University entered their tilt with Monte Vista on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Monte Vista Pirates to the tune of 74-43. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 64-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
| 12/12/24 vs Monte Vista | 7 |
| 12/06/24 vs Mitchell | 5 |
| 01/25/24 vs Weld Central | 4 |
| 02/08/24 @ Valley | 4 |
| 12/07/24 vs Arvada | 4 |
University's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gage Schminke, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave Schminke a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Coehn Nitzel, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Schminke wasn't the only one working in the assists department: University was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monte Vista only posted three assists.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaden Madrid, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Azariah Hurtado, who posted 14 points.
University's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. As for Monte Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-2.
University didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-50 victory against Manitou Springs on the 13th. As for Monte Vista, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 66-60 win against Frontier Academy on the 13th.
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