GREELEY, COLO. – The University of Denver women's basketball team fought hard before falling late to Northern Colorado, 75-74 on Tuesday at the Bank of Colorado Arena.

Significant Stats:
- Meghan Boyd scored a career-high 29 points for DU.
- Tsimba Malonga tied a season high with 11 points.

Inside the Box Score:
- Boyd finished with her second straight game of at least 20 points for Denver.
- Uju Ezeudu tallied 11 points, her second game this year in double figures.
- Malonga finished with a career-high five assists.
- Pioneers' nine made 3s set a new season high.
- 74 points were a new season high.
 
Quotable:
"I am proud of our fight back. We fought back and took the lead for what felt like an eternity, but probably only like 20 seconds. I am proud of the fight we had but there is a lot for us to learn from." – Head Coach Doshia Woods
 
Turning Point:
A late foul from Malonga with 32 seconds left sent Hannah Simental to the line, who made both free throws to put UNC up 75-74.  
 
As it Happened:
First Quarter:
Back-and-forth battle from the two teams in the opening 10 minutes of action. Denver was able to force Northern Colorado into tough shots, limiting them to 7-for-20 shooting (35 percent), to keep it close, trailing 19-18.
 
Second Quarter:
Boyd continued to cause all kinds of problems for the Bears on the offensive end en route to 21 first-half points, highlighted by 15 coming from beyond the arc as the Pioneers went into the break down one, 36-35.
 
Third Quarter:
Northern Colorado made its move, outscoring DU 24-17. Denver had a tough 10 minutes shooting from the field, finishing the quarter 5-for-15 (33.3 percent), and 1-of-9 from deep.
 
Fourth Quarter:
The Pioneers worked their way back into this with a 15-9 run over a 5:23 stretch midway through the quarter, tying things at 71 after a made jumper from Boyd with 2:47 left in regulation. DU got the lead at 74-73 with 38 seconds left after Malonga got the layup off a great feed from Boyd. But, the Bears were able to take advantage on a costly foul from Malonga on Simental with 22 seconds, making both free throws. Sam Deem had a chance for the win at the end, but her shot just missed.
 
Up Next:
DU heads north to face Wyoming (0-0) on Dec. 5 in Laramie.
 
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