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Colorado-USC Notes
January 31, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Colorado Buffaloes
• Colorado moves to 5-1 when leading at half and shot their best conference-play field goal percentage on the season (44.6 percent).
• The Buffs strong shooting and early lead pays dividends as they earn their first conference win of the season (1-9)
• Colorado held the Trojans to 8-of-22 from the field and did not allow a 3-pointer shot heading into the halftime with a 31 to 27 lead (team's first halftime lead of Pac-12 play this season)
• The Buffs forced USC to turn the ball over nine times in the first half and held USC to only eight field goals
• Colorado only trailed for 3:49 in the game and never trailed again after the first quarter
• USC's duo of Courtney Jaco and Temi Fagbenle combined for 15 of the Trojan's 27 first half points (6-of-10 FG, rest of team shot 2-of-12)
• Colorado held a plus-4 advantage on the boards through two quarters.
• After being outrebounded in eight straight games, Colorado snaps that streak with a 44/31 (+13) advantage
• Colorado scored 15 second chance points to the Trojan's two.
• CU improves to 6-8 all-time against USC, 3-4 when playing at home vs. USC and are 4-1 all-time against the Trojans in games decided by single digits.
• Colorado's perimeter defense only allowed two 3-point field goals, both of which came in the final 36 seconds. The Trojans were dealt their first loss in one-shot games this season (2-1 in games decided by 3 points or less)
• Colorado had three players finish in double-figures for a second straight game. (Smith (18 points), Leonard (17), Robinson (10))
Players
Makenzie Ellis, Fr., F
• Tied a career high with seven rebounds, also scored six points
• Shot 4-4 from the free throw line, tying both a career high in attempts and makes
Kennedy Leonard, Fr., G
• Finished with 16 points, five rebounds and two assists
• Tied a career-high with 10 free throw attempts
Haley Smith, Jr., G/F
• Tied a season-high with 18 points as she led the team in scoring for a third-straight game, also collected seven rebounds
• Played in all but two minutes in the first half – shooting 4-of-5 from the field and knocking down both of her 3-point field goal attempts
• Drilled back-to-back 3-point field goals to tie a career high (2)
Jamee Swan, Sr., F
• Finished with nine points and five rebounds
• Now has 714 career rebounds and needs only nine more to move into 10th place on the all-time rebounding list