GOLDEN, Colo. Western Colorado overcame adversity and managed to make the RMAC tournament. However, things just didn't click offensively in the quarterfinals of the tournament as they lost 64-31 to Colorado School of Mines on Tuesday (Mar. 1) night.
 
JUST THE FACTS
Final Score: Colorado School of Mines def. Western Colorado 64-31
Records: Western Colorado 11-15, Colorado School of Mines 24-4.
Location: Lockridge Arena, Golden, Colo.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mountaineers trailed early on in the game, down 7-0 with 6:36 left to play. However, Katie Dalton ended that dry spell knocking down a jumper that was assisted by Brooklyn Seymour. Before the first quarter ended Western came withing five-points (12-7) of tying the game after Dalton knocked made a layup, assisted by Natalie Jojola.
• In the second quarter, the Mountaineers struggled to get things going as their first point in the quarter didn't come until the 3:29 mark on an Alexa Huff free throw. That would be the only point they scored in the quarter, resulting in the Western trailing 35-8 at halftime.
• Courtney Humbarger knocked a three-pointer with 8:31 left – which was the Mountaineers first field goal since the 1:12 mark of the first quarter – cutting the lead to 37-11. Western played significantly better in the quarter scoring 11-points, five of those points coming from Emmery Wagstaff, three-points coming Humbarger, two-points coming from Anda Kuzmina and one-point from Samantha Coleman.
• Western relied on the free throw line to get the majority of their points in the fourth quarter, knocking down nine free throws. The rest of their points came from a Coleman three-pointer. Unfortunately, while Western's offense improved in the second half, they lost to Colorado School of Mines.

COURT NOTES

• Coleman was the leading scorer for the Mountaineers with eight-points, while Wagstaff pitched in with seven-points. Defensively, Seymour had a team high three steals in the game. Western shot 21.6-percent (8-37) from the field, 16.7-percent (3-18) from three and 52.2-percent (12-23) from the free throw line.
• For the Orediggers every player pitched in, but they were led by Denali Pinto who had 10-points, Liz Holter and Shelby Nichols each scoring eight-points apiece. Sammy Van Sickle had sticky hands for Colorado School of Mines recording five steals in the game. The Orediggers shot 39.6-percent (21-53) from the field, 22.7-percent (5-22) from three and 81-percent (17-21) from the free throw line.