Colorado freshman Meagan Malcolm-Peck had an immediate answer for her scoreless performance on Saturday in the Buffaloes' loss to nationally-ranked Virginia.
Atonement - in a big, big way - came Monday night as Malcom-Peck scored a career-best 19 points to help prod the Buffs past the stubborn Yale Bulldogs, 78-71.
Fellow freshman Chucky Jeffery tied a career high with 19, junior Brittany Spears added 15 and senior Bianca Smith came off the bench to contribute 10.
Jeffery also tied her career best in assists (nine of CU's 18) and steals (five of CU's 11) and collected seven rebounds.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't even think about (her scoreless Saturday)," Malcolm-Peck said. "In the game, I wasn't thinking, 'Oh, I've got to score,' or anything like that.
"I definitely have to focus on finishing around the basket and knocking down shots and tonight, rebounding. (But) going scoreless is always an extra push just to finish your shots . . . I had been struggling with my shot, so it was good to see some go down."
CU finished the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 10-3 record, including a 9-1 mark at the Coors Events Center. Yale lost its fifth consecutive game and fell to 4-8.
The Buffs open Big 12 Conference play Saturday against Missouri (Events Center, noon, FSN), and maybe that was part of their early problem - Yale being sandwiched between Saturday's encounter with No. 23 Virginia (a 74-59 loss) and the league opener.
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Atonement - in a big, big way - came Monday night as Malcom-Peck scored a career-best 19 points to help prod the Buffs past the stubborn Yale Bulldogs, 78-71.
Fellow freshman Chucky Jeffery tied a career high with 19, junior Brittany Spears added 15 and senior Bianca Smith came off the bench to contribute 10.
Jeffery also tied her career best in assists (nine of CU's 18) and steals (five of CU's 11) and collected seven rebounds.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't even think about (her scoreless Saturday)," Malcolm-Peck said. "In the game, I wasn't thinking, 'Oh, I've got to score,' or anything like that.
"I definitely have to focus on finishing around the basket and knocking down shots and tonight, rebounding. (But) going scoreless is always an extra push just to finish your shots . . . I had been struggling with my shot, so it was good to see some go down."
CU finished the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 10-3 record, including a 9-1 mark at the Coors Events Center. Yale lost its fifth consecutive game and fell to 4-8.
The Buffs open Big 12 Conference play Saturday against Missouri (Events Center, noon, FSN), and maybe that was part of their early problem - Yale being sandwiched between Saturday's encounter with No. 23 Virginia (a 74-59 loss) and the league opener.
Read on...