goals.
 
BEYOND THE BOX
  • The last time UCCS played an overtime game was an 82-78 win at MSU Denver on Feb. 19, 2022. 
  • Fifty-four of Wilson's 200 career wins have come at UCCS, as she moves to 200-141 all-time.
  • The seven points scored in the fourth quarter are the fewest in any quarter this season.
  • UCCS' 55.4 field goal percentage is the second highest this season, and the 85 points tonight are the third most in 2025-26.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Mountain Lions close out their four-game road trip on Saturday at No. 7 Colorado Mesa University.  Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Grand Junction, Colo.
 
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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.
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