COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Westminster's women's basketball team (9-2, 7-0 RMAC) defeated the UCCS Mountain Lions (5-8, 4-3 RMAC) to remain undefeated in conference play.
 
The Griffins shot 59.3 percent from the field, making 16-27 field goals and 3-5 three pointers, and 100 percent from the charity stripe, 8-8 from the line.  An 8-2 run, in the middle of the first-quarter, increased Westminster's lead to 13.  At the end of the quarter Westminster led, 29-17.
 
UCCS began the second quarter with 10 unanswered points and cut Westminster's lead to two.  The Griffins answered with a 10-0 run of their own and outscored the home-side 12-2, regaining a 12-point lead.
 
The Griffins managed the third and fourth quarters for the win over the Mountain Lions, 75-60.
 
Westminster finished the night shooting 49.1 percent from the field, making 26-53 and 4-13 from beyond the arc, and a season high 90.5 percent from the charity stripe, making 19-21 from the line.
 
Denise Gonzalez led the Griffins with 27 points and went 9-10 from the free-throw line.  Olivia Eliss scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for a double-double.  Hunter Krebs scored 12 points.
 
I am very proud of our fight on this road swing," Head Coach Shelley Jarrard said.  "Both Mines and UCCS are smart and well coached"
 
"We were able to come out strong after a very physical and long-minute game for our starters the night before."
 
The Griffins are host to Chadron State and MSU Denver on Friday and Saturday next week.