Colorado University Athletics
Colorado-UC Riverside Notes
March 18, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Colorado improves to 27-18 all-time in postseason play (AIAW, NCAA & WNIT)
Colorado improves to 5-2 in the WNIT
Colorado is 2-0 in WNIT first round games (CU had a first round bye in 2008); CU has won its first WNIT game all three years it has participated.
Colorado improves to 19-5 all-time at home in the postseason and has won seven of its last eight.
The win marks the first postseason win for CU head coach Linda Lappe
Colorado's 16th win of the season (16-15) guarantees the Buffaloes a .500 or better finish to the 2010-11 season. It also gives Lappe a .500 or better record in her first season. She will join Rene Portland (22-9 in 1978-79) and Sox Walseth (28-5 in 1980-81) as CU women's basketball coaches who have finished their inaugural season at .500 or better.
Colorado improves to 2-0 all-time against UC Riverside and 15-6 against the Big West Conference.
Colorado improved to 15-0 this season when leading at halftime.
Colorado tied a season-high with 21 made free throws (Tennessee-Martin), and attempted a season-high 32.
Colorado's rebound margin of +20 (49-29) was its second highest of the season (+24 against Loyola Chicago). CU has outrebounded its opponent in 22 of 31 games.
Senior Brittany Spears (18 points, 12 rebounds) and sophomore Chucky Jeffery (19 points, 12 rebounds) each recorded their ninth double-double of the season tonight. It's the fourth time this season CU has had two players with double-doubles in the same game. It was the 31st career double-double for Spears and 10th for Jeffery.
Spears' 18 points gave her 560 for the season, the sixth best single-season total in team history. She improves her school-record career total to 2,093. Her 205 season field goals are the 10th best single-season mark and her 70 3-pointers ties her with Kate Fagan (2003-04) for sixth.
On the career lists, Spears recorded her 108th career game in double-digit scoring tying Lisa Van Goor's CU all-time mark set from 1980-85. She also tied Van Goor for eighth on CU's career free throw list at 343. Spears moved into third place on CU's all-time list for 3-pointers with 226. She passed Mandy Nightingale who had 224 from 1998-02.
Sophomore Meagan Malcolm-Peck recorded career blocked shot No. 50, putting her in a tie for 15th with Jenny Roulier (1998-02) on CU's all-time list.
Senior Britney Blythe was 4-of-4 from the free throw line, both numbers a season-high and ties her career best.
Freshman Rachel Hargis was 3-of-4 from the free throw line, the three made shots tying her career best. She has made 13 of her last 16 from the charity stripe (.813).
