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Buffs Prepped for Two Road Games This Week
April 02, 2024 | Lacrosse
BOULDER — The No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes are set for two away games this weekend, as they will take on Denver in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday at 7 p.m. MST, followed up with a game against UC Davis on Saturday at 2 p.m MST.
Buffs are coming off an impressive 17-8 home win over SDSU this past weekend, moving to 7-3 (2-1 Pac-12). The Pioneers are also 7-3 and have won their last four games. UC Davis is 8-4 on the year, and are a perfect 7-0 when playing at home.
After earning a quick double-digit lead over the Aztecs, the Buffs were able to get some playing time for Avery Matthews and Teagan Ryan, who both recorded their first career collegiate goals.
Freshman Averi Gardner posted four goals in the conference win on Saturday, a career and team-high. After scoring her first ever goal the previous week against Cal, Gardner answers back with a career game, leading her team in goals.
Madeline Pisani continued her scorching hot campaign, contributing four goals to the Buffs' win. She now has 36 goals on the season and sits atop the Pac-12 Conference leaderboard.
The Pioneers are led by Julia Gilbert, who has scored 29 goals on the season. Denver boasts another player with 30 or more points, Olivia Penoyer, who only has 16 goals but leads her team by a wide-margin in assists with 20.
UC Davis impressively has three players with 20 or more scores this season and because of that they lead the conference with 158 goals.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Buffaloes hold a 4-6 record all-time against Denver, with their last win coming in 2022. CU dropped last year's contest at home to DU, by a score of 9-8.
CU is a perfect 6-0 in the series with UC Davis. They last played during the 2022 season in Boulder, where the Buffs took 17-13 victory.
GAME INFO
Wednesday's live stream can be found here. Live stats can be found here.
Saturday's live stream can be found here. Live stats can be found here.
