University of Colorado Athletics
COLORADO RESUMES ACTION AT PACIFIC SATURDAY
QUICKLY...The University of Colorado (3-4, 0-0 Big 12 Conference) travels to play the University of the Pacific (2-3, 0-0 Big West) on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. MST at the Spanos Center in Stockton, Calif.
BUFFS ON THE AIR...ColoradoGÇÖs game at Pacific will be broadcast live on KHOW AM 630, due to a conflict with the menGÇÖs game which will air on AM 760. Tim Smile will handle play by play duties and is joined by USA BasketballGÇÖs Carol Callan with the color commentary.
31st SEASON...Colorado is in the early stages of its 31st season of varsity womenGÇÖs basketball with an all-time record of 580-318 (.646). The Buffaloes have made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, all since 1988, including six Sweet 16 appearances and three trips to the Elite Eight (1993, 1995 & 2002).
BUFFS LOOKING UP...Colorado avoided its longest losing streak in five years with a six point win over intrastate rival Colorado State on Dec. 8 to improve to 3-4 on the young season. Sophomore forward Anna Nedovic leads a balanced CU scoring attack at 12.6 points per contest. Nedovic, who also posts a team-high 6.4 rebounds per game, is one of six Buffs averaging at least seven points per game. Freshman forward Jackie McFarland is at 10 points an outing, leads the team in free-throw percentage (20x22, .909) and is third in rebounds (5.2 rpg). Classmate Kara Richards rounds out CUGÇÖs front court averaging 9.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and a team-best 1.14 blocks per game. Junior shooting guard Whitney Law is third on the squad in the scoring column (9.4 ppg) and leads the team and Big 12, in 3-point field-goal percentage as she has hit nine of her first 13 shots (.692). Senior point guard Veronica Johns-Richardson is averaging just under eight points per contest and paces the Buffaloes in steals (17) and assists (19).
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