Colorado University Athletics
Colorado
3-4
Colorado State
5-2
BUFFS SNAP THREE-GAME SKID WITH WIN OVER CSU
December 08, 2004 | Women's Basketball
BOULDER - Freshman Kara Richards and senior Veronica Johns-Richardson scored 16 points each as Colorado ended a three-game losing streak with an 83-77 victory over Colorado State Wednesday night at the Coors Events Conference Center.
Anna Nedovic added 15 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds for Colorado (3-4) which defeated Colorado State for the third consecutive time. Nedovic netted her second career double double as the Buffaloes won the battle of the boards (35-30) for the first time in four games.
"It was a battle, a really hard fought battle," Colorado head coach Ceal Barry said. "It was not an easy win. CSU had four players in double figures that kept the game close. As far as our players go, I am very happy. Kara (Richards) had some points early, Whitney (Law) hit some key 3-pointers; her timing could not have been better."
Richards scored 10 of Colorado's first 22 points in a highly competitive first half in which neither team led by more than five.
Leading by two at the break, Colorado opened the second half with an 18-9 run, four coming from Nedovic, to increase its lead to 59-46. Baskets by Lindsay Thomas and Annika Walseth with 4:20 left got Colorado State (5-2) got as close as 71-65.
Johns-Richardson sealed the win with two short jumpers in a 30-second span to make it 75-67.
Richards and Johns-Richardson each set career highs in points as the Buffs netted the highest point total in this series since a 91-61 win in Boulder on Dec. 3, 1989. The Buffaloes also reached their highest point total of the young season and it was the first game in which all five starters hit double digits. Whitney Law had 11 and was a perfect 3-of-3 from the 3-point line. Jackie McFarland, the reigning Big 12 Rookie of the Week, had 10 in her second career start.
"For me personally it was my last time to play CSU and it feels great to go out on top," Johns-Richardson said. "It feels nice to get back on track and be on the winning side of things."
Melissa Dennett led Colorado State with 19 points. The Rams had their four-game winning streak snapped.
