Box Score COLORADO SPRINGS – The Trinity University women's basketball team fell to Colorado College 69-52 on Sunday afternoon in their final game of the regular season. 

The Tigers dropped to 14-11 overall and 10-6 in SCAC play, while the Colorado College improved to 22-2 on the season and ending the regular season with a 15-1 conference record. Colorado will enter the SCAC tournament as the #1 overall seed having finished as regular season champions. 

Trinity struggled offensively, shooting 36.1% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range, while Colorado College posted a 41.3% shooting performance, also shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc. Trinity was out rebounded 39-28 and committed 14 turnovers, leading to numerous scoring opportunities on transition for Colorado.

Kylie Minter (League City, Texas / Clear Springs) paced the Tigers with 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting while also adding four rebounds. Skye O'Rourke (Austin, Texas / Vandegrift) finished with six points and three rebounds, while Natalie Greenwood (Dallas, Texas / Byron Nelson) also scored six points as well as collecting four rebounds. Josie Napoli (Beaverton, Ore. / Valley Catholic) contributed six points, three assists, and two rebounds.

The Rundown
A Bailey Timmons (Argyle, Texas / Argyle) jumper opened the scoring in the first minute before Colorado started to generate significant early momentum. A 14-2 run pushed Colorado's lead to as many as 13 within the first quarter. Ivory Scott (Waco, Texas / Waco) knocked down a three with less than a minute to go, leaving the score at 25-16 at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter was a defensive battle, as Trinity managed just four points while holding Colorado College to nine. A pull-up jumper from Livy Sauvageau (Houston, Texas / Second Baptist) helped the Tigers cut into the deficit, but Colorado College maintained a 34-20 lead at the break.

Trinity fought to close the gap in the third quarter, with a pair of threes from Napoli and Scott helping to get the offense rolling after a slow second period. A layup from O'Rourke brought the Tigers within ten, but Colorado College used a late surge to push their lead back to 56-38 heading into the final frame.

The fourth quarter was fairly even, with neither team able to take control in the closing stages. The Tigers tried to take advantage of their depth throughout the game, with rotation in the final quarter meaning that a season high 11 players saw ten or more minutes of action on the court. Trinity managed to cut the lead to 15 after a layup by Jivana Caceres (Kyle, Texas / Hays), but the Tigers of Colorado College responded with timely baskets to secure the 69-52 victory. 

Coach Speak 
"That's a wrap on Colorado Springs. Funny we're both the Tigers, so we both play "eye of the tiger" during the pregame warm ups." said Coach Cameron Hill. "Made me think of Rocky 2. Mickey teaches Rocky, a southpaw, to fight right handed to protect his injured eye. That's what the regular season has been like, fighting with the wrong hand to protect our vulnerabilities. Glad we're beyond that! Headed back home for a great week of prep then off to Dallas as to fight the right way!!!! ONWARD"

Up Next 

Trinity will travel to Irving, TX. next weekend for the SCAC Championships. The Tigers' quarterfinal match-up sees them face off against St Thomas (TX) this Friday, February 28th on the campus of University of Dallas, with tip-off set for 2:00pm. The semi-finals are set for Saturday, March 1 with the championship game starting at 12:00pm on Sunday.