PULLMAN, Wash. — The Colorado women’s basketball team looked beaten for much of Saturday’s game at Beasley Coliseum.Yet down the stretch, the Buffaloes made enough plays to pull out a 57-56 win against host Washington State at Friel Court.

Meagan Malcolm-Peck hit a free throw with 12.5 seconds left to provide the winning point and the CU defense stepped up to hold off Washington State in the final possession.

.Jen Rees, shown in an ealrier game against San Francisco, had a her first double-double in a win over Washington State

                        Jen Reese garned a double-double in a win against          Washington State Saturday, helping the Buffs to a 2-1 PAC record.

 

CU (13-1, 2-1 Pac-12) avoided a second straight loss and handed Washington State (9-7, 3-1) its first defeat in conference play.

Freshman Jen Reese had her first career double-double (12 points, 12 rebounds). Chucky Jeffery and Julie Seabrook just missed double-doubles. Jeffery had 12 points and nine rebounds, while Seabrook had 11 points and nine rebounds.

The Buffs trailed by 11 when coach Linda Lappe called a timeout. A 12-3 run coming out of that timeout got the Buffs back into the game.

Washington State again threatened to pull away, however, taking a 56-50 lead with 2:35 to play.

Jeffery and Lexy Kresl hit back-to-back shots to pull the Buffs within two. Then, with 37 seconds left, Kresl hit a spinning jumper to beat the shot clock and tie the game.

After the defense got a stop on the Cougars, Malcolm-Peck went 1-for-2 from the line to give the Buffs their first lead since early in the second half.

A jumper from Washington State’s Jazmine Perkins was off the mark at the buzzer.

Colorado out-scored the Cougars 22-10 after Lappe’s timeout, including 7-0 in the final 2:30