Colorado University Athletics
Colorado
Loyola Chicago
Jeffery's Triple-Double Lifts CU Over Loyola Chicago 65-34
November 27, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Led by Jeffery's 10 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Colorado defeated Loyola University Chicago, 65-34 in the championship game of the 2010 Omni Hotels Classic.
"It just feels great," Jeffery said. "We had a real good team win, and I knew every time I passed to my teammates, it was going down."
Sandy Bean is the owner of CU's only other triple-double a 19 point, 11-rebound, 10-assist effort against Utah State on Feb. 16, 1979 - 12 years and 3 months before Jeffery was born.
"I didn't know it was just the second one; I thought there were more before that, but that means a lot. I'm just going to keep going and hopefully get three, four, as many more of those that I can get."
Meagan Malcolm-Peck recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double. A balanced team effort saw five Buffaloes score in double digits as Brittany Spears had 12, Julie Seabrook 10 and Britney Blythe 10.
Jeffery was the Classic's MVP and Spears was named to the All-Tournament team. Also named to the team were Ellen Ayoub (Loyola Chicago), Samantha Heck (Evansville) and Julie Piper (Eastern Washington).Â
Following a script similar to the previous three home wins were Colorado enjoyed fast starts, the Buffaloes used an early 13-4 run to build a double-digit first half lead.
Colorado's run was kicked off by a successful free throw by Jeffery. Brittany Wilson quickly followed sinking her first shot of the night from 3-point range, and Malcolm-Peck and Seabrook scored two more for Colorado as the Buffaloes led 18-10.
On the other end of the court, Seabrook and Wilson drew consecutive charging fouls, to the pleasure of an energetic crowd of 1,676. Jeffery made a layup and Blythe topped off the run with her first three pointer of the night as CU built a 23-10 lead.Â
The Ramblers closed the Colorado lead to nine at halftime at 25-16, but unlike the previous three games where Colorado couldn't pull away from its opponent, Saturday the Buffaloes never let up.
Loyola stayed even with the Buffaloes for the first six minutes of the second half as an Abby Skube 3-pointer cut CU's lead to 35-26 with 14:10 left. But this time, Colorado responded with 18 straight points over the next five minutes to put the game out of reach.
"I'm really happy with how our team played tonight," head coach Linda Lappe said. "It's the first time that we've played pretty much a complete game, which is important with where we're at. We came out and we did some nice things defensively. Our defense really spurred our offense, especially in the second half, and we're just happy to win our tournament, and to play well in doing so."
Jeffery, who had already locked up her third double-double of the season early in the second half, recorded her last two assists of the night to complete the triple-double on two consecutive baskets by Seabrook and Malcolm-Peck in the final four minutes.
Malcolm-Peck was fouled on her bucket that gave Jeffery assist No. 10, and proceeded to make the foul shot for good measure as she matched her season high in points.
"I had no idea she was going for a triple-double, so thank God I made it," Malcolm-Peck said. "Chuck [Chucky Jeffery] was passing awesome the whole game, and she's always good on the rebounds and points, and assists as well. It was awesome that she could get the triple-double, and we're all really happy for her."
Loyola was led by Satavia Taylor's nine points.
Evansville defeated Eastern Washington 77-67 in the consolation game on Saturday.
The Buffaloes will continue their home stand by hosting Texas State on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Coors Events Center.
2010 Omni Hotels Classic
Friday, Nov. 26
Loyola Chicago 74, Eastern Washington 67
Colorado 55, Evansville 53
Saturday, Nov. 27
Consolation: Evansville 77, Eastern Washington 67
Championship: Colorado 65, Loyola Chicago 34
All-Tournament Team
Chucky Jeffery, 5-10, So., G, Colorado - MVP
Brittany Spears, 6-1, Sr., F, Colorado
Ellen Ayoub, 6-1, Jr., F, Loyola Chicago
Samantha Heck, 6-2, So., F/C, Evansville
Julie Piper, 6-1, Sr., F, Eastern Washington
Overall Records
Colorado                               5-1                 Loyola Chicago                  3-2
Evansville                            3-2                 Eastern Washington          1-5
Omni Hotels Classic Records Set
Individual Tournament
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 12 att) - .765 (13-of-17), Samantha Heck, Evansville
Old Record: .733 (11-of-15), Eisha Bohman, Colorado, 2000; Kelly Kuhn, Butler, 2000Â
Team Tournament
Offensive Rebounds - 57, Eastern Washington
Old Record: 40, Washington 1993; Providence, 1989Â
Omni Hotels Classic Records Tied
Individual Game
Field Goal Percentage - 1.000 (7-of-7), Samantha Heck, Evansville (vs. Eastern Washington)
Tied: (7-of-7) Eisha Bohman, Colorado (vs. Howard), 2000Â Â
Team Game
Offensive Rebounds - 29, Eastern Washington (vs. Loyola Chicago)
Tied: Northern Iowa (vs. Colorado), 2005Â
Individual Tournament
Assists -- 16, Chucky Jeffery, Colorado
Tied: 5 other players, most recently Jocelyn McIntire, Washington, 1990Â
Team Tournament
Rebounds - 99, Eastern Washington
Tied: Colorado, 2006; Providence, 1989
