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February 12, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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The Buffs will recognize the program’s first All-American and current assistant coach, Shelley Sheetz, at halftime

By: Malala Pyle, Assistant Director of Athletic Communication

GAME #26 • Saturday, February 14 • 1 p.m. MT
CU Events Center, Boulder, Colo.
Colorado (17-8, 8-5 Big 12) vs. BYU (17-8, 6-7 Big 12)
TIP: 1:02 p.m. MT
WATCH: ESPN+ (https://buffs.me/4ahdKkk)
RADIO: Colorado Radio Network, 'Denver's Talk Station' AM 630 KHOW (Cory Lopez, Carol Callan)
LISTEN ONLINE: Sirius XM 84, and on the SiriusXM App, or at https://buffs.me/4shh5GY
LIVE STATISTICS: https://buffs.me/3MviLMZ
SERIES RECORD: CU Leads, 9-7 (.563)
LAST MEETING: W, 67-66 (January 29, 2025 • Provo, Utah)
STREAK: Won 7 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 9-1

BOULDER – The Colorado women's basketball team (17-8, 8-5 Big 12) returns home to face BYU (17-8, 6-7 Big 12) at the CU Events Center on Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. MT.

This Saturday, the Buffs head into their first matchup with BYU since their nail-biting 67-66 victory in Provo, Utah, last season (Jan. 29, 2025). Colorado will face BYU for the 17th time in program history, looking to extend their current winning streak against the Cougars to eight. This will be the first of two upcoming meetings between the teams in as many weeks. The Buffs head to Provo in the season finale on Feb. 28. With a victory, CU will already match last year's regular season conference win total (9).

As another exciting addition to the Wall of Honor, CU will honor Colorado women's basketball's first All-American in program history and current assistant coach, Shelley Sheetz, during the Buffs' game against BYU. As a member of the CU women's basketball team from 1991 to 1995, Sheetz capped a brilliant career in Boulder by becoming the program's first Kodak All-American following the 1994-95 season. That year, she helped lead the Buffaloes to a 30-3 record and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. During her career, CU earned a 106-21 overall record, including a 49-7 mark and three Big Eight championships. Sheetz was named first-team All-Big Eight three times and was named Big Eight Player of the Year as a senior.
On Wednesday, the Buffs took down Houston, 73-63, on the road (Feb. 11). Colorado's defense came out strong, only allowing nine points in the first quarter, taking a seven-point lead early in the game. CU took advantage of turning Houston over 12 times in the first half alone, scoring 14 points off those turnovers. The Buffs were led by senior forward Jade Masogayo's 20 points. This was the third straight game in which Masogayo led Colorado in scoring. Junior guard Desiree Wooten had 14 points off the bench, and senior forward Anaëlle Dutat had her fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Colorado also scored 60 points in the paint, a new season high.

TIP-OFF (TL;DR)

CU is led by 10th-year head coach JR Payne, who has led the Buffs to a 181-124 (.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 117-154 (.432) overall in Big 12 conference play.
The Buffs return four from the 2024-25 roster: Sr. F Jade Masogayo, So. G Kennedy Sanders, 5th C JoJo Nworie and So. F Tabitha Betson.
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).
Sr. F Jade Masogayo cracked the top-25 in points per game (12.4) and is 14th in conference for free throw percentage (78.7%). She is tied for 17th for blocks per game (0.8). Masogayo scored 20 points in the win at Houston and had two blocks (Feb. 11). Masogayo was named to the Big 12 Starting Five this week as a Top Performer for her showings in last week's games. She scored a career-high 23 points against then-No. 14 TCU, adding three rebounds, a steal and two assists (Feb. 8). Against then-No. 20 West Virginia, she had 13 points, five rebounds, a block and an assist (Feb. 4).
Jr. G Zyanna Walker is fourth in conference for steals per game (2.2) and tied for 20th for assists per game (2.6). She totaled eight points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal in the win at Houston (Feb. 11).
Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat is fourth in the Big 12 for rebounds per game (8.2) and leads the conference in total offensive rebounds (48). She is tied in first in offensive rebounds per game (3.7) and is also tied for 13th for steals per game (1.7). She scored 12 points and had 13 rebounds, including six offensive rebounds, in the win at Houston (Feb. 11). This was her fifth double-double of the season, 11th of her career.
Jr. G Desiree Wooten is tied for 22nd in the conference in points per game (12.4) and is 19th in free throw percentage (76.4%). She scored 14 points and tallied four assists in the win against Houston (Feb. 11).
As a team, the Buffs are sixth in the Big 12 for rebounding margin (6.0), fourth for steals per game (10.24), fourth for offensive rebounds per game (13.4), sixth for scoring defense (61.1), seventh for rebounds per game (38.4), sixth for turnover margin (2.20) and seventh for free throw percentage (73.1%).

ROAM WITH THE BUFFS: The Buffs' game versus BYU 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.

MILESTONE WATCH: Fr. C Jade Crook has 81 points, 19 away from 100. Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat has 698 points, two away from 700, and 885 rebounds, 15 away from 900. Sr. F Jade Masogayo has 198 assists, two away from 200, and 597 rebounds, three away from 600. Jr. G Maeve McErlane has 94 rebounds, six away from 100, and she has 188 points, 12 away from 200. Jr. G Zyanna Walker has 383 rebounds, 17 away from 400.

MILESTONE CHECK: Jr. G Zyanna Walker reached 800 career points against TCU, and Jr. G Desiree Wooten reached 200 career assists (Feb. 8).

BIG 12 POWs: Sr. F Jade Masogayo (Fort Worth, Texas/Fossil Ridge HS) was named to the Big 12 Women's Basketball Starting Five as a Top Performer this week, the Conference announced Monday, Feb. 9. Masogayo earns her second conference weekly recognition of her career, her first in the Big 12, as well as the Buffs' second in the 2025-26 season. This is the 34th conference player of the week (non-freshman) recognition earned by a WBB Buff, which includes honors earned in the Big Eight, Big 12 and Pac-12. Masogayo achieved a career-high 23 points against then-No. 14 TCU on Sunday, Feb. 8, including a game-winning and-one free throw to take an 80-79 victory. She also had three rebounds, two assists and a steal in CU's first top-15 victory since the Buffs upset No. 10/8 Kansas State at CU Events Center, 63-53, on Jan. 25, 2025. Earlier in the week, she had 13 points, five rebounds, one assist and one block against then-No. 20 West Virginia (Feb. 4). Last week, Masogayo averaged 27.9 minutes per game, 50.0% from the field, 4.0 rebounds per game and 18.0 points per game. In the Big 12, she currently ranks 25th for points per game with 12.0, 14th for free throw percentage with 77.5%, and is tied for 18th in blocks per game with 0.8. This is the fifth time in program history that the Buffs were awarded back-to-back weekly honors, including freshmen of the week, and the first time earning consecutive awards for two different athletes. Last week, junior guard Zyanna Walker was awarded Big 12 Women's Basketball Starting Five Top Performer as well for her performances against her former school, K-State, and Kansas (Jan. 29, Feb. 1).

FIGURE THAT: Four Buffs scored in double-figures against the Cougars (Feb. 11), the 13th time this season CU has had four or more players with double-digit points. The Buffs are 10-3 in games where four or more players are in double-digits. Versus Houston, Sr. F Jade Masogayo had 20 points, Jr. G Desiree Wooten had 14, Fr. F Logyn Greer had 11, and Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat had 12 points.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING: At Houston, Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat had her 11th career double-double and fifth of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds (Feb. 11). This was the Buffs' seventh double-double on the season.

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.