DENVER – The University of Denver women's basketball team couldn't overcome a hot-shooting Omaha team in the middle quarters, falling to the Mavericks 75-64 on Monday afternoon inside Hamilton Gymnasium.
Mikayla Brandon led the Pioneers (7-11, 3-4) with 13 points and seven rebounds. Mary Wilson also tacked on eight points and six rebounds and Ally Haar chipped in as well with three points and eight assists.
Denver out-rebounded Omaha 31-28 in Monday's game, led by Brandon's seven boards. The Pioneers also grabbed 11 offensive rebounds and scored nine second chance points.
How It Happened
After falling behind 11-5, Denver went on a 5-0 run with 4:15 left in the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Emma Smith, to narrow its deficit to 11-10. Omaha answered back and added to its lead, leaving the Pioneers down 19-17 entering the second quarter.
The Pioneers continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 38-29 halftime deficit.
Denver's deficit continued to grow after halftime, and the Pioneers faced a 58-37 disadvantage heading to the fourth quarter. Denver took advantage of two Omaha turnovers in the quarter, scoring three points off of takeaways.
Denver kept the Mavericks from increasing their lead before going on a 6-0 run, finished off by Brandon's three, to shrink the deficit to 62-47 with 6:13 to go in the contest. The Pioneers kept their comeback going, but Omaha managed to hold on for the 75-64 win. Denver fired away from deep in the quarter, knocking down four shots to account for 12 of its 27 points.
GAME NOTES:
- Mikayla Brandon tallied 13 points in the contest.
- Brandon finished in double figures for the second-straight game, the 10th time this season and the 21st time in her career.
- Makayla Minett finished the game with two blocks.
- Minett has multiple blocks in 12 games this season, including in six of seven Summit League games.
- Ally Haar finished with 8 assists.
- Haar has had 5+ assists in two-straight games, eight times this season and 11 times in her career.
- The Denver bench made an impact by adding 29 points to its scoring output.
UP NEXT: Denver will be back in action on Thursday when the Pioneers welcome South Dakota to Hamilton Gymnasium. Tip on Pioneer Vision is set for 6 p.m. MT.
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for the 2022-23 season are available now, and can be purchased here.
LONG BALL ELITE: Back for a second season, the Denver women's basketball program is running its Long Ball Elite fundraiser in 2022-23. Fans in a position to donate, consider pledging a dollar amount per 3-pointer made by the DU Pioneers this season. Join the Long Ball Elite campaign today.
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