Ranger Seniors Emily Kuipers and Ashley Pope Bid Adieu with a 78-67 Victory Over UCCS

Denver, Colo.: After a nine game slide, Regis Seniors Emily Kuipers and Ashley Pope said goodbye to the Regis Fieldhouse and their collegiate careers with a 78-67 victory over the UCCS Mountain Lions. Salina Kuiper poured in 20 points while Kuipers tallied 15.

Before the game began, Pope and Kuipers were escorted to center court by their parents to be greeted by their teammates. Hugs and flowers were exchanged and a rememberance of their achievements at Regis were discussed. Then the game began.

In the first seven and-a-half minutes of the game, the score was tied four times before Regis took a three point lead (13-10) with 12:40 remaining. Baskets were exchanged for the remainder of the half with the Rangers walking away at the break with a ten point lead (43-33).

The second half read much differently as Regis immediately began a 15-4 run over the first five and-a-half mintues of the period to take a commanding 20 point lead (58-38). The Rangers were up once more by 20 and another time by 21 eventually grabbing the 11 point victory (78-67).

While Kuiper and Kuipers added points to the board for Regis, they also pulled down boards. Kuiper grabbed nine rebounds while Kuipers had four. Purdy led the team in rebounds with ten.

As a team, Regis tallied 19 assists and had just 11 turnovers while forcing 17 Mountain Lion turnovers. The Rangers shot 44.1 percent from the field.

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