Colorado University Athletics
Colorado-Wyoming Notes
March 25, 2011 | Women's Basketball
After dropping its first eight road games of the 2010-11 season (nine total away from Boulder), Colorado has won three straight on the road for the first time since the 2007-08 season (at Colorado State, at Vanderbilt & at Missouri).
Cowgirls vs. Buffaloes: The Buffs continue to dominate the series holding a 34-9 advantage. The 34 wins are the most for CU over a nonconference opponent. Wyoming holds a 13-8 lead on its home court and had won the previous two before tonight's victory. The Buffs' previous last win in Laramie was a 73-62 decision on December 4, 2002, coach Linda Lappe's senior season.
CU in the Postseason: Colorado improved its postseason record to 29-18 and 7-2 in the WNIT. This was Colorado's first WNIT road game after being at home for the previous eight. Tonight was CU's second ever postseason win on an opponent's home court. The other was a 78-72 win over Eastern Illinois in the first round of the 1988 NCAA Tournament, also CU's first ever NCAA postseason win.CU improved to 2-6 all-time on an opponent's court in the postseason.
First Half Dominance: Including the Buffs' last matchup against Cal on March 17, CU has shot 56.7 percent (34-of-60) from the field and 56 percent (14-of-25) from three point range in the first halves combined. CU is 17-0 this season when leading after the first 20 minutes.
Senior Brittany Spears
Career Marks: She logged her 31st double-digit scoring effort this season with 23 points, tying Tera Bjorklund (2000-04) for the fourth most in a single-season. She extends her school record career mark to 110 double-figure outings (126 career games). She has scored 20 or more points 46 times with 17 of those occurring this season.
Spears, 4th on CU's all-time rebounding list, had nine against Wyoming, moving her career total to 991. She needs just nine more to join Lisa Van Goor as the only players in team history with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Spears moves her school-record career total to 2,149 points, tying Iowa State's Angie Welle (1999-02) for seventh place on the Big 12's all-time scoring list.
Single Season Lists: She moves into third with 616 points, and after going 3-of-7 from behind the arc tonight, she moves into second place with 219 3-point attempts.
Her 19 points in the first half ties a team high point total this season. She scored 19 in the first half against California and Chucky Jeffery scored 19 in the second half against Colorado State.
Sophomore G Chucky Jeffery
She has dished out five or more assists for the 10th time this season. Her five assists give her 125 for the season ranking 17th on CU's single-season list.
Jeffery had two steals, moving her season total to 75 and a putting her in a tie for seventh on CU's single-season list with Bridget Turner (1985-86) and Amy Mathern (1992-93)
She went 3-of-3 from three point range marking a career-high in made treys and tying her career high in attempts. She is just the second Buff (Brittany Spears vs. Cal) to put up a perfect 3-of-3 from behind the arc this season. Jeffery had only three 3-pointers made in the previous 11 games.
Freshman G Brittany Wilson
She has scored in double figures 12 times this season.
Junior F Julie Seabrook
She went 2-of-3 (.667) from the field tonight. She has shot above .600 in 16 games this season.







