CCU Women's Basketball fell to UCCS Friday night 69-53. The Cougars played tough, but were outrun by the Mountain Lions top player, Brittany Hernandez who had 13 rebounds and 26 points. Christian worked hard from the perimeter, shooting 41% (7-17), and perfect from the line 12-12, but were slow on rebounding and creating opportunities to score.
 
CCU senior Claire Paxton shot 5-12, 2-2 from three, with 12 points. Alex Nelson also scored a high of 12 points for Christian. Head Coach Corey Laster commented:
 
"We hung in there on the road against a talented team. We have to do a much better job in our execution and rebounding. It's been a tough week with illnesses and injuries. We have to be better in the effort stats."
 
Women's Basketball will be at Metro State University Denver on Saturday, Dec. 16^th at 5:00 PM.