Women's Basketball
Orediggers Fall in Grand Junction
Sam Boender
Box Score
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Junior
Anna Kollmorgen scored 15 points Friday, but Colorado School of Mines women's basketball team could not take down Colorado Mesa on the road as the Orediggers fell 63-46 inside Brownson Arena.
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Kollmorgen's 15 points were tied for the game high while she also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
Nicole Archambeau scored six points and eight rebounds in her return to where she started her collegiate career. Kollmorgen and
Paige Husa finished with three steals each.
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The Orediggers (9-6, 6-3 RMAC) only trailed by two at the end of the first quarter and just six at half time. However, Colorado Mesa (12-4, 6-4 RMAC) shot over 40 percent from 3-point range as the Mavericks pulled way with a double-digit victory.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- The Orediggers are 14-52 in the all-time series against Colorado Mesa.
- Kollmorgen's 15 points put her at exactly 150 points this season.
- Archambeau surpassed 150-career rebounds Friday against the Mavericks.
- Head Coach
Brittany Simpson is 86-72 in six seasons at Mines.
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STAT OF THE GAME
10 – The Orediggers' bench out scored Mesa 10-5 in Friday's RMAC showdown.
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WHAT'S NEXT
The Orediggers face Western State Friday at 5 p.m. in Gunnison, Colo. Live coverage is available at MinesAthletics.com.
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