Colorado University Athletics
Buffaloes at No. 13 Texas in Final Big 12 Road Contest
QUICKLY...The University of Colorado (8-16, 1-12 Big 12 Conference) will travel to play No. 13/13 University of Texas (17-7, 10-3 Big 12) on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. MST, in the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.
BUFFS ON THE AIR...Colorado womenGÇÖs basketball regular and post season games are broadcast live on KKZN AM 760, BoulderGÇÖs Progressive Talk station. 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 its 31st season of varsity womenGÇÖs basketball sporting an all-time record of 585-329 (.640). 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 SEARCHING FOR SECOND LEAGUE WIN...Colorado lost its ninth straight in Big 12 play with a 73-51 setback at No. 18/17 Kansas State on Feb. 19. The Buffs are in 12th place in the league standings at 1-12, one game behind Oklahoma State which is 2-11. ColoradoGÇÖs nine-game skid ties the longest losing streak in team history set during the BuffsGÇÖ first season of varsity womenGÇÖs basketball in 1975. Colorado needs to win at least one of its final three games to avoid the lowest league win total in team history. The Buffs have finished with just two conference wins on two occasions ? 1975 (Intermountain Conference) and 1984-85 (Big Eight). Two of CUGÇÖs final three league games are against ranked teams (at No. 13 Texas and vs. No. 7/8 Baylor).
Coming off a career-high tying 23-point performance against Oklahoma, freshman Jackie McFarland tops ColoradoGÇÖs balanced scoring attack at 10 points per game. McFarland also leads the Buffaloes in free-throws made (85), field-goal percentage (.483) and is second in rebounding (6.3 rpg). Senior point guard Veronica Johns-Richardson has the most total points on the squad with 236, but has a slightly lower average (9.8 ppg) due to one more game played (McFarland missed the Nevada game with an ankle sprain). Johns-Richardson paces the Buffs in assists (74), steals (48) and 3-point field-goal percentage (.397, 27x68). Overall, "VJ" is shooting 46.8 percent from the field, but is hitting a solid 50.5 percent during Big 12 games (47x93) ranking fifth on the league charts. Sophomore forward Jasmina Ilic is scoring at 9.7 points per game and is CUGÇÖs top scorer in league games (10.8 ppg). Ilic leads the Buffaloes in 3-point field goals with 31, 22 of which have come in Big 12 action. Sophomore forward Anna Nedovic continues to be ColoradoGÇÖs top overall rebounder (6.5 rpg), leads the Buffaloes in free-throw percentage (.709, 56x79) and is fifth in the scoring column at 8.9 points an outing. Freshman center Kara Richards is at nine points per game, is third in rebounding (5.3 rpg) leads the Buffs in blocked shots with 24. Junior Whitney Law is sixth on the squad in the scoring column at seven points per game and is second on the squad in assists (43) and steals (30).
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