Denver, CO
Fatima Ibrahim delivers key plays as UND beats Denver 73-68
DENVER — With UND starting center Walker Demers missing a second-straight game, backup Fatima Ibrahim is making the most of her increased opportunities.
Ibrahim scored two key baskets in the game’s final 74 seconds as UND beat Denver 73-68 on Saturday in Hamilton Gymnasium.
Ibrahim notched her second career double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. The Summit League’s blocks leader had three more blocks.
Her first big basket late came with 1:14 remaining when she snagged a Jocelyn Schiller miss and put it back for a 67-62 advantage.
Then with UND clinging to a two-point lead following three Angelina Robles free throws for Denver, Ibrahim grabbed another offensive rebound and put back a Kiera Pemberton miss for a 69-65 advantage with 20 seconds left.
UND would then ice the game at the foul line.
Pemberton finished with 21 points on 10-for-15 shooting. She added seven rebounds and three steals.
Schiller scored 12 points, with seven rebounds and two steals.
Nevaeh Ferrara Horne added 10 points.
Denver led by as many as eight in the third quarter.
The Pioneers were led by Robles with 21 points, while Jordan Jones had 15 points on 6-for-19 shooting.
UND improved to 5-9 in the league and sit in sixth place in the Summit League standings. Denver is at the bottom of the league race, dropping to 1-13 in Summit play.
The Hawks have two regular-season games remaining. UND hosts Omaha on Thursday and Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.
Staff reports and local scoreboards from the Grand Forks Herald Sports desk.
Firefighters say a car crash was the cause of a large fire that broke out north of the Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
The Brighton Fire Rescue District says a vehicle was traveling through the area of E. 120th Avenue and N. Watkins Road around 2 p.m. when it crashed. Fortunately, the people inside the vehicle did not suffer serious injuries, but the fire department says the vehicle’s catalytic converter caught the nearby grass on fire.
The 120 Fire quickly grew, and firefighters responded with engines, brush trucks and water tenders to attack it from multiple sides. Multiple agencies responded to assist as the winds continued to push the fire across the grassland.
It covered around 237 acres by the time firefighters brought it under control around 3:30 p.m. BFRD says firefighters continued to put out hotspots and monitor a large cottonwood tree that was smoldering nearly 30 feet up the trunk.
With Independence Day approaching, the fire rescue district shared a reminder that a single spark can ignite a fast-moving grass fire. They added that aerial fireworks are illegal in Brighton and pose a serious fire risk in the current conditions.
Denver, CO
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