Colorado University Athletics
Colorado-Oregon Notes
March 02, 2013 | Women's Basketball
Colorado improves to 23-5 overall, 12-5 in Pac-12 play. With Washington's loss to Stanford Thursday night, the Buffaloes have clinched the No. 4 seed and first round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament played in Seattle, March 7-10.
Colorado's 23 wins are its most since CU's 2002-03 team went 24-8. The 23 wins in the regular season are the most since the 1994-95 squad won 24 en route to a school-record 30-3 finish.
Colorado's 12 conference wins are its most since the 1996-97 squad finished 12-4 in the first year of the Big 12. The 12 wins also double the Buffaloes league total from 2011-12 (6-12)
Colorado has won eight straight, its longest win streak within conference games since a similar eight-game run in 2001-02.
Colorado cuts Oregon's lead in the series to 10-5. It was the Buffaloes first win against the Ducks in Eugene in five tries (1-4).
Colorado added to its season record by holding its 12th opponent under 50 points. Eight of those have come in conference games. Prior to this year, CU's record for sub-50 games was nine for an overall season.
Colorado improved to 8-3 in road games, its most road wins since the 2002-03 team was 9-3 on the opponent's home floor. The Buffaloes are 17-10 in their last 27 true road contests and have won their last four. CU improved to 5-3 on the road in the Pac-12.
Arielle Roberson (16 points, 4 rebounds, 2-of-2 3FG) has hit 11 of her last 17 from the 3-point line (.647). Over the last four games alone she 9-of-15 (.600). She had 10 3-pointers in her first 24 games. She is averaging 16.3 points over the last four games.
Chucky Jeffery (12 points, 10 rebounds) became the 5th player in team history to reach 900 career rebounds (901). Moved into fifth on CU's all-time rebounding list during the game as she passed Sandy Bean who had 895 from 1978-82. Jeffery recorded her10th double-double of the season and 30th of her career. She double-doubles in six of her last eight games. She is only the fourth different CU player to reach 10 double-doubles all of which have done it in multiple seasons; and she's the lone guard in the group:
CU Seasons with 10 or more double doubles:
Lisa Van Goor 3 (1980-83)
Jackie McFarland 2 (2005-07)
Chucky Jeffery 2 (2011-13)
Erin Scholz 1 (1995-96)
Kyleesha Weston (3 points, 3 assists, 2 steals) hit her first 3-pointer in conference play and just the second of the season. Her 3-pointer and subsequent charge, allowed Arielle Roberson a 3-pointer and gave CU its largest lead at the time at 36-29. Her three steals were a career high.
Jasmine Sborov (8 points, 4 rebounds) scored all eight of her points in the second half, matching her overall season-high in a Pac-12 game. She had been scoreless in the previous three games.
