GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The #17/20-ranked Colorado School of Mines Women's Basketball team dropped a 74-47 contest at Colorado Mesa on Friday night.
In the loss,
Ashley Steffeck led the Orediggers with 15 points, six steals, five rebounds, and two assists.
Loralee Stock added 12 points in just 17 minutes of action. Mines (19-5, 14-4 RMAC) was limited to 25-percent shooting from the floor. Colorado Mesa (19-5, 13-4 RMAC) owned a 43-27 edge on the boards while shooting 50 percent on the night. The Orediggers' found a bright spot in 17-of-18 free-throw shooting. They also committed just nine turnovers compared to 13 by the Mavericks. However, two three-pointers for the visitors and nine for the home team proved too much.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mines fell behind early, facing a 7-2 margin after less than two minutes of play. Then, a 7-0 Oredigger run forced a Colorado Mesa timeout. After that, the Mavericks went on a 21-2 run spanning over seven minutes of game action. The home team extended its lead out to 22 points during the second quarter, but Mines produced a 7-0 run to make it 39-26 by halftime. At the end of the day, the Orediggers could not get their offense going. They were held to one field goal in the fourth quarter, and CMU won the final period, 19-12.
NOTABLES
- Mines fell to 21-62 in the rivalry with Colorado Mesa, but has still won seven of the last 10 matchups.
- The Mavericks improved to 11-0 at Brownson Arena this season.
- Steffeck took sole possession of #2 on Mines' all-time and single-season free-throw lists thanks to a 6-for-6 mark on Friday night.
- Steffeck also moved up to #5 on the program's career field goals list. She has made 481 over the last five seasons and surpassed Janet Proctor (1992-96) and Kim Good (1999-02).
- Results from around the league on Friday night now have Mines tied with Regis, Adams State, and UCCS for #1 in the RMAC standings.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Orediggers have Saturday off. They play at Colorado Christian next Friday and at Chadron State next Saturday. There will be free live video on the RMAC Network and live stats linked at www.minesathletics.com.
Fans can keep up with Mines women's basketball on "X" (formerly Twitter) and Instagram at @MinesWBB. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, "X" and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.
