2025 Big 12 Tourney thread- #2 seed LACROSSE (In Boulder; semi vs. #3 seed ASU, Thurs., 5/1, 7:00 PM; Championship game (Sat. @ 1:00 PM), ESPN+)

[AztecBuff]

(I plan on continuing to use and update this thread and post as, hopefully, the Buffs advance to Saturday's Championship game.)

It's a few days until Buff LACROSSE (8-7 overall; 4-1 in Big 12 play), the #2 seed in the 1st ever Big 12 lax tourney, gets to host and begin its trek towards being conference champions with a semifinal game Thursday evening beginning at 7:00 PM against the #3 seed Arizona State (ASU) Sun Devils (10-7, 3-2). (In their earlier regular season matchup, the Buffs earned an 11-7 halftime lead but ended up barely getting by ASU 14-13 early April in Tempe.)

The winner of the CU-ASU game is scheduled to play in the championship game, starting at 1:00 PM MT Saturday afternoon, against the winner of the semi that begins at 4:00 PM Thursday between the (HEAVILY favored) #1 seed and #4 nationally ranked Florida Gators (15-2, 5-0) and the #4 seed UC- Davis Aggies (UCD; 6-9, 2-3).

All tournament games are scheduled to be played at Prentup Field on East Campus.

As with all CU home lacrosse games and all conference tilts, all tourney games are slotted to be streamed on (the premium) ESPN+ platform. (Links and more information about coverage for each CU game will be added further down in this post.)

In the current RPI rankings (dated 4/27/25, https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/lacrosse-women/d1/ncaa-womens-lacrosse-rpi ), the Big 12 tourney teams are rated as follows - CU #26, ASU #31, Florida #5 and UCD #73.

(Note - Per a couple bracketologies I found (https://www.usalacrosse.com/magazine/college/women/ncaa-bracketology-must-win-season-starts-now and https://www.insidelacrosse.com/arti...eps-setting-the-baseline-and-the-bubble/65051), neither seem to mention to give the Buffs much chance to get 1 of the 15 at-large berths into the 29 team NCAA tourney (1 has them as the 4th team out), so looks like the Buffs will need to win the tourney to have a good chance of extending their season after this week.)

Go Buffs!!!
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A little more on the upcoming opponent(s):

ASU:
Roster - https://thesundevils.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster
Stats - https://thesundevils.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/stats
Schedule/ results - https://thesundevils.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/schedule
Their preview article for the game with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.

Championship opponent (If applicable) -
Roster -
Stats -
Schedule/ results -
Their preview article for the game with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.

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Media links:

Initial article with bracket info (Mainly contains info on purchasing tickets.) - https://big12sports.com/tournaments/?id=1044&path=wlax

Tourney Bracket (PDF format. As noted at the bottom of it, all times listed are local (Mountain).) - https://big12sports.com/documents/2025/2/14//2025_LAX_Bracket.pdf?id=7652

Live video: All games are scheduled to be provided through the premium ($) ESPN+ subscription service, available either on the ESPN app or at:
Vs. ASU - https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/78732bf0-5519-4978-8b34-d381e3dce34b
Championship game - https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/c23c0f3b-d0f9-4d45-9745-36d066daa56d


Live stats: (General live stats links for all tourney game should be at https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/tournament.php?tid=810 closer to game-time . Direct links (if available as I type/ edit this) are.) -
Vs. ASU - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=589249
Championship game - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=589250

Tournament (game) notes -
Vs. ASU -
Championship game (If applicable) -

 

[AztecBuff]

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Thursday game preview - https://cubuffs.com/news/2025/4/28/...championship-faces-arizona-state-in-semifinal

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Colorado Hosts Inaugural Big 12 Championship, Faces Arizona State in Semifinal​

The second-seeded Buffs will go up against the third-seeded Sun Devils for a place in the Championship final

By: Malala Pyle, Assistant Director of Athletic Communication

BOULDER – The Colorado lacrosse team (8-7, 4-1 Big 12) hosts the Inaugural Big 12 Lacrosse Championship this week on Thursday, May 1, and Saturday, May 3, at Prentup Field. The Championship will consist of two semifinal games on May 1 at 4 p.m. MT and 7 p.m. MT, and one final on May 3 at 1 p.m. MT. The Buffs, placed at the two-seed, will take on three-seed Arizona State (10-7, 3-2) in the 7 p.m. semifinal.

This is the Buffs' first postseason meeting with the Sun Devils, but it is also their second meeting in the 2025 season and their 13th all-time. Earlier this season, the teams went head-to-head in Tempe, Ariz., on April 6. The Buffs took the game, 14-13, with graduate attacker Kendall Havill netting four goals and earning her 200th career goal. Colorado is 11-10 (.524) in conference tournament games and 9-3 all-time against ASU.

Colorado went on its final conference road trip of the season last week to face Cincinnati on April 26. The Buffs put their foot on the gas early, holding the Bearcats to two goals in the first half and scoring five unanswered to end the first quarter. Four Buffs saw hat tricks, including graduate attacker Madeline Pisani, who finished with eight points (4g, 4a), junior midfielder Lily Assini, sophomore attacker Teagan Ryan, and sophomore attacker Jaimey Hill, who recorded her first ever and ended the game with six points (3g, 3a). Junior attacker Maddie Shoup had seven points (2g, 5a), and Jess Peluso had three caused turnovers and nine draw controls.


THIS WEEK
GAME #16 • Thursday, May 1 • 7 p.m. MT
Colorado (8-7, 4-1 Big 12) vs. Arizona State (10-7, 3-2 Big 12)
Prentup Field • Boulder, Colo.
SERIES RECORD: 9-3, CU leads
LAST MEETING: W, 14-13 (April 6, 2025 • Tempe, Ariz.)
STREAK: Won 4 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 7-3
TV: ESPN+
OPPONENT WEBSITE: TheSunDevils.com
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ROAM WITH THE BUFFS: All Big 12 Championship games will be broadcast on ESPN+. Streaming links and live stats for all three games are available for fans to follow along at CUBuffs.com.

FIRST YEAR, FIRST HOSTS: The Colorado lacrosse team clinched a spot in the Inaugural Big 12 Championship after its win over UC Davis on Sunday, April 20. The Buffs also have the privilege of hosting this championship in its first year at Prentup Field on May 1 and 3. In the 12th year of the program, this is the 12th time the Black and Gold have made it to a conference tournament. The Buffs are 11-10 in conference tournament games and were the 2018 Pac-12 Conference Champions. Having clinched a spot in the Big 12 Championship, the Buffs become one of four teams admitted to the conference championship. The winner of the inaugural championship gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, much like in the Pac-12. The Championship will consist of two semifinal games – May 1 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. – and one final game to determine the NCAA bid – May 3 at 1 p.m. Tickets for the 2025 Big 12 Championship are on sale now.
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