FAST BREAK
Colorado center Eddie Lampkin Jr. (44) puts back a shot off a rebound as Oregon State center KC Ibekwe, left, and guard Dexter Akanno, right, defend during Saturday’s game in Corvallis, Ore.
CU outrebounded Oregon State 4329 and held the Beavers to a .375 shooting percentage.
1. Eddie Lampkin Jr.: CU’S big man set an early tone before finishing with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
2. KJ Simpson: It wasn’t Simpson’s best shooting day overall, but he went 3-for-5 on 3-pointers while recording 15points, seven assists and four rebounds.
3. J’vonne Hadley: CU’S jack-of-all-trades posted 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists without a turnover.
CU will have a first-round bye at the Pac-12conference tournament before playing in the final quarterfinal game on Thursday night in Las Vegas.
put-back baskets early to help stake CU to its quick lead.
“That first Arizona trip, we didn’t do good. We were losing on the road,” Lampkin said. “It’s a good thing
34 points off Utah’s lead.
Junior Hanna Abrahamsson led the way with a fourth-place finish, in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 46.5 seconds. It’s the third firstteam All-american honor of her career and her fourth All-american honor overall.
Only 4.6 seconds behind Abrahamsson was senior Anna-maria Dietze, who placed fifth to earn the third All-american honor of her career. She was also eighth in Thursday’s freestyle.
Senior Weronika Kaleta capped her career with a ninth-place finish, in 1:04:04.8, earning secondteam All-american honors. It is the fifth All-american honor of her career.
A two-time national champion during her collegiate career at CU from 2003-06, Buffs head coach Jana Weinberger made some history of her own.
Weinberger is just the second female head coach in skiing history to win an
to go to the tournament with the momentum we have on the road. We’re going to go to Vegas and try to win again on the road.”
Five players finished with double-figure points
NCAA title, joining Dartmouth’s Cami Thompson in 2007. Weinberger also became just the second person in CU athletics history to for the Buffs for the 11th time this season, with point guard KJ Simpson recording 15 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Simpson’s defense also was critical in holding Oregon State
win team national titles as an athlete and head coach, joining former ski coach Tim Hinderman.
Overall, Weinberger is
leading scorer Jordan Pope to a 3-for-12 mark with 10 points and three turnovers. Pope had shot .522 while averaging 25 points in his previous four games.
J’vonne Hadley continued his hot streak, going 6-for-6 on free throws before finishing with 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
“Sure enough, we’ve been clicking,” Simpson said. “But I think defensively is where we’ve really shown growth. It’s team defense. Everybody is contributing and you see it on offense, too. Multiple guys contributing in multiple different areas. We’re just playing great team basketball.”
The University of Colorado ski team celebrates winning the national championship at Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs on Saturday.
just the seventh head coach in CU athletic history to win a national title and the first female head coach to win a championship.