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Games Thread- (RV) LACROSSE hosting #16 Vanderbilt (Friday, 3/4/22, 2:00 PM MT; Free live stream) & UC- Davis (Sunday, 1:00 PM MT; Free Live Stream)

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The (RV) lacrosse team (3-0,, 0-0 in the Pac 12) are scheduled to continue their season with their last 2 games before conference play starts, both scheduled for Kittredge Field. They begin by hosting the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-0 overall, 0-0 in the AAC) tomorrow, and follow up by playing old MPSF conference opponent UC- Davis (2-0) on Sunday.

With their ranking (I assume mainly earned so far by their beating then #12 Notre Dame a couple weeks ago), the Commodores look be the Buffs toughest opponent so far this season.

Both games are scheduled to have live streaming coverage. (Link available below.)

Go Buffs!

Game preview -



Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/3/2/l...estand-with-pair-of-non-conference-games.aspx

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BOULDER — The Colorado lacrosse team wraps up a three-game homestand this week with a pair of contests against nonconference opponents.

The Buffaloes face their first ranked opponent of the season in No. 16 Vanderbilt on Friday, March 4, at 2 p.m. It is just the second time the two programs will face off and is the first time the Commodores will play in Boulder.

Then on Sunday, March 6, CU plays host to former Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival UC Davis. That contest is set for a 1 p.m. opening draw and will be the sixth time the two programs play; the third in Boulder. Both games are scheduled to be played at Kittredge Field.

Both games will be streamed Pac-12+. Thad Anderson will provide play-by-play and color for Friday's game, while Brad Thompson will take over those same duties for Sunday's contest. The link to the streams, as well as live stats, is available at CUBuffs.com.
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ABOUT VANDERBILT: The Commodores are 3-0 to start the season. They have earned a No. 16 ranking in the Inside Lacrosse/IWLCA and USA Lacrosse Magazine Polls after recording wins over Liberty (18-13), then-No. 12 Notre Dame (14-12) and Elon (17-11).

Gabby Fornia is the team leader in points with 13. She has four goals and nine points and has added three ground balls. Bri Gross has a team-best seven goals and 17 draw controls. Paige Gunning has spent all 180:00 in goal. She has allowed 36 goals and has made 30 saves for a .455 save percentage.

THE SERIES: Vanderbilt leads the series 1-0. This is the second meeting between the two teams. The first meeting was on February 21, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt won 11-10 in overtime.

ABOUT UC DAVIS: The Aggies are 2-0 but will face Denver on March 4 before playing CU on March 6. They have defeated San Diego State (16-13) and California (16-5) this season.

Alex Agnew leads UCD in goals, assists and points with seven goals, six assists and 13 points. Grace Gebhardt is second on the team with nine points (four goals, five assists) and has recorded a team-best 14 draw controls. Ashley Laing has played both games in goal, allowing 18 goals while making 23 saves.

THE SERIES: The Buffs have never lost to the Aggies, owning a 5-0 advantage. They are 2-0 against UCD in Boulder, meeting both times while the programs were members of the MPSF. CU and USD met on April 9, 2021, in Davis, Calif. The Buffs won the closely contested game 16-13.

HOME GAME INFORMATION: Colorado's home games will be played at Kittredge Field; admission and parking are free in Lot 416. Overflow parking is available in the RG lot on the north side of the CU Events Center.

UP NEXT: Pac-12 Conference play begins on the road for CU. The Buffs head to Los Angeles to face Southern California on March 11 and then on March 13, the Buffs will be in Tempe, Ariz. for a game against Arizona State.
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More on this week's opponents:

Vanderbilt:
Roster - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/roster/season/2022/
Stats - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/cumestats/season/2021-22/
Schedule/ results for this season - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/schedule/
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - https://vucommodores.com/headed-west/

UC- Davis:
Roster - https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster
Stats - https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/stats
Schedule/ results for this season - https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/schedule/2022
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links (All are applicable to both games):

Live stats - https://admin.cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wlax/

Live Video - Free live streams are scheduled to be available at https://pac-12.com/live/cubuffs .

Game notes - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2022/3/2/2022_Lacrosse_Notes_3_2.pdf
 
Tied at 4 after the 1st quarter; V scored their 4th with .3 seconds left in the quarter.

Buffs get their 5th early in the 2nd to go back up.
 
V-Bilt got it down to 2, but then the Buffs score the last 4 to take a 14-8 lead going into the final quarter.
 
Media after yesterday's big win.




BOULDER – Chloe Willard and Morgan Pence tallied four goals apiece as the University of Colorado lacrosse team added a ranked win to its early-season résumé Friday, defeating the 16th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, 18-11, at Kittredge Field.

Willard scored a three straight goals in the third quarter, marking her fourth career hat-trick. Her third gave the Buffs a 14-8 lead with 3:49 left in the quarter. She totaled four goals for the game, all in the second half.

Pence tallied her first career hat trick in the win. She had two goals in each half to go along with two assists in the game for a career-high six points, which tied for the game-high with Willard who also had two assists.

The Buffaloes and Commodores traded goals early in the game, reminiscent of the back-and-forth affair the teams played in Nashville last year. However, the Buffaloes used their offensive prowess to go on a 6-1 run in the second quarter, which gave them a 10-5 advantage. Six different players scored goals for Colorado during the run.

"I thought offensively we did a great job of moving the ball," head coach Ann Elliott Whidden said. "We did a great job of just being aggressive when it was our time to be aggressive. I'm proud of (the players) for being ready for their moments and finishing their opportunities. It's a group that I think keeps gaining a little bit of confidence game-by-game and gaining that experience. I thought it showed today."

Vanderbilt scored three consecutive goals to cut CU's lead in the game to 10-8. However, Charlie Rudy's 100th career goal with 8:29 left in the third quarter, along with Willard's hat trick, had the Buffs in good position for the win. Vanderbilt could not get closer than within five goals of the Buffaloes after the 4-0 run.

Rudy recorded her 20th career hat trick, scoring a goal with 11:41 left in the fourth quarter to give CU a 15-9 lead. The Buffaloes never looked back after that.

The Buffaloes are now 4-0, while the Commodores are 3-1 overall.
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MILESTONES: Along with Charlie Rudy's 100th goal, 5th-year senior Sadie Grozier recorded her 150th career point in a CU uniform. She got the point on a goal with 4:35 left in the second quarter to give Colorado an 8-5 lead. It was her second goal of the game.

"I think those two players for us are key players and great players," Whidden said. "I think today was about the team win overall, and they knew that too. It's exciting and I'm proud of them for reaching that, they put in a lot of work and a lot of effort. They were team-first today."

NOTEWORTHY: Colorado had eight different goal scorers in the game, including seven different players that scored goals
in the first half.

UP NEXT: Colorado hosts UC Davis (2-1) Sunday, March 6, before starting the Pac-12 Conference season with three road contests against USC (March 11), Arizona State (March 13), and Oregon (March 18)
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Box score - https://cubuffs.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/stats/2022/vanderbilt/boxscore/15790


 
For anyone thinking of attending tomorrow's game- it has been moved to the IPF due to anticipated weather. (Thankfully, looks like there will still be a video stream.)




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BOULDER — Due to the potential for inclement weather on Sunday, March 6, the Colorado lacrosse game against UC Davis will be played at the Indoor Practice Facility, university officials announced Friday evening.

Opening draw is still slated for 1 p.m. Fans will be permitted inside, however, food and drinks are not allowed except for water. No animals are allowed in the IPF except for service animals. Doors will open at 12 p.m.

Parking will be free in the IPF garage for the game.

Live stats, a link to the stream and more are available at CUBuffs.com\LaxGameday.
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It's 12-4 Buffs at the half.

Aside from Ms. Rudy's 5 (she "only" got 1 goal the 2nd quarter), the other 7 Buff goals have been scored by 6 different players.




2nd half beginning now.
 
A tough 3rd period for the Buffs has made this one "interesting" as their lead is down to 5 after being outscored 1-4 for the 15 minutes.

 
Some of it wasn't that pretty in the 2nd half (UCD got 2 quick goals early in the 4th to lower the lead to 3 before CU stabilized things some), but the Buffs stay undefeated after a 17-13 win today over a solid Davis team!

Go Buffs!

 
Media after today's game -




Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/3/6/l...ffs-score-in-17-13-victory-over-uc-davis.aspx

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BOULDER – The University of Colorado lacrosse team received goals from 11 players in a 17-13 victory Sunday over UC Davis at the Indoor Practice Facility.

After UC Davis opened with an early goal from Alex Agnew, the Buffaloes reeled off eight straight to take control of the game, as they led 8-1 with 11:41 remaining in the second quarter.

The teams would trade goals the rest of the second quarter as the Buffaloes took a 12-4 halftime lead. They outshot UC Davis 26-10 in the first half, including a 16-8 advantage in shots on goal.

"An exciting part, especially in the first half, is (that) we had a lot of (players) step up and play hard and play well offensively," head coach Ann Elliott Whidden said.

UC Davis found their footing in the second half, as they went on a 6-1 run. The CU lead was cut down to 13-10 with 11:18 remaining in the game.

"We let down a little bit in that third quarter," Whidden said. "We got a little tired. We got a little emotional and you can't do that. You give too much (energy) to the other team."

The Buffaloes found a way to close out the game as they got two important goals in a 68 second span to retake a 15-10 lead. UC Davis would not get closer than four goals after that, as Colorado won its fifth straight game to start the season.

"I'm proud of this team," Whidden said. "We found a way to win. We're 5-0 in non-conference. We're heading into conference (play) and nothing's going to get easier, so we've got to get better from this. Hopefully, we can watch some film and figure out the ways we need to get better."

The Buffaloes improved to 5-0, which is their second best start to the season in program history. UC Davis is now 2-2 overall.
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TOP STAT: Charlie Rudy led the Buffs with five goals, four of which came in the first quarter. She recorded her 21st career hat trick in the victory.

NOTEWORTHY: The Buffaloes' 5-0 start is their second-best start in program history (11-0 in 2017).

UP NEXT: The Buffaloes start Pac-12 play with a three-game road trip against USC (March 11), Arizona State (March 13), and Oregon (March 18).
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Box score - https://cubuffs.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/stats/2022/uc-davis/boxscore/15791

 
Congrats to the team. Hope they keep up the great work!




Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/3/7/l...ational-rankings-following-weekend-sweep.aspx

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BOULDER — For the first time this season, the Colorado lacrosse team has found itself ranked in both lacrosse polls. The Buffaloes are 23rd in the IL Women/IWLCA Division I and 19th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Polls.

The Buffs have received votes in both polls for the last three weeks but finally broke into the rankings after upsetting then-No. 16 Vanderbilt, 18-11, on March 4 in Boulder. CU finished the weekend sweep and improved to 5-0 with a win against UC Davis (17-13) on March 6. This is the second-best start in program history for the Buffs. The best start was in 2017 when CU started 11-0.

Boston College is the top team in both polls this week and North Carolina is second in both as well. Both have recorded 6-0 starts this year.

Colorado is one of two Pac-12 teams in the IL Women/IWLCA Poll this week as Southern California (3-0) is ranked 17th while Stanford (1-4) is receiving votes. The Trojans are also 17th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
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