GOLDEN, Colo. – The Colorado School of Mines Women's Basketball team fell to Colorado Mesa on Saturday afternoon at Lockridge Arena by a score of 67-48.
 
Josephine Howery and Jenna Siebert accounted for most of Mines' points. Howery scored 20 while adding nine rebounds, one assist, one block, and one steal to her resume. Siebert dropped 18 points with five boards and two assists. Also notable for the Orediggers was Audrey Beaty's 10 rebounds and two blocks. Colorado Mesa had four score in double digits as Olivia Reed led the way with 19 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, and three blocks. Kylie Kravig's eight assists led all players.
 
Mines (2-8, 0-3 RMAC) edged Colorado Mesa (6-3, 2-2 RMAC) on the glass, 38-37. The Orediggers also committed just nine turnovers. However, the Mavericks only had six turnovers and made seven three-pointers. Furthermore, they held the home team under 30-percent shooting and allowed only three three-pointers. Another key discrepancy was 17 assists for CMU compared to five assists for Mines.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Saturday's contest was never tied and the visitors never trailed. Colorado Mesa jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Emma Sixta found the bottom of the net for the Orediggers. After 10 minutes of game action, CMU owned a 21-15 advantage despite four points from Howery and three from Beaty. Howery poured in seven more points in the second period. However, the Mavericks outscored Mines 16-11, making the halftime margin 37-26. Seven points off the hand of Howery and six by Siebert in the third quarter accounted for all of the Orediggers' scoring in the frame. The home team limited their guests to 12 points in the fourth quarter and Beaty pulled down six rebounds. But Mines only scored nine points as Mesa finished off the win.
 
NOTABLES
- The all-time series between Mines and Colorado Mesa now sits at 63-21 in favor of CMU.
- The Orediggers are still 6-4 in their last 10 meetings with the Mavericks.
- Beaty's 10 rebounds marked a career high for the junior center.
- Howery matched her collegiate best on the glass after also grabbing nine rebounds against Fort Hays State earlier this season.
- Seven made free throws for Howery were also a single-game best.
- Additionally, Howery surpassed 800 points for her career at Mines and Siebert moved passed 600 career points.
- Mines Head Coach Brittany Simpson is now 221-131 in her 13th season at the helm.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Orediggers host Westminster on Monday at 1 p.m. inside Lockridge Arena. Live stats and video will be available at www.minesathletics.com.
 
Fans can keep up with Mines women's basketball on "X" (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram at @MinesWBB. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.