Colorado College continues to prove it can compete with the best teams in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, however a signature victory over No. 13 Trinity slipped away in the final seconds on Saturday night at Reid Arena.
 
CC missed a game-tying shot with 14 seconds to play and Emily Daniels sank a pair of free throws seven seconds later to give Trinity a 60-56 victory.
 
McKenzee Gertz made her case for SCAC Player-of-the-Year honors by pouring in a game-high 24 points, but her misfire off of an inbounds play near mid-court denied the junior guard the prize she and her teammates wanted most of all.
 
Still, Gertz recorded 20 or more points for the 10th time this season and her season total of 431 is a career best and ranks 14th on the school's single-season list.
 
Anna Fanelli dished out a season high 12 assists, which improved her season total to 122. That mark ties her for sixth on the program's single-season chart and ranks 31st on CC's career list.
 
After tailing for most of the game, TU built a six-point lead on Hailey Coleman's jumper midway through the fourth quarter.
 
Gertz scored the next six points to tie the game at 52-52, and the teams traded two-point possessions until Sam Henry scored on a layup to put Trinity ahead, 58-56, with 27 seconds to play.
 
Colorado College showed confidence early, taking an eight-point lead on Fanelli's layup 5:50 into the game. The visitors took a four-point lead midway through the second quarter, but CC rallied and led by seven on the third frame.
 
Abby Holland led TU with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
  
   
Colorado College Standouts
Izzy Hensley finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
Julia Moore produced six points, six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots.
 
Schreiner University Standouts
Ashlyn Milton connected on three of five three-point attempts and finished with nine points.
Emily Daniel produced nine rebounds, eight points and five assists.
 
Notes
Colorado College slipped to 14-9 overall and 10-6 in the SCAC.
Trinity improved to 20-3 overall and 15-1 in conference play.
 
Next for the Tigers
Colorado College closes out the regular season next week with a pair of games in Texas. The Tigers visit Southwestern University on Friday, Feb. 21, and Texas Lutheran University the following day.