Colorado University Athletics
Colorado-Idaho Notes
December 04, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Year Start Final Record Other
1992-93 15-0 27-4 NCAA Elite 8
1980-81 12-0 28-5 *AIAW National Tourn. First Round
2011-12 7-0 ?? Best Start Since 1993-94
1993-94 7-0 27-5 NCAA Sweet 16
1982-83 7-0 27-4 NCAA First Round
*-CU's first national tournament appearance; #-First year of Big Eight Conference round-robin play.
Idaho took held three second half leads against Colorado, only the second game the Buffaloes have trailed in the second half this year (39-38 early second half at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi). Idaho's initial second-half lead of 55-53 at 6:34 was the largest second half deficit faced by the Buffaloes this season. The Vandals had two other one-point leads, the final coming at 59-58 with 3:15 remaining. From there CU ended the game on a 10-0 run.
Colorado was just 2-8 from the field to start the game, and was 3-16 at one point in the first half. The Buffaloes finished the first half 16-36, ending the half on a 13-4 run led by two Chucky Jeffery 3-pointers.
The Buffs had their sixth straight game in which they outrebounded their opponent (48-39).
Buffaloes improve to 360-120 all-time at the Coors Event Center.
Junior Chucky Jeffery had a career-high 30 points, improving on her previous high of 26 set in the previous game against San Francisco. She had 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season and 14th of her career.
Jeffery's 30-10 double-double was the first of its kind for a CU player since Jackie McFarland had 32 points and 12 rebounds against Villanova on March 27, 2008. Jeffery also recorded her third-straight double-double, a first for a CU player since McFarland had two different strings of three double-doubles games during the 2006-07 season.
Jeffery set a career-highs with four 3-pointers on five attempts. After beginning the season 1-for-9 from downtown she is 6-of-7 over her last two games.
Meagan Malcolm-Peck broke an 0-for-11 streak from 3-point range with make late in the first half. She finished 1-for-6 and moved her career made total to 65, tying Veronica Johns-Richardson (2001-05) for 13th on CU's all-time list.
Jen Reese was the only other Colorado player that scored in double digits, she had 10 points. This was her third game of the year in which she had 10 or more points.
Julie Seabrook had a season high 10 rebounds to go along with seven points. She made her 41st straight start.
Brittany Wilson had a season high six rebounds. She also had four assists to run her total to nine over the last two games.
