GOLDEN, Colo. – A cold shooting outing was too much to overcome as the Colorado School of Mines fell 66-52 to Colorado Christian on Saturday, February 11 at Lockridge Arena.

While Mines (15-12, 11-7) got a double-double from Laura Tyree it wasn't enough as the team shot a collective 26.5% from the field. CCU (10-13, 8-10) got double-doubles from each of Alex Nelson (18p, 10r) and Mikala Gordon (17p, 11r) to even up the season series. Mines won the previous encounter against the Cougars, 79-62, in Lakewood on January 24.

The Orediggers fell in a hole early as CCU used a 17-5 run that stretched into parts of the first and second quarter to get out to a 27-11 lead. In fact, the Cougars led by as much as 19 (34-15) en route to a 36-23 halftime advantage. 

As the game moved to the third quarter, Mines appeared as though it would comeback as Emily Bailey and Elizabeth Tomon closed the deficit to 43-36 midway through the third quarter, but the Cougars responded and pushed it lead back out to 14 (52-38) by the start of the fourth period. 

Mines made one more push in the fourth quarter as they closed the deficit to only five, 56-51, but once again CCU responded as they closed the game out on a 10-1 run.

Notables
-    Laura Tyree had a fantastic outing of 10 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals.
-    Emily Bailey paced the Orediggers with 17 points, five rebounds and three blocks. 
-    Heidi Hammond gave Mines 11 points off the bench as she finished 4-7 from the field.

Up Next
Mines will look to get back to its winning way next weekend as they hit the road for showdowns at Fort Lewis and New Mexico Highlands.