GRAND FORKS, ND -- Jordan Jones totaled a career-high 30 points, but the Denver women's basketball team fell to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, 69-61, on the road Saturday.

Jones added seven rebounds to her 30 point game to lead the Pioneers (7-10, 0-4). Angelina Robles helped out with a season-high 18 points and Emma Smith chipped in with five points.

Led by Alaisha Brown's two offensive rebounds, Denver did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 11 boards.

Denver forced 14 North Dakota turnovers while committing 11 themselves in Saturday's game. The Pioneers turned those takeaways into 16 points on the other end of the floor. Mary Wilson led the way individually with one steal.

How It Happened

Denver struggled out of the gate, falling behind 13-7 at the end of the first quarter.

North Dakota kept adding to that lead, building a 20-12 advantage before Denver went on a 5-0 run to narrow its deficit to 20-17, a score that would hold until halftime.

North Dakota continued to increase its lead after halftime, building a 24-19 advantage before Denver went on a 5-0 run, punctuated by a three from Robles, to tie things up at 24 with 7:40 to go in the third. The Pioneers could not advance their rally further as the Fighting Hawks took a 41-32 lead into the fourth quarter. Denver took advantage of five North Dakota turnovers in the quarter, scoring five points off of takeaways.

North Dakota kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 63-50 advantage before Denver went on a 6-0 run to shrink the deficit to 63-56 with 1:01 to go in the contest. North Dakota responded and outscored the Pioneers the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 69-61. Denver took advantage of its opportunities in the post, scoring 16 of its 29 points in the paint.

Game Notes

» Jordan Jones, Angelina Robles, and Emma Smith combined to account for 87 percent of the Pioneers points.
» Jones recorded a career-high 30 points.
» The Denver defense forced 14 turnovers.
» Denver cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 11 offensive boards in the game.
» Today's game marked Jones' 27th consecutive double-digit scoring effort.
» Denver got a team-high seven rebounds from Jordan Jones.

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