Colorado University Athletics
Colorado-Nebraska Notes
Colorado's six Big 12 wins are its most since the Buffaloes finished 6-10 in league play in 2007. The Buffaloes' 15 wins are its most since the 2008 WNIT semifinal team finished 19-15. The win guarantees the Buffaloes a .500 or better regular season record and ensures eligibility for postseason play.
Colorado improves its series lead to 41-28 over Nebraska. The win broke a six-game Colorado losing streak at Nebraska and allowed the Buffaloes a season sweep for the first time since 2004.
With the results of Big 12 play tonight, Colorado (6-9) and Kansas (6-9) are locked in to a first round match up in the No. 8-9 game Tuesday in the first game of the Big 12 Championship. Seeding will be finalized on Saturday. Kansas holds the tiebreaker for the No. 8 spot, by virtue of its season-sweep over CU.
Colorado improved to 14-0 this season when leading at halftime.
Colorado led 35-25 at the break, its largest halftime lead since the Buffaloes led Iowa State 27-17 on Jan. 25, 2004 en route to a 62-51 win.
Brittany Spears scored 20 points, her 42nd career game with 20 or more points. She has scored in double-digits in 26-of-28 games this season and in 105-of-121 career outings.
Spears had five steals in the first half alone, tying her career-single game high she has done seven other times. Spears moved past De Celle Thomas (1992-96) into seventh on CU's all-time list for career steals at 228.
Spears moved her point total to 2,031, leaving her 37 points behind Lisa Van Goor (1980-85) for CU's all-time scoring lead.
Senior Britney Blythe connected on three 3-pointers, moving her career total to 44 and putting her in a tie with Shelly Garcia (1994-99) for 20th on CU's all-time list. Sophomore Meagan Malcolm-Peck hit her 53rd career 3-pointer moving into sole possession of 15th on that same list.