The Buffs start their home slate of conference games with 3 straight in Boulder, starting this Friday vs. the young but talented Trojans and Sunday against the #8 (AP poll)/ #9 (USA Today/ Coaches poll) Bruins.
(Note - After last weekend, the Buffs are at #28 RPI, while USC is at #106 and UCLA #7. Also (although I don't believe they matter for tournament selection), In the Massey ratings, UCLA is #6, CU at #32 and USC at #82.)
Go Buffs - Beat the Trojans and Bruins!
Preview article -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2020/1/8/womens-basketball-buffs-kickoff-homestand.aspx
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BOULDER — After playing almost a full month away from the CU Events Center, the Colorado women's basketball is looking forward to a little home cooking. The Buffaloes return against Southern California on Friday, kicking off a three-game homestand.
Colorado (12-2, 1-2 Pac-12) started the conference season with three straight on the road. CU opened with a win at Utah, the team's 12 consecutive, before making the toughest trip in basketball last week at No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Oregon State.
"To open Pac-12 play on the road with a bunch of young players was a bit nerve-racking," head coach JR Payne recalled. "We had a great preseason. I think we feel really good about who we are and how we are playing."
The Buffs return home in the middle of a two-game losing streak, a situation this young team has not experienced this season.
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"I think it's [CU's win at Utah] a huge confidence boost for us," Tuitele added. "Last year was depleting losing game after game but this year we know what we're capable of and we know what we're worth. This year, I think once we hit all cylinders and we're all connected we can be a scary team in the Pac-12."
A win against USC on Friday would match CU's conference win total from a year ago and would be a huge boost heading into Sunday against eighth-ranked UCLA.
"UCLA is one of the few teams is still undefeated and USC is really young," Payne noted. "They [USC] have a few McDonald's All-Americans as freshmen. They are talented but young. UCLA returns some really talented players and they are good."
Friday's game is set for a 7 p.m. MT start. The team is having a school supply drive and fans that donate supplies will receive a $5 general admission ticket to the Oregon State game (Jan. 30). Sunday is the first game of the basketball doubleheader. The Buffs will take on the Bruins at noon MT, before the men's game against Utah. It is the team's annual American Girl Doll Day.
All of Colorado's Pac-12 games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network this season. You can also catch the game on the Colorado Radio Network with the TuneIn app.
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Media links:
Game Notes (for USC game ) - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2020/1/8//1_10_USC.pdf?id=14990
Live stats (for both games) - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
@ USC (Friday, 7:00 PM MT)
Live video - Game is being shown live on the Pac 12 Mountain channel. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to that Pac 12 channel, assume the game can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball/event/2020/01/10/usc-colorado .
Live Audio - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2361&type=Live or https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-Womens-Basketball-s308228/?_branch_match_id=743597841527589621 .
@ #8/9 UCLA (Sunday, Noon MT):
Live video - Game is being shown live on the Pac 12 Los Angeles channel. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to that Pac 12 channel, assume the game can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball/event/2020/01/12/ucla-colorado .
Live Audio - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2362&type=Live or https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-Womens-Basketball-s308228/?_branch_match_id=743597841527589621 .
(Note - After last weekend, the Buffs are at #28 RPI, while USC is at #106 and UCLA #7. Also (although I don't believe they matter for tournament selection), In the Massey ratings, UCLA is #6, CU at #32 and USC at #82.)
Go Buffs - Beat the Trojans and Bruins!
Preview article -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2020/1/8/womens-basketball-buffs-kickoff-homestand.aspx
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BOULDER — After playing almost a full month away from the CU Events Center, the Colorado women's basketball is looking forward to a little home cooking. The Buffaloes return against Southern California on Friday, kicking off a three-game homestand.
Colorado (12-2, 1-2 Pac-12) started the conference season with three straight on the road. CU opened with a win at Utah, the team's 12 consecutive, before making the toughest trip in basketball last week at No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Oregon State.
"To open Pac-12 play on the road with a bunch of young players was a bit nerve-racking," head coach JR Payne recalled. "We had a great preseason. I think we feel really good about who we are and how we are playing."
The Buffs return home in the middle of a two-game losing streak, a situation this young team has not experienced this season.
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"I think it's [CU's win at Utah] a huge confidence boost for us," Tuitele added. "Last year was depleting losing game after game but this year we know what we're capable of and we know what we're worth. This year, I think once we hit all cylinders and we're all connected we can be a scary team in the Pac-12."
A win against USC on Friday would match CU's conference win total from a year ago and would be a huge boost heading into Sunday against eighth-ranked UCLA.
"UCLA is one of the few teams is still undefeated and USC is really young," Payne noted. "They [USC] have a few McDonald's All-Americans as freshmen. They are talented but young. UCLA returns some really talented players and they are good."
Friday's game is set for a 7 p.m. MT start. The team is having a school supply drive and fans that donate supplies will receive a $5 general admission ticket to the Oregon State game (Jan. 30). Sunday is the first game of the basketball doubleheader. The Buffs will take on the Bruins at noon MT, before the men's game against Utah. It is the team's annual American Girl Doll Day.
All of Colorado's Pac-12 games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network this season. You can also catch the game on the Colorado Radio Network with the TuneIn app.
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Media links:
Game Notes (for USC game ) - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2020/1/8//1_10_USC.pdf?id=14990
Live stats (for both games) - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
@ USC (Friday, 7:00 PM MT)
Live video - Game is being shown live on the Pac 12 Mountain channel. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to that Pac 12 channel, assume the game can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball/event/2020/01/10/usc-colorado .
Live Audio - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2361&type=Live or https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-Womens-Basketball-s308228/?_branch_match_id=743597841527589621 .
@ #8/9 UCLA (Sunday, Noon MT):
Live video - Game is being shown live on the Pac 12 Los Angeles channel. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to that Pac 12 channel, assume the game can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball/event/2020/01/12/ucla-colorado .
Live Audio - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2362&type=Live or https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-Womens-Basketball-s308228/?_branch_match_id=743597841527589621 .
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