GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Colorado Mesa women's basketball team closed out the first half of the season on a high note. The Mavericks did all the dirty work in a 60-50 win over No. 23 CSU Pueblo on Saturday evening in Brownson Arena in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action.
 
Colorado Mesa outrebounded the Pack 47-25 in the game including a 20-5 advantage on the offensive end. Sophie Anderson finished the game with eight rebounds including a game-high six offensive rebounds. The Paonia native had four of those offensive rebounds in the second half.
 
The large advantage on the offensive glass led the Mavericks to a 19-2 advantage in second chance points.
 
Where the Mavericks had the advantage on second chance points, the Pack had an advantage in fast break points. CSU Pueblo held a 19-7 edge in transition as most of those came off the 19 Maverick turnovers in the game.
 
Mariah Martin and Daniella Turner continue to score in bulk. A night after scoring a career-high 33 points in a win over Adams State, Martin poured in a game-high 22 points on 6-for-16 shooting and 8-for-11 from the line. She added a game-high nine rebounds and handed out two assists.
 
Turner had her second straight 20-point effort and three in the last four games. The Boca Raton, Fla. native was 7-for-15 from the field and 3-for-5 from beyond the arc.
 
CSU Pueblo's Tomia Johnson and Amaya Lewis paced their effort with 11 points and 10 points respectively.
 
The win moves the Mavericks to 10-1 on the season and 5-1 in RMAC play while CSU Pueblo drops to 8-3 overall and were handed their first conference loss and sit at 4-1.
 
Colorado Mesa will be off until New Year's Eve when they travel to Colorado Springs to take on UCCS at 3pm. On the back half of the trip, they will play at New Mexico Highlands at 3pm on New Year's Day.