Buffs Conquer Cougars, 66-47

Tuesday, December 2

Boulder, Colo.

7:00 PM

Colorado

6-3,0-0Big 12

College of Charleston

6-2,0-0CAA

Col. of Charleston

Colorado

December 02, 2025 | Women's Basketball

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By: Macy Mohlenkamp, Athletic Communications Associate

BOULDER – Colorado women's basketball (6-3, 0-0 Big 12) defeated College of Charleston (6-2, 0-0 Coastal Atlantic), 66-47, at the CU Events Center on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

The Buffaloes played a close first quarter with the Cougars and extended their lead throughout the second, heading into the half ahead by seven. Charleston attempted to shorten the lead in the third, but the Buffs started the fourth on an 8-0 run to extend its lead, ending the game up by 19.

"We played really well in spurts tonight," head coach JR Payne stated. "There were a couple of pretty big lulls where we felt like we were kind of backtracking. But I thought the team did an exceptional job of being able to dig their heels in at that time, which is something we need, because every game we play for the rest of the year we're going to go on good runs. And then we'll have times where we're struggling, and sort of finding that ability to dig in together and get ourselves out of that is going to be essential for our success. I thought that was tremendous growth from Sunday night to Tuesday night, and lots of different, huge contributions from different people tonight. So really proud of our bench, how we played, and just overall, really good game tonight."

The Buffs had more rebounds (48-37), assists (15-9), steals (8-7) and blocks (3-2) than the Cougars. The Colorado defense only allowed four points in the fourth quarter, holding the College of Charleston's field goal percentage to 12.5% in the quarter.

KEY PLAYERS:

Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat saw 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.
R-So. G Kennedy Sanders recorded 14 points, two steals, two assists and one rebound.
R-Jr. G Desiree Wooten tallied nine points, five rebounds and two assists.
Sr. F Jade Masogayo recorded eight rebounds, four assists, two points, one block and one steal.
Fr. F Logyn Greer had eight rebounds and seven points.
R-Jr. G Zyanna Walker saw six points, three rebounds and two assists.
Fr. C Jade Crook had six points, six rebounds and one assist.
Fr. G Erianna Gooden tallied three points, three rebounds and one steal.
R-Jr. G Maeve McErlane score three points and had one assist.
Fr. F Sophie Zadel had three rebounds, two points and one steal.
For the Cougars, Taryn Barbot scored 22 points and had nine rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The first quarter started with an early three-pointer from Charleston, but Walker answered with a jumper of her own (3-2, CofC). Less than a minute later, Sanders scored a three-point jumper, the last points scored by either team for over four minutes (5-3, CU). With 4:14 remaining in the quarter, Zadel made a layup from a Cougar turnover (7-3, CU). The Cougars responded with two three-point jumpers, but Gooden quickly scored a three for the Buffs (10-9, CU). Another three from Charleston was followed by a Sanders three-point jumper (13-12, CU). With one second on the clock, Dutat made a second-chance tip-in layup to end the quarter, 15-12 (CU).
Sanders opened scoring for the Buffs in the second quarter with a jumper in the paint in the first 12 seconds (17-12, CU). The Cougars scored off a layup, but Colorado responded with a 9-0 run from a Crook layup, a Dutat layup and free throw, a Wooten three-point jumper and a Greer free throw (26-14, CU). Charleston ended the scoring streak for the Buffs, but the Black and Gold saw six unanswered points from the Cougars, seeing four points from Greer and a layup from Dutat (32-17, CU). The Cougars went on a seven-point run to end the quarter (32-24, CU).
Charleston scored a fast break three-point jumper to start the second half (32-27, CU). Two made free throws from Greer extended the Colorado lead to seven (34-27, CU). A three-pointer from the Cougars was answered with a three from Wooten, followed by a layup from Crook, assisted by Dutat (39-30, CU). Wooten started a seven-point run for Colorado after a layup from Charleston, with two driving layups from Sanders and Walker (46-32, CU). Charleston scored eight unanswered points, but Dutat ended the run with a layup, then a free throw (48-40, CU). Three points from Charleston ended the third quarter with the Buffs ahead by six (49-43, CU).
Colorado started the final quarter with an 8-0 run, seeing layups from Dutat, Masogayo and Sanders, as well as a jumper from Crook (57-43, CU). Charleston tried to shorten the gap with a layup, but a jumper from Sanders continued the momentum for the Buffs (59-45, CU). Two free throws and a three-point jumper from McErlane extended the CU lead to 19 (64-45, CU). A Charleston jumper and a tip in layup from Dutat ended the game, 66-47 (CU).

UP NEXT:

The Buffs stay at home in Boulder to face Wyoming at the CU Events Center on Sunday, Dec. 7. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. MT. The game will be streamed on ESPN+, and fans can follow along via live stats links on CUBuffs.com.

GAME NOTES:

The Buffs move to 1-0 all-time against the Bobcats.
All-time, the Buffs move to 4-1 against Coastal Atlantic opponents.
CU had more points in the paint (32-16), bench points (23-9), assists (15-9) and steals (8-7) than Charleston.

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.