Colorado Continues Road Trip at Oklahoma State

Sunday, January 11

Stillwater, Okla.

12:00 PM

Colorado

Oklahoma State

January 09, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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By: Malala Pyle, Assistant Director of Athletic Communication

GAME #17 • Sunday, January 11 • 12 p.m. MT
Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Colorado (11-5, 2-2 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (13-4, 2-2 Big 12)
TIP: 12:02 p.m. MT
WATCH: ESPN+ https://buffs.me/4pAS4En
RADIO: Colorado Radio Network, 'Denver's Talk Station' AM 630 KHOW (Cory Lopez, Carol Callan)
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LIVE STATISTICS: https://buffs.me/3LsfygE
SERIES RECORD: CU Leads, 28-27 (.509)
LAST MEETING: L, 82-65 (February 22, 2025 • Stillwater, Okla.)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 3-7

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Colorado women's basketball team (11-5, 2-2 Big 12) continues its road trip this weekend at Oklahoma State (13-4, 2-2 Big 12) on Jan. 11 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma, at 12 p.m. MT.

The Buffs will face the Cowgirls for the 56th time in program history and are 3-7 in the teams' last 10 meetings. Last season, Colorado visited Oklahoma State and lost, 82-65 (Feb. 22, 2025). CU last beat OSU in the 2023-24 season in Boulder by 11 points, 86-75 (Nov. 12, 2023).

Earlier this week, the Buffs lost narrowly at Foster Pavilion to the 16th-ranked Baylor Bears, 56-52 (Jan. 8). The Buffs played a physical game and kept the Bears close, with the game seeing four lead changes and seven ties. CU and Baylor struggled to score in the second quarter, holding each other to single digits. The Buffs came within four with 26 seconds to go and nearly tied it up. Junior guards Zyanna Walker and Desiree Wooten led the Buffs in scoring with 16 and 13 points, respectively.

TIP-OFF (TL;DR)

CU is led by 10th-year head coach JR Payne, who has led the Buffs to a 175-121 (.593) record as CU's eighth head women's basketball coach. Coach Payne has been extended through the 2028 season and has led the Buffs to three NCAA appearances, two WNIT appearances and one WBIT appearance.
In its second year back in the Big 12, Colorado was picked to finish ninth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll. Colorado is 111-151 (.425) overall in Big 12 conference play.
With the re-addition of So. F Tabitha Betson to the 2025-26 roster, the Buffs return four from last year's team, also including Sr. F Jade Masogayo, So. G Kennedy Sanders and 5th C JoJo Nworie. Betson returns from a semester at home with her family after some time to recharge.
Colorado welcomes 10 newcomers for the 2025-26 season, five transfers and five freshmen. The five transfers include Jr. G Zyanna Walker (Kansas State), Jr. G Desiree Wooten (North Texas), Jr. G Claire O'Connor (Gonzaga), Jr. G Maeve McErlane (DePaul) and Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat (Rhode Island). The five freshmen include G Erianna Gooden (Fork Smith, Ark./Northside H.S.), C Jade Crook (Albury, Australia/Basketball Australia Center of Excellence/Lake Ginninderra College), G Isa Hämäläinen (Lorentzweiler, Luxembourg/European School of Luxembourg 1), F Logyn Greer (Lansdowne, Pa./Friends' Central School) and F Sophie Zadel (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights H.S).
Jr. G Zyanna Walker is tied for fourth in conference for steals per game with 2.3. She is also 15th for free throw percentage (71.9%) and tied for 24th in the Big 12 for assists per game (2.6). Walker recorded her ninth game this season with double-figure points, finishing with 16 against No. 16 Baylor (Jan. 8).
Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat is third in conference for rebounds per game with 8.6 and tied for seventh for steals per game (2.1). Dutat recorded her sixth game this season with double-digit rebounds against No. 16 Baylor with 12 (Jan. 8).
Sr. F Jade Masogayo is tied for 18th in conference for blocks per game with 0.8.
Jr. G Desiree Wooten also finished the game against the 16th-ranked Baylor Bears in double-figure points with 13, her 11th game this season in double-digit points (Jan. 8).
As a team, the Buffs are third in the Big 12 for steals per game (11.19), fourth for offensive rebounds per game (14.1), fifth for rebounding margin (8.0), seventh for turnover margin (3.25) and seventh for scoring defense (59.3).

ROAM WITH THE BUFFS: The Buffs' game at Oklahoma State will be streamed on ESPN+. The Buffs are on the radio via the CUBuffs.com website and Varsity app for every game. The pregame show, Buffs Warm-up, starts a half-hour before tip and includes a pregame interview with Coach Payne. At halftime, stay tuned for a get-to-know interview with players and coaches. Colorado broadcasts on the iHeart Radio station, 'Denver's Talk Station' AM 630 KHOW. Available on the Varsity app. Fans can also follow Colorado games through live stats with links available at CUBuffs.com.

FIGURE THAT: Four Buffs scored in double-figures against the Bearcats (Jan. 3), the ninth time this season CU has had four or more players with double-digit points. The Buffs are 7-2 in games where four or more players are in double-digits. Versus Cincinnati, Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat had 12 points, Sr. F Jade Masogayo had 10, Jr. G Zyanna Walker had 12 and Jr. G Desiree Wooten had 19 points.

MILESTONE WATCH: So. F Tabitha Betson has 181 points, 19 away from 200. Fr. C Jade Crook has 75 points, 25 away from 100. Fr. F Logyn Greer has 86 rebounds, 14 away from 100. Sr. F Jade Masogayo has 92 career steals, eight away from 100, and 182 assists, 18 away from 200. Jr. G Maeve McErlane has 89 rebounds, 11 away from 100, and she has 181 points, 19 away from 200. Jr. G Desiree Wooten has 182 assists, 18 away from 200.

MILESTONE CHECK: Jr. G Zyanna Walker reached 700 career points at No. 16 Baylor (Jan. 8).

DOUBLE OR NOTHING: Versus Arizona, Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat had her ninth career double-double and third of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds (Dec. 31). This was the Buffs' fourth double-double across this season and the first since Fr. F Logyn Greer had 12 points and 12 rebounds against Miami (OH) (Dec. 14).

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.