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2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record10–2 (1–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Toriano Towns
  • Alex Earl
  • Tim Hays
Home arenaCU Events Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 TCU 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 1   .923
Oklahoma State 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
Baylor 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846
Colorado 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Utah 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Arizona 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 4   .714
No. 13 Kansas State 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
Texas Tech 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
Cincinnati 0 – 0   – 8 – 2   .800
Houston 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364
Kansas 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833
No. 14 West Virginia 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833
BYU 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750
Iowa State 0 – 1   .000 9 – 5   .643
UCF 0 – 1   .000 7 – 4   .636
Arizona State 0 – 1   .000 5 – 7   .417
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes are by ninth year head coach JR Payne and play their home games at the CU Events Center. This season is Colorado's first season as members of the Big 12 Conference since 2011 after they rejoined the conference in August 2024.[1]

Previous season

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The Buffaloes finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Oregon in the First Round of the Pac-12 women's tournament before losing to Oregon State in the quarterfinals.[2][3] Colorado received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Drake in the First Round and Kansas State in the Second Round before losing to Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen.[4][5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Colorado Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jaylyn Sherrod 0 G 5'7" GS Senior Birmingham, AL Graduated/signed to the New York Liberty.
Jadyn Atchison 1 G 6'1" Freshman Cedar Hill, TX Transferred to Old Dominion.
Tameiya Sadler 2 G 5'8" Senior Vallejo, CA Transferred to Ole Miss.[6]
Quay Miller 11 F 6'3" GS Senior Renton, WA Graduated/signed to the Seattle Storm.
Lele Tanuvasa 13 G 6'0" Freshman Eureka, CA Transferred to USC Upstate.[7]
Aaronette Vonleh 21 C 6'3" Junior West Linn, OR Transferred to Baylor.[8]
Shelomi Sanders 22 G 6'1" Redshirt Freshman Rockwall, TX Transferred to Alabama A&M.[9]
Mikayla Johnson 23 G 6'1" Redshirt Freshman Anchorage, AK Transferred to Pittsburgh.[10]
Maddie Nolan 24 G 5'11" GS Senior Zionsville, IN Graduated.
Brianna McLeod 25 F 6'3" Sophomore Brampton, ON Transferred to SMU.
Sophie Gerber 31 G 6'0" Junior Scottsdale, AZ Graduated.
Ruthie Loomis-Goltl 32 F 6'3" Freshman Bridgeport, NE Transferred to South Dakota.[11]
Charlotte Whittaker 45 F 6'3" GS Senior Cust, New Zealand Graduated/signed to the South West Metro Pirates.[12]

Incoming

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Colorado Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Ayianna Johnson 1 F 6'3 Sophomore Jefferson, WI Minnesota
JoJo Nworie 4 C 6'5 Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria Texas Tech
Nyamer Diew 11 F 6'2 GS Senior Marshall, MN Iowa State
Lior Garzon 12 F 6'1 GS Senior Ra'anana, Israel Oklahoma State
Jade Masogayo 14 F 6'3 Junior Fort Worth, TX Missouri State
Johanna Teder 21 G 5'8 GS Senior Tartu, Estonia Washington State

Recruiting

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College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tabitha Betson
F 		Melbourne, Australia DME Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Grace Oliver
F 		Norwell, MA Noble and Greenough School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Lova Lagerlid
G 		Stockholm, Sweden Riksbasketgymnasiet Luleå 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Erin Powell
F 		Hampshire, England Charnwood College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Ayianna Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Jefferson
Minnesota 		Jefferson, WI
G 2 Kennedy Sanders 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Chaska HS Chaska, MN
G 3 Frida Formann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Falkonergårdens Gymnasium [da] Bagsværd, Denmark
C 4 JoJo Nworie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Texas Tech Lagos, Nigeria
F 8 Erin Powell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Charnwood College Hampshire, England
G 9 Sara-Rose Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence
Missouri 		Victoria, Australia
G 10 Lova Lagerlid 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Riksbasketgymnasiet Luleå Stockholm, Sweden
F 11 Nyamer Diew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS East HS
Iowa State 		Marshall, MN
F 12 Lior Garzon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Hof HaSharon
Oklahoma State 		Ra'anana, Israel
F 14 Jade Masogayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Fossil Ridge HS
Missouri State 		Fort Worth, TX
G 15 Kindyll Wetta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Valor Christian HS Castle Rock, CO
F 17 Tabitha Betson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr DME Academy Melbourne, Australia
G 21 Johanna Teder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Audentese spordigümnaasium
Washington State 		Tartu, Estonia
F 24 Grace Oliver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Noble and Greenough School Norwell, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
1:00 p.m. 		Colorado Mines W 91–46  0–0
   –      –      –    CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:30 p.m., MW Network 		at Wyoming W 56–50  1–0
  20 – Garzon   11 – Smith   5 – Wetta  Arena-Auditorium (3,866)
Laramie, WY
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado W 81–66  2–0
  19 – Masogayo   8 – Betson   10 – Wetta  CU Events Center (2,161)
Boulder, CO
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Boise State L 47–50  2–1
  13 – Masogayo   7 – Smith   4 – Wetta  ExtraMile Arena (1,537)
Boise, ID
November 12, 2024*
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		vs. Nevada W 75–59  3–1
  14 – Teder   5 – Wetta   3 – Masogayo  Tahoe Blue Event Center (533)
Stateline, NV
November 17, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern W 65–45  4–1
  11 – Teder   6 – Smith   5 – Wetta  CU Events Center (2,393)
Boulder, CO
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah State W 95–65  5–1
  28 – Garzon   6 – Masogayo   9 – Wetta  CU Events Center (2,573)
Boulder, CO
November 27, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 85–73  6–1
  21 – Smith   10 – Smith   8 – Wetta  Burns Arena (467)
St. George, UT
November 30, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 Louisville L 71–79  6–2
  25 – Formann   3 – Tied   10 – Wetta  CU Events Center (3,487)
Boulder, CO
December 3, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech W 91–79  7–2
  15 – Tied   7 – Grace   8 – Wetta  CU Events Center (2,734)
Boulder, CO
December 7, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 76–59  8–2
  20 – Garzon   7 – Smith   7 – Teder  CU Events Center (2,280)
Boulder, CO
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Denver W 78–61  9–2
  14 – Tied   9 – Smith   4 – Teder  CU Events Center (2,036)
Boulder, CO
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 14 West Virginia W 65–60  10–2
(1–0) 		 22 – Formann   7 – Masogayo   5 – Sanders  CU Events Center (3,209)
Boulder, CO
January 1, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		TCU       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Baylor       Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 15, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia       WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 18, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cincinnati       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas State       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at BYU       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Texas Tech       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Baylor       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 22, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State       Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona State       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech       United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 5–10, 2025
 vs.        T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[13]

Game summaries

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at Wyoming

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November 4, 2024
5:30 p.m. MST
Colorado Buffaloes 56, Wyoming Cowgirls 50
Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 8–9, 20–10, 18–16
Pts: Lior Garzon, 20
Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 11
Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 5		 Pts: Allyson Fertig, 18
Rebs: Tess Barnes, 7
Asts: Malene Pedersen, 4
Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, WY
Attendance: 3,866
Referees: Denise Lopez, Joseph Barcellos, Brad Schmidt

Northern Colorado

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November 7, 2024
7:00 p.m. MST
Northern Colorado Bears 66, Colorado Buffaloes 81
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 19–19, 10–16, 22–21
Pts: Silvia Nativi, 13
Rebs: Tatum West, 8
Asts: Gabi Fields, 6		 Pts: Jade Masogayo, 19
Rebs: Tabitha Betson, 8
Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 10
CU Events Center • Boulder, CO
Attendance: 2,161
Referees: Genesis Perrymond, Erica Parker, Kelly Broomfield

at Boise State

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November 10, 2024
2:00 p.m. MST
Colorado Buffaloes 47, Boise State Broncos 50
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 8–6, 15–19, 9–10
Pts: Jade Masogayo, 13
Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 7
Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 4		 Pts: Teryn Gardner, 10
Rebs: Abby Muse, 8
Asts: Libby Hutton, 2
ExtraMile Arena • Boise, ID
Attendance: 1,537
Referees: Benny Luna, Teresa Turner, Nadi Carey

vs Nevada

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November 12, 2024
8:00 p.m. MST
Colorado Buffaloes 75, Nevada Wolf Pack 59
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 16–11, 24–17, 17–16
Pts: Johanna Teder, 14
Rebs: Kindyll Wetta, 5
Asts: Jade Masogayo, 3		 Pts: Lexie Givens, 17
Rebs: Lexie Givens, 8
Asts: Audrey Roden, 2
Tahoe Blue Event Center • Stateline, NV
Attendance: 533
Referees: Lorena Ahumada, Charlie Stein, Bob Schfield

Southern

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November 17, 2024
5:00 p.m. MST
Southern Lady Jaguars 45, Colorado Buffaloes 65
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 6–15, 21–18, 7–16
Pts: Aniya Gourdine, 12
Rebs: Aniya Gourdine, 6
Asts: Taniya Lawson, 2		 Pts: Johanna Teder, 11
Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 6
Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 5
CU Events Center • Boulder, CO
Attendance: 2,393
Referees: Erica Parker, Zac Brost, Kyle Bacon

Utah State

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November 19, 2024
7:00 p.m. MST
Utah State Aggies 65, Colorado Buffaloes 95
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 26–25, 3–27, 23–22
Pts: Cheyenne Stubbs, 19
Rebs: Jamisyn Heaton, 5
Asts: Cheyenne Stubbs, 3		 Pts: Lior Garzon, 28
Rebs: Jade Masogayo, 6
Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 9
CU Events Center • Boulder, CO
Attendance: 2,573
Referees: Genesis Perrymond, Kelly Broomield, Eric Brewton

at Utah Tech

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November 27, 2024
1:00 p.m. MST
Colorado Buffaloes 85, Utah Tech Trailblazers 73
Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 17–18, 16–18, 22–16
Pts: Sara-Rose Smith, 21
Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 10
Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 8		 Pts: Aaliyah Ibarra, 15
Rebs: Chardonnay Hartley, 6
Asts: Chardonnay Hartley, 10
Burns Arena • St. George, UT
Attendance: 467
Referees: Lisa Bishop, Teresa Turner, Michael Price

No. 24 Louisville

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November 30, 2024
1:00 p.m. MST
No. 24 Louisville Cardinals 79, Colorado Buffaloes 71
Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 25–17, 21–22, 23–16
Pts: Nyla Harris, 14
Rebs: Nyla Harris, 4
Asts: Jayda Curry, 3		 Pts: Frida Formann, 25
Rebs: Jade Masogayo, 3
Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 10
CU Events Center • Boulder, CO
Attendance: 3,487
Referees: In'Fini Robinson, Chuck Gonzalez, Roy Gulbeyan

Tennessee Tech

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December 3, 2024
11:00 a.m. MST
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 79, Colorado Buffaloes 91
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 14–31, 23–23, 17–16
Pts: Reghan Grimes, 26
Rebs: Keeley Carter, 5
Asts: Keeley Carter, 6		 Pts: Ayianna Johnson, 15
Rebs: Grace Oliver, 7
Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 8
CU Events Center • Boulder, CO
Attendance: 2,734
Referees: Nicole Brannon, Zac Brost, Brian Hall

Southern Utah

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December 7, 2024
1:00 p.m. MST
Southern Utah Thunderbirds 59, Colorado Buffaloes 76
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 13–25, 10–12, 18–17
Pts: Sydney Gandy, 11
Rebs: Jaeden Brown, 5
Asts: Sierra Chambers, 3		 Pts: Lior Garzon, 20
Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 7
Asts: Johanna Teder, 7
CU Events Center • Boulder, CO
Attendance: 2,280
Referees: Erica Parker, Kelly Broomfield, Brenda Pantoja

Denver

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December 10, 2024
7:00 p.m. MST
Denver Pioneers 61, Colorado Buffaloes 78
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 8–19, 16–18, 20–20
Pts: Jordan Jones, 15
Rebs: Emma Smith, 6
Asts: Jordan Jones, 5		 Pts: Ayianna Johnson, 14
Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 9
Asts: Johanna Teder, 4
CU Events Center • Boulder, CO
Attendance: 2,036
Referees: Genesis Perrymound, Brian Garland, Dee Kanter

References

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  2. ^ Wagner, Colin (March 6, 2024). "Buffs' Defense Shuts Down Oregon to Advance to Quarterfinals". University of Colorado Athletics.
  3. ^ Wagner, Colin (March 7, 2024). "Colorado Falls to Oregon State in Double Overtime Thriller". University of Colorado Athletics.
  4. ^ Kelly, Michael (March 24, 2024). "What to know about No. 5 Colorado ahead of Albany Regional 2". Times Union. Hearst Communications.
  5. ^ Snyder, Curtis (March 30, 2024). "Colorado's Sweet 16 Run Ends With Loss To Iowa". University of Colorado Athletics.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Tameiya Sadler from Colorado". olemisssports.com. May 19, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Lele Tanuvasa commits to USC Upstate". usbasket.com. April 28, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "WBB Inks Aaronette Vonleh - Baylor Athletics". baylorbears.com. April 30, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Tolle, Josh (April 26, 2024). "Shelomi Sanders lands at HBCU after leaving Colorado". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Pitt Signs Transfer Guard Mikayla Johnson - Pitt Panthers #H2P". pittsburghpanthers.com. April 25, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Loomis-Goltl transfers to South Dakota". goyotes.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Hayes, Oliver (June 1, 2024). "Former Buff Charlotte Whittaker joins Australian semi-pro team". coloradobuffaloeswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". CUBuffs.com. University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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