COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball team shot 42.6 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from three-point range to claim a 71-61 victory over Colorado Christian University.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final: UCCS 71, CCU 61
- Records: UCCS (15-9, 11-5 RMAC) | CCU (6-18, 3-13 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: UCCS moves to 37-23 in the all-time series against the Cougars.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A layup from UCCS forward Brynae Stewart and a three-point shot by Jayla Jackson-Allen kicked off a high-scoring first half on action on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Lions would build their lead to as high as nine points in the first quarter, but CCU would soon go on a 9-2 run to head into the second, as UCCS held a 20-18 lead.
- Senior Breelyn Robinson would open up the second quarter with a three-point shot in the first eight seconds of action, but the Mountain Lions would soon relinquish their lead as the Cougars went on a seven-point run to take a 25-23 lead. With less than five minutes left in the first half, a skirmish on the court led to a flagrant one foul on CCU's Jordan Heckert, and UCCS' leading scorer of the half, Amyah Moore Allen. The Mountain Lions' junior forward Ayianna Johnson was also involved, and the team would have to resume without her as she was assessed a flagrant two and was removed from competition. After the scuffle on the court, UCCS would go on an 11-9 run to close out the half with a 40-38 lead.
- The Mountain Lions quickly gave up the lead early in the third quarter but would gain it back on layups from Stewart and Rylie Ottmann. Falling down by one again with just over five minutes left in the third, Ottmann made another layup and sank a three-point shot to go up by four. UCCS would end the quarter on an 11-4 run and head into the final 10 minutes with a 63-52 lead.
- The Mountain Lions would hold onto the lead for the remainder of the game, as just 17 points total were scored in the fourth. UCCS shot 23.1 percent from the field in the final quarter and 16.7 percent from three as they claimed a 71-61 victory.
GAME STATISTICS
- Stewart, Moore Allen, and Breelyn Robinson were the three Mountain Lions to finish in double figures on Saturday as Moore Allen led the team with 23 points.
- The Mountain Lions finished with 27 rebounds to the Cougars' 40 with Ottmann leading the team with five.
- The Mountain Lions shot 42.6 percent from the field (26-of-61), 43.5 percent from the three-point line (10-of-23) and 52.9 percent from the free throw line (9-of-17).
- UCCS had 29 points off turnovers, 24 in the paint, 10 from second chances, 11 off fast breaks, and 22 from the bench.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Moore Allen moved up to fifth all-time in the UCCS career record book with 184 steals.
- Robinson tied a season high with four made three-pointers and added a new season high with nine three-point field goal attempts.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will head to Golden, Colo. on Thursday, February 19th to take on Colorado School of Mines. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
