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Buffs, Broncos Set to Meet Up on the Hardwood
December 03, 2022 | Women's Basketball
Sunday marks the first meeting between the two mountain region school
BOISE, Idaho – The Colorado women's basketball team will make the 814-mile trip to Boise State, taking on the Broncos for the first time in program history on Sunday (1 p.m. MT).
The Buffaloes (6-2) have been in a revolving door of late, seemingly interchanging home and away contests. CU took on Western Michigan, also the Broncos, on Wednesday and is right back out the door for the weekend.
"It's a quick turnaround for sure," sophomore Kindyll Wetta said after Wednesday's win. "We all just feel like we got back [from Knoxville and Chicago]. We're ready to go on the road again and challenge ourselves in another arena where we have zero fans. It's going to be good for us in the long run."
CU is 3-0 all-time against DI schools with the Broncos nickname. The Buffs have two wins over Santa Clara to go with this week's win over WMU. Boise State traveled to Boulder last year for the Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic but did not faceoff against the Buffs.
The Buffs do have connections to BSU. Head coach JR Payne and associate head coach Toriano Towns spent three seasons from 2005-2008 as assistant coaches for the Broncos. Assistant coach Tim Hays started his collegiate playing career at Boise State
"We're close with their coaching staff," Payne added postgame on Wednesday. "We kind of follow them. We'll dig into the scout in the next day or so and we're excited to go back to Boise and be able to play against Boise."
Both teams have been able to put up points so far this season. Colorado has averaged 75.0 ppg, while BSU (3-5) has scored 70.6 on average. The difference is in the points allowed. Boise State has given up 66.0 points per game with the Buffs keeping opponents to 54.8.
Sunday's game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network. Cory Lopez will have the call on the Colorado Radio Network, CUBuffs.com/Listen and the Varsity app with pregame starting at 12:30 p.m.
