NO. 8 CU BUFFS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT NO. 22 UTAH UTES
TIPOFF: Friday, 6 p.m., Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City
TV/RADIO: Pac-12 Network/630 AM RECORDS: Colorado 20-4 (10-3 Pac-12); Utah 18-7 (8-5 Pac-12)
COACHES: Colorado — JR Payne, 8th season (139-97; 240-210 career).utah — Lynne Roberts, 9th season (157-111; 378-286 career).
KEY PLAYERS: Colorado — G Frida Formann, 5-11, Sr. (13.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.2 spg, .454 FG%, .421 3PT%, .923 FT%); C Quay Miller, 6-3, Sr. (9.6 ppg, 8.0 rpg, .338 3PT%); G Maddie Nolan, 5-11, Sr. (5.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, .418 3PT%); G Jaylyn Sherrod, 5-7, Sr. (12.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.1 spg, .458FG%); C Aaronette Vonleh, 6-3, Jr. (14.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .580 FG%); G Kindyll Wetta, 5-9, Jr. (5.6ppg, 3.5rpg, 4.0apg, 1.8 spg, .477 Fg%).utah — F Jenna Johnson, 6-2, Jr. (10.1ppg, 6.3rpg, .553FG%, .423 3PT%); G Kennady Mcqueen, 5-10, Jr. (9.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, .400 3PT%, .864FT%); F Alissa Pili, 6-2, Sr. (21.7ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, .568 FG%, .404 3-PT%); G Ines Vieira, 5-6, Jr. (7.6ppg, 3.8rpg, 6.3 apg, 2.7spg); G Matyson Wilke, 5-10, So. (7.6ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.4spg, .3893PT%). NOTES: CU is aiming for its first regular season sweep of the Utes since the 201415season. The Buffs won the first meeting, 76-65, on Dec. 30 in Boulder. Sherrod had a career-high 34 points and CU closed the game on a 23-2 run over the final 8:09. … Since Jan. 13, CU and Utah are a combined 13-5, with four of those losses to Oregon State. … CU leads the all-time series 22-21, but Utah leads 12-6 in Salt Lake City. … CU is 7-1in true road games, while Utah is 10-2at home. … The Buffs are 4-4 against ranked opponents. Utah is 2-6. … Utah leads the Pac-12 (and ranks eighth nationally) with a field goal percentage of .488. CU is third in the Pac-12 (17th nationally) at .467. … Vonleh has scored in double figures in 20of 24games for the Buffs. … Vieira is ninth nationally in assists and Pili is 13th nationally in scoring. … Pili hit 3-pointers at a .565clip (26-of-46) in Utah’s 12 non-conference games, but only .276 (16-of-58) in 13 conference games. … Wilke has been Utah’s fourth-leading scorer in conference play (9.8 per game) and has averaged 11.1points in the last 10 games.