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Colorado-UCLA Notes
March 06, 2014 | Women's Basketball
Colorado improves to 3-2 all-time in the Pac-12 Tournament. The Buffaloes have won at least one tournament game each year since joining the Pac-12. Two of Colorado's three Pac-12 Tournament wins have come as the lower seed. No. 10 CU defeated No. 7 Utah 55-41 in the first round of the 2011 event in Los Angeles.
Colorado improves to 32-26 all-time in conference postseason tournaments
Colorado takes over the series lead 5-4 and won all three meetings this year. This was the first postseason meeting between Colorado and UCLA
Colorado rebounded from its lowest free throw percentage of the season (9-of-21, .429) against USC to hit 20-of-24 against UCLA (.833)
Colorado improved to 17-4 when winning the rebound edge (43-35).
Colorado's 76 points are its most in a conference tournament game since the semifinals of the 2001 Big 12 Championship where the No. 4 seed Buffs fell to top-seeded Oklahoma 102, 93.
After shooting just 10 percent (3-of-30) from 3-point range in the final three regular season games the Buffaloes made 8-of-16 on the afternoon. The eight 3-pointers tie for the second most of the season and most since hitting eight against Illinois on Dec. 7. The Buffaloes hit three of their first four attempts and were 4-of-10 in the first half alone.
Ashley Wilson finished with a career-high 16 points on a personal best seven field goals. Eight of her 10 career double-figure scoring games have come this season including five of the last seven.
Brittany Wilson was 3-of-6 from the 3-point line, she had been 2-of-18 over the previous three games.
Jamee Swan had a game-high 10 rebounds, her second double-figure rebounding game of the year (13 vs. Stanford).
Zoe Beard-Fails established personal bests by hitting 5-of-6 from the foul line.
Arielle Roberson had a pair of blocks, moving into 20th on CU's career list with 49.
Rachel Hargis moved into sole possession of third place in career games played at 130. Brittany Wilson is right behind her, tied with Laurie Welch (1978-82) for fourth at 129. Wilson started her 100th career game, ranking 12th on CU's all-time list. Wilson also moved into eighth in career 3-point attempts (429) and 10th in minutes played (3,309).]
Lexy Kresl scored 14 points, her most since putting in 17 at Louisville on Dec. 21. She was 2-of-4 from 3-point range, her 32nd career game with multiple 3-pointers. Kresl, who leads the Pac-12 in free throw percentage, hit 6-of-6, tying her season's best.