Colorado University Athletics
Missouri-Colorado Notes
February 18, 2006 | Women's Basketball
Colorado used the starting lineup of Escalera-Skildum-Nedovic-Law-McFarland for the first time this year. It is the sixth different starting lineup for the Buffaloes in 2005-06 with four of the previous five due at least in part to injury.
Jasmina Ilic was a last minute scratch for Colorado due to an injured right shoulder. Senior Tami Garnett also missed the game with the flu leaving the Buffaloes only seven scholarship players, and walk-on Courtney Wallace, available for Saturday's game.
Jackie McFarland scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season, the fourth best single-season mark in team history. She is only the second different player in team history with 13 double-doubles as the other three belong to CU Hall of Famer Lisa VanGoor. Her 18 career double-doubles ties Sabrina Scott (2000-03) for the fifth on the CU career charts.
McFarland registered her sixth 20 point, 10 rebound double-double off the season. She is one of just five players in the Big 12 conference with six 20-10 doubles this season. McFarland also has three-straight 20-point games, the best mark on the team this season.
Name, School 20-10's
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma 14
*Sophia Young, Baylor 8
*LaToya Davis, Texas Tech 7
Jackie McFarland, Colorado 6
Crystal Kemp, Kansas 6
*play Sunday
McFarland hit four free-throws to move into fifth place on CU's single-season list with 135. She needs 20 free throws over the next four-plus games to pass Bridget Turner who had a school record 154 in 1988-89.
Colorado has lost its last 23 games when trailing at halftime. Colorado's last win trailing at the half was Jan. 18, 2005, a 56-51 win at Missouri after trailing 28-20 at the break.
Yari Escalera's 11 points are her fifth double-digit performance in the last eight games. Her three 3-point field goals give her 50 for her put her in 13th place on CU's all-time list for 3-pointers. Escalera has hit 20 of her last 42 attempts from 3-point range (.476) spanning the last nine games.
Caley Dow recorded eight rebounds giving her 50 over the last six games (8.3 rpg).
Take away a Missouri span of 3-of-18 to close the first half, the Tigers shot 24-of-36 from the field the remainder of the game (.667).
Missouri records its first season sweep of Colorado since 1990.
