No. 23 Colorado Hosts No. 24 BYU for Senior Day

Saturday, November 29

Boulder, Colo.

1 PM

Colorado

BYU

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November 27, 2025 | Volleyball

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By: Malala Pyle, Assistant Director of Athletic Communication

BOULDER – The 23rd-ranked Colorado volleyball team (22-7, 12-5 Big 12) hosts No. 24 BYU (21-8, 9-8 Big 12) for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 29, at CU Events Center at 1 p.m. MT. The Buffs will honor redshirt junior setter Rian Finley and senior libero Sarah Morton prior to first serve.

The Buffs met with the Cougars earlier this season for their conference opener, beating then-No. 14 BYU in four sets – a statement win for CU as it started Big 12 play (Sept. 25). This will be the teams' eighth meeting all-time, and the Buffs' eighth ranked matchup of the season.

Last week, CU split the week during its final regular season road trip, with one sweep over West Virginia (Nov. 19) and a loss to Cincinnati (Nov. 21). The Black and Gold improved to 2-1 against WVU all-time and moved to 2-1 versus Cincinnati as well.

THIS WEEK
MATCH #30 • Saturday November 29 • 1 p.m. MT
No. 23 Colorado (22-7, 12-5 Big 12) vs. No. 24 BYU (21-8, 9-8 Big 12)
SERIES RECORD: BYU Leads, 5-2 (.286)
LAST MEETING: W, 3-1 (September 25, 2025 • Provo, Utah)
STREAK: Won 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 2-5
OPPONENT WEBSITE: BYUCougars.com

FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)

CU is led by 10th-year head coach Jesse Mahoney, who has led the Buffs to a 162-132 (.551) record as CU's fifth head volleyball coach. Coach Mahoney has been extended through 2027 and has led the Buffs to three NCAA appearances. Mahoney also picked up his 150th win as head coach at CU against Denver at CU Events Center (Sept. 14). He becomes the third coach in Colorado Volleyball history to reach 150 wins, joining the likes of Pi'i Aiu and Brandon Saindon.
In its second year back in the Big 12, Colorado was picked to finish 10th in the Big 12 Preseason Poll. The Buffs are 163-170 (.489) all-time in Big 12 conference play and third in the conference standings.
For the first week this season, the Buffs are ranked 23rd in the AVCA Coaches' Poll. This is the 11th week this season that the Buffs have received votes in the poll, and their eighth week in a row in the top-25.
Colorado has 20 wins this season, marking the program's 13th 20-win season and its first since 2022. With 22 wins currently, this season ties for the third-most wins in a season in program history (1988, 1989).
Jr. PIN Ana Burilovic currently ranks first in points per set (5.45), which is good for sixth in the NCAA. She is also second in kills per set (4.68), as well as third in service aces per set (0.43) in the Big 12. She is 10th in kills per set and 44th for aces per set in the NCAA. Burilovic reached 1,000 career kills against West Virginia (Nov. 19), and finished last week with 21 kills, five blocks, 13 digs, two assists and an ace.
R-Jr. S Rian Finley is sixth in the Big 12 for assists per set with 9.38. Finley finished last week with 41 assists, an ace, two kills, 15 digs and two blocks.
So. MB Maria Splawska has moved up to sixth in the Big 12 for blocks per set with 1.21. Last week, she had nine blocks, four digs, an ace, and 10 kills.
Fr. PIN Inés Losada cracked into the Big 12 top-10 for aces per set with 0.33. Last week she totaled three aces.
As a team, the Buffs are third in the Big 12 for aces per set (1.58) and fifth for blocks per set (2.51).

ROAM WITH THE BUFFS: The Buffs' match against No. 24 BYU will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also follow Colorado matches through live stats with links available at CUBuffs.com.

COOL CATS: Colorado faces the BYU Cougars for the eighth time in program history. The Cougars lead the rivalry, 5-2, all-time. The Buffs traveled to Provo, Utah, earlier this season and beat BYU in four sets, beating an AVCA top-15 team for the first time since Sept. 24, 2021, and delivering BYU's first loss of its season (Sept. 25).

MILESTONE WATCH: Jr. MB Cayla Payne has 581 career kills, 19 away from 600. Sr. DS/L Sarah Morton has 1,424 digs, 76 away from 1,500. Jr. DS/L Peyton Neal has 947 digs, 53 away from 1,000.

MILESTONE CHECK: Jr. PIN Ana Burilovic reached 1,000 career kills, becoming the 17th Buff to do so. She also reached 500 career digs. R-Jr. S Rian Finley reached 200 career digs.

#3 I BELIEVE I CAN F(IN)L(E)Y: R-Jr. S Rian Finley spent the summer traveling all over Asia and some American territories. Not only that, she also flew a plane, bungee jumped and skydived in the off season!

#22 SISTER BY CHANCE: Sr. DS/L Sarah Morton's big sister, Linda, played volleyball at Carthage College and is Morton's biggest role model. Morton on her sister: "She has been my biggest role model in everything I do. Linda is the reason I started playing volleyball, and she has made me into who I am today. Without my big sissy, I would never be here and when I grow up, I want to be her."

For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.