Colorado University Athletics
Colorado
18-3, 7-2
Kansas State
17-3, 8-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 32 | 21 | 53 |
| Kansas State | 49 | 30 | 79 |
K-STATE HALTS BUFFS' WIN STREAK AT SIX
February 08, 2004 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kendra Wecker had 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead 10th-ranked Kansas State over No. 11 Colorado 79-53 Sunday, giving the Wildcats a two-game sweep of the Buffaloes for the second straight season.
Kansas State (17-3, 8-1 Big 12) never trailed and added to a 49-32 halftime lead to win its 29th straight home game. The Wildcats went on a 12-2 run immediately after the break and held Colorado without a basket for eight minutes to put the game out of reach.
Kansas State passed Colorado (18-3, 7-2) in the standings and remained a half-game behind conference leader Texas.
Colorado held Nicole Ohlde, the Big 12's leading scorer at 21.5 points, to just 13. But Amy Dutmer added 15 points and Laurie Koehn had 11 for Kansas State.
"They just don't beat themselves and they have a lot of weapons,'' Colorado coach Ceal Barry said. "Dutmer makes them even tougher with her outside shooting.''
The Wildcats dominated the first half, shooting 59 percent. They made four straight 3-pointers, two by Dutmer, and went on 14-4 run to lead by 16.
"I think that segment right there shows how horrible our defense was,'' Colorado center Tera Bjorklund said. "There were coming off one screen, shooting a 3 and drilling it.''
Bjorklund led Colorado with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Randie Wirt and Veronica Johns-Richardson added 10 points each.
Kansas State beat Colorado 76-69 in Boulder on Jan. 10.
