Buffs Best Rams in Hawaii North Shore Showcase, 69-58

Monday, November 24

Laie, Oahu

5:30 PM

Colorado

5-1,0-0Big 12

VCU

3-3,0-0Atlantic 10

VCU

Colorado

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Buffs Best Rams in Hawaii North Shore Showcase, 69-58

November 24, 2025 | Women's Basketball

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Senior forward Jade Masogayo reached 500 career rebounds

By: Macy Mohlenkamp, Athletic Communications Associate

LAIE, Oahu – Colorado women's basketball (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) defeated Virginia Commonwealth (3-3, 0-0 A-10), 69-58, at the George Q. Cannon Activities Center in the second game of the Hawaii North Shore Showcase on Monday, Nov. 24.

The Buffaloes played a close first quarter with the Rams but extended their lead by 10 points by the end of the second quarter. Throughout the third and fourth quarters, Colorado and VCU battled, but Colorado took the win, 69-58.

"It was just a gritty win," head coach JR Payne stated. "VCU is a really good team. I think they're going to win a lot of games this year, so it was great that we were able to build a lead with a combination of defensive intensity and good offense. Definitely didn't want to have that type of fourth quarter, but they're a good team, and we found a way to get stops and score when we needed to."

Colorado had more assists (18-11) and steals (16-8) than VCU. The Buffs had 46 points in the paint, 13 second-chance points and 10 points off fast breaks.

KEY PLAYERS:

Sr. F Jade Masogayo reached 500 career rebounds on her third rebound. She also tallied 13 points, five assists, five rebounds, two steals and one block.
R-Jr. G Desiree Wooten led the Buffs with a season-high 16 points and seven rebounds, as well as one steal and one assist.
Fr. F Logyn Greer had 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and one block.
Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat recorded 11 rebounds, five points, two steals and two assists.
R-Jr. G Zyanna Walker scored nine points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Fr. C Jade Crook recorded six points, one rebound and two steals.
Jr. G Claire O'Connor tallied two points, one rebound and one steal.
Fr. F Sophie Zadel recorded two rebounds and one point.
R-Jr. G Maeve McErlane had two points and one steal, and Fr. G Erianna Gooden recorded one assist.
For the Rams, Katarina Knezevic scored 20 points and had four rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Buffs scored within the first five seconds of the game from a Wooten layup (2-0, CU). A jumper from Greer and a layup from Dutat continued the 6-0 run for Colorado (6-0, CU). The Black and Gold maintained its lead from two Wooten jumpers and a Masogayo layup (12-7, CU). Another layup from Masogayo and a Greer jumper ended scoring for the Buffs, and a final three-point jumper from VCU saw the end of the first quarter (17-14, CU).
The second quarter started with a layup from Masogayo and two made free throws from Crook (21-14, CU). Colorado went on a 6-0 run from a Dutat layup, a three-point jumper from Greer and a free throw from Masogayo (27-14, CU). A layup from McErlane and a free throw from Wooten extended the Colorado lead to 14 (32-18, CU). After a Wooten jumper and two three-pointers from VCU, the first half ended, 34-24 (CU).
Colorado went on an eight-point run at the beginning of the third quarter from a Masogayo jumper and layups from Greer, Walker and Wooten (42-24, CU). A free throw and a three-point jumper from Greer put the Buffs ahead by 19 (46-27, CU). A jumper from Crook and a layup from Wooten maintained the 19-point lead (51-32, CU). With 0:05 left in the quarter, Crook made a final layup and the quarter ended, 53-35 (CU).
The Buffaloes saw a slower start to the fourth quarter, by a layup from Walker, assisted by Masogayo, restarted the energy for the Buffs (55-37, CU). A free throw from Greer ended a VCU run (56-45, CU). Layups from Masogayo and Walker established an 11-point lead (60-49, CU). Two sets of made free throws from O'Connor and Walker ended the game, 69-56 (CU).

UP NEXT:

The Buffs continue play in the North Shore Invitational on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Colorado will take on Texas A&M on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 5 p.m. MT. The game will be streamed on BallerTV, and fans can follow along via live stats links on CUBuffs.com.

MATCH NOTES:

The Buffs move to 1-0 all-time against the Rams.
All-time, the Buffs move to 11-2 against Atlantic 10 opponents.
CU made more free throws (15-7), had fewer turnovers (16-17), and had more points in the paint (46-22) and from fast breaks (10-8) than VCU. The Black and Gold also had more steals (11-8) and assists (18-11) than the Rams.

For more information on the Colorado women's basketball team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @CUBuffsWBB.