Brittany Spears scored a career-high 36 points in November.
The women鈥檚 basketball team capped off its nonconference schedule with five straight wins and a championship in the Paradise Classic in Hawaii, where forward Brittany Spears was named most valuable player. The Buffs went into Big 12 play with an 8-4 record.
Despite a loss to nationally ranked Baylor in the conference opener, coach Kathy McConnell-Miller was pleased with her team鈥檚 progress.
鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to know that one year ago you take away one player and you take away Colorado,鈥� she says. 鈥淩ight now we have a lot of different players who can step up for us.鈥�
Spears, who scored a career-high 36 points 鈥� just two off the team record 鈥� in a November loss to Massachusetts, averaged almost 19 points per game in the nonconference season.
Meanwhile, former CU standout Lisa Van Goor (EPOBio鈥�86), all-time leading scorer, will be inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame on April 4.
