Daily Camera (Boulder)

NO. 20 CU BUFFS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. OKLAHOMA STATE COWGIRLS

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TIPOFF: Sunday, 4 p.m., CU Events Center in Boulder TV/RADIO: Pac-12 Networks/630 AM

RECORDS: Colorado 2-0, 0-0 Pac-12; Oklahoma State

2-0, 0-0 Big 12

COACHES: Colorado — JR Payne, 8th season (121-93; 222-206career).oklahoma State — Jacie Hoyt, 2nd year (23-12; 104-77 career).

KEY PLAYERS: Colorado — G Frida Formann, 5-11, Sr. (21.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.5 spg, .609 FG%, .625 3PT%, 1.000FT%); C Quay Miller, 6-3, Sr. (6.5ppg, 3.0rpg); G Maddie Nolan, 5-11, Sr. (7.5ppg, 2.0rpg); G Jaylyn Sherrod, 5-7, Sr. (12.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 2.5 spg, .533 FG%); C Aaronette Vonleh, 6-3, Jr. (18.5ppg, 8.5rpg, 3.0apg, .708 FG%); G Kindyll Wetta, 5-9, Jr. (2.0ppg, 2.0rpg, 4.5apg). Oklahoma State — G Anna Gret Asi, 5-8, Jr. (16.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.0apg, .526FG%, .909FT%); F Lior Garzon, 6-1, Sr. (10.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg); G Stailee Heard, 5-11, Fr. (16.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, .750 FG%); G Quincy Noble, 5-10, Sr. (10.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg).

NOTES: Colorado is aiming for a three-game sweep of opening week as it welcomes the Cowgirls to town. … Under Payne, the Buffs are 46-2in nonconfere­nce home games, including a current 33-game win streak. The last nonconfere­nce loss at home came on Dec. 11, 2017, to Dartmouth. … CU leads the all-time series 27-26, including 12-10in Boulder. The Buffs won the last meeting, 55-45, in Stillwater, Okla., on Nov. 10, 2021. … The former Big 12 rivals will be reunited in the Big 12next year. … This is OSU’S first road game of the year. The Cowgirls defeated Siuedwards­ville and New Orleans at home earlier this week. … Noble was first-team all-conference at North Texas last year. … Vonleh and Asi were teammates at Arizona in 2021-22as freshmen.

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