Colorado University Athletics
Elena Oh Picked for Fourth-Straight Big 12 Lacrosse Goalkeeper of the Week
March 25, 2025 | Lacrosse
Oh becomes the only Colorado Lacrosse player to win a weekly award four consecutive times
BOULDER – Colorado lacrosse's freshman goalkeeper Elena Oh (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill HS) was named Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week for the fourth week in a row, the Conference announced Tuesday, Mar. 18.
This is the sixth weekly honor for the Buffs this season, and Oh becomes the first player in CU Lacrosse history to receive four weekly awards in four weeks. The only other Colorado player to reach three weekly honors in a row was Darby Kiernan, who was Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week three weeks in a row in 2018 (April 9, April 16, April 23) and five times that season. The only other players to receive weekly awards three or more times in a season are Johnna Fusco for MPSF Rookie of the Week (2014; Feb. 17, March 24, April 28), Paige Soenksen for MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (2015; March 23, April 7, April 23, April 27), and Miranda Stinson for Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (2019; Feb. 18, March 11, March 18).
Oh continues to be a force in goal for Colorado, this time against then-No. 18 Stony Brook. In the Buffs' upset win over the Seawolves, Oh had eight saves – with four in the first quarter alone. While she only had three saves against Dartmouth, she managed the 11 total saves with a .393 save percentage, facing 28 shots on goal on the week overall. Oh currently leads the Big 12 in goals against average with 9.03, and she is second in the Conference for save percentage .464 (52 saves). She is also fourth in conference for saves per game (7.43). Her numbers for goals against average put her at 11th in the NCAA, and she is 36th for save percentage.
The Buffs split two games last week with the win over then-No. 18 Stony Brook, 7-6, and a loss to Dartmouth in a neutral game in Houston, 11-9. Colorado's game against Stony Brook was its first top-20 win of the season and 21st win against an IWLCA-ranked team all-time.
Colorado starts Big 12 play this week in the Conference's inaugural season of lacrosse. The Buffs take on San Diego State this Saturday, Mar. 29, on the road in San Diego, Calif. Opening draw is set for 2 p.m. MT at Aztec Field. All upcoming Big 12 games will be carried live on ESPN+.
Fans can purchase season tickets and single-game tickets for home CU lacrosse games at Prentup Field here and view the full Buffs' schedule here.
Before the start of the 2025 season, the Buffs (4-5, 0-0 Big 12) were picked to finish second in the Preseason Big 12 Coaches' Poll. CU was ranked 21st in the first week of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Poll and 20th in the Inside Lacrosse Women's (ILWomen) Division I Media Poll. Graduate attacker Madeline Pisani was picked for Preseason Big 12 Attack Player of the Year, and junior defender Jess Peluso and junior midfielder Lily Assini joined her on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Pisani also Earned USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention. The Buffs are coached by 12th-year head coach Ann Elliott Whidden, who was named IWLCA West/Midwest Region Coach of the Year (2017 and '18), was the 2018 Pac-12 Coach of the Year and 2017 MPSF Coach of the Year.
For more information on the Colorado women's lacrosse team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and Twitter @CUBuffsWLax.
This is the sixth weekly honor for the Buffs this season, and Oh becomes the first player in CU Lacrosse history to receive four weekly awards in four weeks. The only other Colorado player to reach three weekly honors in a row was Darby Kiernan, who was Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week three weeks in a row in 2018 (April 9, April 16, April 23) and five times that season. The only other players to receive weekly awards three or more times in a season are Johnna Fusco for MPSF Rookie of the Week (2014; Feb. 17, March 24, April 28), Paige Soenksen for MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (2015; March 23, April 7, April 23, April 27), and Miranda Stinson for Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (2019; Feb. 18, March 11, March 18).
Oh continues to be a force in goal for Colorado, this time against then-No. 18 Stony Brook. In the Buffs' upset win over the Seawolves, Oh had eight saves – with four in the first quarter alone. While she only had three saves against Dartmouth, she managed the 11 total saves with a .393 save percentage, facing 28 shots on goal on the week overall. Oh currently leads the Big 12 in goals against average with 9.03, and she is second in the Conference for save percentage .464 (52 saves). She is also fourth in conference for saves per game (7.43). Her numbers for goals against average put her at 11th in the NCAA, and she is 36th for save percentage.
The Buffs split two games last week with the win over then-No. 18 Stony Brook, 7-6, and a loss to Dartmouth in a neutral game in Houston, 11-9. Colorado's game against Stony Brook was its first top-20 win of the season and 21st win against an IWLCA-ranked team all-time.
Colorado starts Big 12 play this week in the Conference's inaugural season of lacrosse. The Buffs take on San Diego State this Saturday, Mar. 29, on the road in San Diego, Calif. Opening draw is set for 2 p.m. MT at Aztec Field. All upcoming Big 12 games will be carried live on ESPN+.
Fans can purchase season tickets and single-game tickets for home CU lacrosse games at Prentup Field here and view the full Buffs' schedule here.
Before the start of the 2025 season, the Buffs (4-5, 0-0 Big 12) were picked to finish second in the Preseason Big 12 Coaches' Poll. CU was ranked 21st in the first week of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Poll and 20th in the Inside Lacrosse Women's (ILWomen) Division I Media Poll. Graduate attacker Madeline Pisani was picked for Preseason Big 12 Attack Player of the Year, and junior defender Jess Peluso and junior midfielder Lily Assini joined her on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Pisani also Earned USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention. The Buffs are coached by 12th-year head coach Ann Elliott Whidden, who was named IWLCA West/Midwest Region Coach of the Year (2017 and '18), was the 2018 Pac-12 Coach of the Year and 2017 MPSF Coach of the Year.
For more information on the Colorado women's lacrosse team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and Twitter @CUBuffsWLax.
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