SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The ninth-seeded University of Denver women's basketball program fought back from being down early to take a three-point lead, but eighth-seeded Omaha pulled out a 76-68 win on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

The Pioneers (9-21) had two players score in double figures, led by Jordan Jones, who had 22 points and seven rebounds. Angelina Robles added 18 points and six rebounds and Laia Monclova added eight points and two blocks.

Led by Brooke Murrell's four offensive rebounds, Denver did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 10 boards that resulted in 10 second chance points.

NOTES:

• Jordan Jones finished with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
• Jones broke the single-season scoring record, passing Madison Nelson's 2019-20 total and finishing with 597 points.
• Earlier this season, Jones broke Denver's free-throws made record, finishing the season with 200 FTMs. 
• Jones was in double figures for the seventh-straight game, the 29^th time in 30 games this season and the 57^th time of her career.
• Jones finished with 20+ points for the 16^th time this season.
• Jones moved into ninth in Denver's record book for career points, finishing her junior year with 1191. 
• Angelina Robles finished with 18 points and 6 rebounds.
• Robles finished in double figures for the eighth-straight game, the 14^th time this season and the 31^st time in her career.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Denver struggled out of the gate, falling behind 26-14 at the end of the first quarter.
 
Omaha kept adding to that lead, building a 37-22 advantage before Denver went on a 6-0 run, highlighted by a three from Emma Smith, to narrow its deficit to 37-28. Omaha responded and expanded its lead, leaving the Pioneers trailing 44-34 heading into halftime.
 
Omaha continued to increase its lead after halftime, building a 51-37 advantage before Denver went on an 8-0 run, punctuated by a three from Mary Wilson, to trim its deficit to 51-45 with 5:58 to go in the third. The Pioneers continued to reduce the Omaha lead, shrinking it to 60-59 by the end of the third quarter. Denver took advantage of four Omaha turnovers in the quarter, scoring seven points off of takeaways.
 
Denver could not pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 76-68. Denver got a boost from its bench in the period, with non-starters scoring three of its nine total points.
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