COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado School of Mines Women's Basketball team dropped a 75-59 game to UCCS on Thursday night at the Gallogly Event Center.
Jenna Siebert scored 23 points in the loss. She also had four assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block.
Jade Leon scored 12 points and added three assists, two rebounds, and one steal.
Josephine Howery rounded out a trio of double-digit scorers with her 10 points. Howery bolstered her resume with six rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal. Despite making more three-pointers, Mines (12-15, 10-9 RMAC) fell after UCCS (16-10, 12-7 RMAC) shot over 50 percent from the field, 45 percent from behind the arc and 74 percent at the charity stripe. The Orediggers drained seven three-pointers, but missed eight free throws and converted at a 41.4-percent clip from the floor. The Mountain Lions won on the glass and only committed 16 fouls compared to 27 by the Orediggers. The turnover margin was a wash.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mines owned a 21-19 advantage at the end of the first quarter thanks to 11 points from Siebert. The Mountain Lions used an 11-2 run in the second quarter to take a 38-34 lead into halftime. Leon kept the Orediggers in the game by pouring in nine second-quarter points. The third quarter was tight, but UCCS exploded for 21 points in the fourth quarter and held Mines to 11 points. Those final 10 minutes were the turning point and key to the game. Amyah Allen Moore closed the game touting 40 points for the Mountain Lions.
NOTABLES
- Mines is 23-25 in the all-time series against UCCS.
- The Orediggers and Mountain Lions are 5-5 in their last 10 meetings.
- Leon's three assists at UCCS matched her collegiate best.
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Olivia Lee surpassed 500 points for her career.
- Oredigger Head Coach
Brittany Simpson is now 232-138 in her 13th season at the helm.
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines closes the regular season on Saturday at CSU Pueblo. Free live stats and video on the RMAC Network will be available for both teams 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.
