Colorado
San Diego State
Buffs Set for SDSU on Saturday
March 29, 2024 | Lacrosse
BOULDER — The Colorado Buffaloes will be back in Boulder this weekend to take on the San Diego State Aztecs Saturday at 12 p.m. MST, at Kittredge Field.
Buffs head into the matchup with a 6-3 (1-1 Pac-12) overall record while the Aztecs are 1-10 (0-2 Pac-12) and have lost their last nine games.
Colorado earned their first Pac-12 Conference win last week in Berkeley over Cal, and will look for back-to-back wins for a winning conference record. San Diego State is still searching for their first Pac-12 win, after dropping their first two contests to Arizona State and UC Davis.
The New York native — Jess Peluso — locked up her second Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week award after a career-high five caused turnovers and four ground balls. It marks the first time in program history that a CU player has been named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week twice in the same season.
She is the only player in the conference with multiple games of four or more caused turnovers and is also one of two players in the Pac-12 with at least 16 caused turnovers and 15 ground balls on the year.
Madeline Pisani was named a Mid-Season All-American Honorable Mention by Inside Lacrosse earlier in the week. The senior has a conference-leading 32 goals so far through nine games, and is the only player in the Pac-12 with at least 30 goals. She also has five assists and is 12-14 on free position attempts.
CU's Sydney Zimmerman recorded a career-high three goals and her first ever hat trick in the win over Cal last week. Ashley Stokes arguably played her best game of the season thus far, after notching two goals and three assists, for a team-leading five points.
Despite the losing record, the Aztecs are led by Sara Toner and Frankie Garcia, who both have logged 20 or more goals on the season. Toner is tied for 10th in the Pac-12 with 24 goals, while Garcia just reached the 20 goal mark last game.
INSIDE THE SERIES
SDSU will look to earn their first ever win over the Buffaloes on Saturday, as they are 0-9 all-time when playing the Buffs.
Colorado is 5-0 against the Aztecs when playing in Boulder, and had a dominant 17-4 win last season at Kittredge Field over them. CU has allowed six or less goals in seven of the nine games between these two programs.
Saturday's stream for the game can be found here. Live stats can be found here.
GAME/EVENT INFORMATION
The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a vest giveaway that is celebrating 10 years of Colorado Lacrosse.
At the conclusion of the game on Saturday, anyone who is in the 8th grade or younger are able to participate in a free skills programming put on by the lacrosse student-athletes.
Celebrating 10 years of Colorado Lacrosse ??
— Colorado Buffaloes Lacrosse (@CUBuffsWLax) March 25, 2024
First 100 fans in attendance this Saturday vs. SDSU will receive the vest giveaway!#GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/JtPx3dk6Vd
Learn some skills with the team after Saturday's game!
— Colorado Buffaloes Lacrosse (@CUBuffsWLax) March 26, 2024
Available to everybody in 8th grade or below.#GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/5ghisMvXOP
