Buffs Set To Host San Diego State Sunday

BOULDER — The Colorado lacrosse team is set to host former Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival San Diego State this Sunday, March 14, at 10 a.m. MDT.

Due to impending weather, the game has been moved to the Indoor Practice Facility. With the move indoors, no fans or player guests will be allowed. Only team personnel, staff and media will be allowed to follow COVID-19 policies. The game will be streamed live on CUBuffs.com; links to the stream and live stats are available on the lacrosse schedule page.

Colorado (1-2) has scored 33 goals in three games, averaging 11.00 per game on 89 shots (29.7 per game). Sadie Grozier and Charlie Rudy led the Buffs with eight goals each. Grozier also has a pair of assists this season for a team-best 10 points, while Rudy has one helper for nine points. Zoe Lawless ranks third on the team with six goals this year, which includes a pair of hat-tricks, in addition to a couple of assists for eight points.

Julia Lisella has played all 181:15 minutes in net. She has a 9.93 goals allowed average and a 47.4 save percentage. She has faced 74 shots in three games this year.

ABOUT SAN DIEGO STATE: The Aztecs (2-3) will face Denver on March 12 before play CU on March 14, but DU is not the only opponent SDSU has in common with CU. SDSU opened its 2021 schedule against four straight Pac-12 teams, USC, Oregon, Arizona State and California, before falling to UC-Davis (18-7). The Aztecs lost to USC (20-6) and ASU (23-10), and recorded wins against Oregon (11-9) and Cal (12-11).

Lexi Tan is the top goal scorer for SDSU with 11 on 23 shots. She is tied for the team lead in points with Emily Resnick, who also has 11 points (6g, 5a). As a team, the Aztecs are averaging 9.20 goals per game on 24.6 shots per game. In net, Katy Sharretts has spent 285:55 of the 300:00 minutes and has allowed 16.16 goals against. She has made 56 saves for a 42.1 save percentage. In the draw circle, Bailey Brown has recorded 18 of SDSU's wins, while Resnick has another 11.

THE SERIES: Since the two teams starting meeting in 2014 as members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Colorado has never lost to SDSU. The Buffs own a 7-0 mark against the Aztecs, which includes a pair of overtime victories in the first two meetings. The very first, a 7-6 decision, was in Boulder on April 13, 2014, while the second was on May 1, 2014, in Denver at the MPSP Tournament. That was a 9-8 win for the Buffs. The third meeting was also decided by one goal (7-6/April 12, 2015 in San Diego), but since then, CU has won by no fewer than five goals.

UP NEXT: The Buffs wrap up their homestand with a pair of match-ups against Stanford (March 20) and California (March 22). With the cancelation of their previously scheduled Pac-12 Conference opener against Oregon due to COVID issues within the Ducks' program, the contest against Stanford will be the conference opener for the Buffs.

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Players Mentioned

Sadie Grozier

Zoe Lawless

Julia Lisella

Charlie Rudy

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