It was an in-state sweep for the Michigan women's basketball team this weekend as it defeated both Colorado 77-63 on Sunday and Colorado State 69-65 on Friday.
Michigan starts the season off 2-0, improving the team's season opening record under coach Sue Guevara to 4-1.
Michigan senior co-captain and guard Stacey Thomas led the Wolverines with 10 rebounds as she and senior forward/center Alison Miller both contributed 16 points in yesterday's victory over the Buffs.
Thomas was three steals short of a triple-double with her 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals.
The seven steals tied Thomas for eighth on the single-game record chart.
Miller, whose 16 points were a career-high, also led the team in points on Friday night with 15.
Junior forward/guard Ruth Kipping fouled out at 9:02 in the second half.
Despite the fouls, Kipping contributed 10 points and three rebounds to the Wolverine victory.
Freshman LeeAnn Bies also made herself known yesterday in the state of Colorado, scoring 13 points and grabbing eight boards, leaving her two rebounds short of a double-double.
Colorado lost sophomore guard and team captain Linda Lappe went down with 8:30 to play in the first half. X-rays show that Lappe fractured her left patella, and is most likely out for the season.
Sophomore forward Raina Goodlow made her return to the line-up after recovering from a dislocated patella on Friday.
Goodlow scored just one point in Friday's game, and just three in yesterday's.
The Wolverines made history in Boulder, breaking two long-time Colorado streaks.
The win for Michigan was the first ever home-opener loss for the Buffs since the program was established in 1975.
The loss also left Colorado with an 0-2 record for the first time since the 1984-85 season.
11-22-99
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