In a historic game, the No. 5 Colorado WBB defeated No. 8 Stanford, marking the 3rd top-10 battle in CU basketball history. Colorado's victory, 71-59, propelled them to a 15-1 record, matching their best 16-game start. Notably, the game featured standout performances by Hadley, Williams, da Silva, Lampkin, Sherrod, and Formann. The win also handed Stanford their second loss of the season, with Coach Tara VanDerveer's record-tying win delayed. The upcoming game against No. 5 UCLA will be the first top-5 matchup in the country this season, marking a significant milestone for Colorado WBB.
Also, Friday's game vs. UCLA will be the first time Colorado WBB has ever been involved in a Top-5 matchup - regardless of where the game was played. They're kind of a big deal right now #cubuffs
This Friday's Colorado WBB game, between the No. 3 Buffs and No. 5 UCLA will be the first top-5 matchup in the country this season. The last top-5 matchup in college WBB was last year's Final Four game between Iowa and South Carolina. #cubuffs
Prior to Sunday, there had been TWO Top-10 college basketball (men or women) matchups in Boulder in history (both in 1994). Now the WBB team will have 3 in 8 days: Sunday: No. 5 CU 71, No. 8 Stanford 59 Friday: No. 3 CU vs. No. 5 UCLA Sunday: No. 3 CU vs. No. 6 USC #cubuffs
Colorado women's basketball moved up to No. 3 in the latest AP Top 25 rankings. #cubuffs are 15-1, matching the best 16-game start in program history.
Including Colorado, 11 teams have spent time in the women’s basketball AP top five this year. Of the other 10, the #cubuffs have played four of them. And this Friday will make five when UCLA visits Boulder.
In front of a big crowd at the Events Center, the No. 5 Colorado WBB team kept its winning streak alive with a big win against Stanford #CUBuffs https://t.co/jZApZbok0Y
Assuming UCLA stays in the top 5, Friday's game between Colorado and UCLA in Boulder would be the first top-5 matchup nationally since Iowa vs. South Carolina in last year's Final Four. #cubuffs
Buffs pull out the win, 71-59. Tara VanDerveer’s tying of Coach K’s all-time wins record will have to wait. Colorado held Stanford to a season-low in scoring to hand them their second loss. Only the sixth win in program history over the Cardinal for CU (first since Jan. 2021) https://t.co/EweWuM5dRW
Final: No. 5 Colorado WBB 71, No. 8 Stanford 59. Colorado moves to 15-1, 5-0 in the Pac-12. Matches the best 16-game start in Colorado history. #cubuffs
Brink with her 4th foul, Wetta to the line, Colorado leading 67-59 with 19.9 to go. She hits both and it's now a 10-point lead #cubuffs
Jaylyn Sherrod hits a layup, Colorado up 67-59 with 24.5 to go #cubuffs
32.5 to go, Colorado leading Stanford 65-59. Colorado ball after a timeout #cubuffs
Yikes. Jaylyn Sherrod fouled on the sideline and collided with Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer. VanDerveer appeared to be shaken up a bit initially, but seems to be OK. #cubuffs
1:32 to play, Colorado leads Stanford 65-57. Jzaniya Harriel with a big 3 for the Cardinal #cubuffs
Stanford opens the 4th quarter on an 11-3 run, slicing Colorado's lead to 61-52 with 4:54 to play #cubuffs
5:20 to go, Charlotte Whittaker fouls out for Colorado. She gave the #cubuffs some big minutes off the bench today.
End of the 3rd: No. 5 Colorado WBB 58, No. 8 Stanford 41. Sherrod with a layup before the buzzer for the Buffs. Colorado has had 3 buzzer beaters in the first 3 quarters #cubuffs
Kindyll Wetta with a layup and Stanford calls a timeout. Colorado on a 17-2 run and takes its biggest lead of the day at 53-37. 2:09 to go in the 3rd #cubuffs
10-0 Colorado run and the #cubuffs have a 46-35 lead vs. Stanford with 4:47 to go in the 3rd.
Colorado has its big lead of the day, 44-35 #cubuffs
Frida Formann drains a 3 and then hits a layup and draws the foul on Cameron Brink. Brink's third and she heads to the bench at 5:59 of the 3rd .Formann hits the FT. #cubuffs lead 42-35
Halftime: #5 Colorado 36, #8 Stanford 30 Kindyll Wetta with a trey at the buzz to give the Buffs a 6pt. lead #ncaaw TV: Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Bay Area https://t.co/UsYKKNAhBb
Jaylyn Sherrod with 9 points for Colorado. Wetta and Nolan each have 6. Kiki Iriafen has a game-high 11 for Stanford.
Halftime: No. 5 Colorado WBB 36, No. 8 Stanford 30. Kindyll Wetta drains a shot from just inside the half-court line at the buzzer for the #cubuffs
4:12 to go in the 2nd, Jaylyn Sherrod joins Aaronette Vonleh on the bench with 2 fouls #cubuffs
Whittaker, Sherrod and Miller hit back-to-back-to-back 3s. Colorado takes a 28-20 lead, 6:24 to go in the 2nd #cubuffs
Charlotte Whittaker hits her 1st 3-pointer in 3 years. #cubuffs lead 22-20
After Cameron Brink's back-to-back 3s, Stanford went 5:23 without a field goal before Brooke Demetre hit a 3 with 11 seconds left in the quarter. #cubuffs
End of the 1st: No. 5 Colorado WBB 18, No. 8 Stanford 17. Jaylyn Sherrod with a jumper at the buzzer. #cubuffs closed the quarter on a 9-3 run over the last 1:36. Sherrod has 6 points.
5:33 to go in the first, Stanford has a 12-2 lead. Cameron Brink hits back-to-back 3-pointers. She's already got 8 points, 2 rebounds and a block #cubuffs
Ready for tipoff. No. 5 Colorado WBB vs. No. 8 Stanford. First top-10 basketball matchup (men or women) in Boulder since Dec. 17, 1994. #cubuffs
Starters for No. 5 Colorado WBB today vs. No. 8 Stanford: Jaylyn Sherrod, Frida Formann, Quay Miller, Aaronette Vonleh and Maddie Nolan. Sara-Rose Smith (mild concussion) will miss her 2nd straight game #cubuffs
Bronny James plays 25 minutes in 1st start, USC loses to Colorado https://t.co/tmaJSUecpM
FINAL: Colorado found a way to BEAT USC 68-58 after a poor first-half performance. -Hadley put up 15 points and 9 rebounds -Williams, da Silva and Lampkin all had 10+ points -Colorado battled back from a 16-point deficit https://t.co/QieLdcHoi6
Tomorrow, when No. 5 Colorado WBB hosts No. 8 Stanford, it’ll be just the 3rd top-10 battle in CU basketball history, men or women. The other 2 were women’s games in 1994. (And there could be another on Friday when current No. 2 UCLA comes to town). #cubuffs