Colorado University Athletics

Colorado Hosts UCLA Friday To Open Final Home Series

Colorado Hosts UCLA Friday To Open Final Home Series

THE GAME: The University of Colorado opens its final regular season home series by hosting UCLA on Friday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. at the Coors Events Center.

BROADCAST: FridayGÇÖs game will be televised nationally on the Pac-12 Network (check your local listings). Anne Marie Anderson will have the call and will be joined by Julie Rousseau with the color commentary. FridayGÇÖs game will also air live on KKZN AM 760. Mike Rice will handle play-by-play duties while Carol Callan of USA Basketball will provide the color commentary.

OPENING TIP: Friday marks the 1,200th game in Colorado womenGÇÖs basketball history. The Buffaloes, in their 40th season, have an all-time record of 730-469 (.609).

ABOUT THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 15-12 overall and in ninth place in the Pac-12 at 5-11, one game behind FridayGÇÖs opponent UCLA for eighth. The Buffaloes snapped a three-game losing streak with an epic come-from-behind 61-56 overtime win over Arizona on Feb. 23. The Bufflaoes trailed by 20 points in the first half, and 16 at halftime, before rallying for the victory. The win took some sting out of a disappointing 55-51 setback at No. 20/24 ranked Arizona State two days earlier. Eleven of ColoradoGÇÖs 12 losses are by 10 points or less, including five by fewer than five points.

Colorado is averaging 69.8 points per game while hitting 41 percent from the field and 69 percent from the free-throw line. The Buffaloes returned to their defensive ways last week. After giving up at least 75 points in four straight contests between the road trip to the Oregon schools and the home games against the Washington pair, Colorado allowed just 55 and 56 over the weekend in Arizona.

The Buffaloes are second in the Pac-12 in blocked shots (4.2 bpg) while also ranking third in scoring defense (63.4 ppg), scoring margin (+6.4), free-throw percentage (.688), field-goal percentage defense (.372), rebounding defense (36.4 rpg) and rebounding margin (+5.7).

Sophomore forward Arielle Roberson leads Colorado in both scoring, at 12.6 points per game, and rebounding at 7.9 per outing. Roberson recorded her eighth career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Arizona. She played a career-high 41 minutes in that game and also matched a personal best with three blocked shots. Roberson has shot well as of late, hitting 49 percent over the last five contests. On the Pac-12 leaderboard Roberson ranks fifth in offensive rebounds (3.3 orpg), ninth in overall rebounds, 11th in blocked shots (0.9 bpg), 14th in field-goal percentage (.441), and 19th in scoring.

Last seasonGÇÖs Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, Roberson has a team-best five double-doubles on the season four of which occurred within the final five nonconference games, including the Southern Utah contest where she scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds. She recorded three straight double-doubles (Wyoming-Illinois-Denver), becoming the first Buff to do that since Chucky Jeffery had three in a row from Feb. 3-Feb. 10, 2013 (at USC, vs. Oregon State, vs. Oregon). She had a season-high 22 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Denver. In that game she established team-season and career-highs in free throws made (13) and attempted (17).

Roberson was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for Dec. 2-8 averaging 15 points and 11 rebounds while hitting 48 percent from the field in the wins over Wyoming and Illinois.

Junior forward Jen Reese ranks second on the squad in scoring and rebounding putting in 12.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. She ranks just behind Roberson in scoring, in fact the duo have been separated by just a handful of points all season. Reese was limited to just 12 minutes against Arizona with a minor ailment, but hit two clutch free throws - her only points of the game - in overtime as the Buffaloes held off the Wildcats. She had a game-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting in the prior game against Arizona State

Reese ranks fifth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage at 48.5 percent. Prior to missing her only three attempts against Arizona she had hit 64 percent over the previous two outings (16-of-25). She is also 10th in free-throw percentage (.744) and 20th in scoring on the league leaderboard. 

Reese has scored in double figures in 17 of the 26 games she has appeared in. She has a pair of double-doubles, including an 18-point, 13-rebound effort in the win at Oregon. Reese has matched her career high of 22 points twice this season, coming in back-to-back home games against the Arizona schools in January.

Colorado hopes to have senior guard Brittany Wilson back this weekend after missing the trip to the Arizona schools (concussion), ending a string of 126 consecutive games played which ranks seventh on CUGÇÖs all-time list. Wilson leads the team in assists (79) and steals (31) while ranking third in scoring (10.8 ppg). On the overall Pac-12 charts she is 10th in assists, 12th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1)  and 25th in scoring.

Wilson is fourth in the Pac-12 in free-throw accuracy during league games at 81.4 percent hitting 48-of-59. She has made 29-of-35 in her last seven (.829). Wilson hit a pair of clutch free-throws with 14 seconds left in the win over Oregon which made it a two possession game (79-75) as the Buffaloes went on for the 81-75 win.

Sophomore forward Jamee Swan is averaging 7.5 points on a team-best 51.4 percent from the field and 74 percent from the line. She leads the Buffaloes and ranks eighth in the Pac-12 in blocked shots (1.0 bpg). Swan is also hitting 51.4 percent from the field during Pac-12 play which ranks sixth on the league charts.

In the win at Arizona, her hometown team, Swan had 18 points, seven rebounds and a career- and team season-high six steals. Swan hit  a short jumper with 0.9 seconds left in regulation that sent the game into overtime. She is averaging 15.5 points over the last four games including a career-high 25-point performance against Washington. She is also hitting 59 percent from the field over the last five contests (26-of-44). In the three game span which included the game at Oregon and the home Washington weekend, Swan scored nearly a point a minute averaging 17.3 points while hitting 66.7 percent from the field over three games.

Senior guard Ashley Wilson has started the last seven games averaging 9.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists over that span.  She scored seven of her 11 poins against Arizona in overtime, including the teamGÇÖs only 3-pointer of the game. Wilson recorded her first career double-double logging personal bests with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Washington. She has groomed herself into one of ColoradoGÇÖs better free-throw shooters hitting 74.1 percent on the season, ranking 11th in the Pac-12.  WilsonGÇÖs status is even better in league only games, ranking 10th at 75.4 percent.

Six of WilsonGÇÖs eight career double-figure scoring games have come this season, including three of the last four. She only had two double-figure scoring games in her first 97 career outings.

Junior guard Lexy Kresl has started to regain her early season form after missing three games last month with an injury to her right leg. She scored 11 points at Arizona State, a Pac-12 high for her this season and her most since netting 17 at Louisville on Dec. 21.
She started the first 16 games and had been running a solid point prior to her injury averaging 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Kresl continues to lead the Pac-12 in free-throw accuracy at 88.1 percent (52-of-59) while ranking 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3) and 13th in assists.

Kresl was the MVP of the 2013 Omni Hotels Classic averaging 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists. She dished out a career-high six assists, with no turnovers, and added 12 points in the first round win over South Alabama. Kresl scored 19 points in the championship game, just one point off her career high, hitting 7-of-14 from the field and adding four assists, five rebounds and three steals.

Freshman Haley Smith has started the last 13 games for the Buffaloes, and really beginning to build some momentum. She had eight points and six rebounds while hitting a perfect 4-of-4 from the line in the win at Arizona. Smith scored a career-high nine points at Oregon hitting 4-of-6 from the field and dishing out three assists. She put together one of the best all-around efforts of her young career against Utah recording eight points, eight rebounds and four assists against the Utes.

Freshman guard Lauren Huggins has provided a nice scoring punch off the bench, but has sat out the last six games with a leg injury. Huggins leads Colorado from 3-point range with 29 on the season with multiple 3-pointers seven games. She tied her own career and team season high with five 3-pointers in the win over Arizona, finishing with 15 points. She made 5-of-8 from downtown after making only one of her previous 10 and 2-of-16 during her first six Pac-12 games. Huggins also played great defense against the Wildcats recording a personal-best two blocked shots while also  coming up with three rebounds and two steals.

Junior guard Jasmine Sborov started the first 14 games averaging 7.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game but is sidelined with a broken bone in her right foot. Over her last four games she averaged 7.0 rebounds which included her first career double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing a career-best 10 rebounds against Southern Utah. Sborov was solid in the UCLA game, scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 from the field along with eight rebounds. She played a career-high 33 minutes against the Bruins and also matched her personal best by drilling a pair of 3-pointers.

Sborov has hit 72.4 percent from the foul line, delivering a pair of clutch performances on the road. She hit two foul shots at Colorado State with under a minute left to give Colorado a three point lead. In the win over Wyoming, she iced the game for the Buffaloes with another two free throws that provided the final margin, 63-59, with five seconds remaining. She has scored in double-digits in seven games, including a career-high 13 points in the season opening win over Colorado State. She came into this season with just three double-figure scoring games over the first 62 games of her career.

ABOUT THE BRUINS: UCLA is 12-16 overall and currently in eighth place in the Pac-12 at 6-10. The Bruins have lost their last two and four of their last five. Offensively UCLA averages 64.5 points per game and ranks last in the Pac-12 in field-goal accuracy at 38.6 percent. The Bruins allow their opponents 69.1 points per game on 41.7 percent shooting from the field. UCLA leads the Pac-12 in turnover margin (+2.9) while ranking third in blocks (3.9 bpg) and fifth in steals (8.2 spg).

Senior forward Atonye Nyingifa paces UCLA at 18.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game, ranking in the top seven of the Pac-12 in each category. Sophomore guard Nirra Fields is second on the team in scoring at 17.7 points per game and shares the BruinsGÇÖ lead in 3-point field goals with 48. Senior guard Thea Lemberger also has 48 3-point field goals, leads UCLA and ranks sixth in the Pac-12 at just under four assists per game. Junior forward Corinne Costa is second on the team at 7.2 rebounds per game while pitching in 6.2 points per contest.

Cori Close is in her third year with UCLA and holds a 52-40 overall record.

THE SERIES: This will be the eighth meeting between UCLA and Colorado. The Bruins hold a 4-3 advantage over the Buffaloes and have won two of three meetings since Colorado joined the Pac-12. The Buffaloes won the first meeting this season, 61-59, in Los Angeles on Jan. 5. UCLA has won two of three all-time meetings in Boulder, including the only prior Pac-12 matchup, a 62-54 overtime decision on Jan. 29, 2011.

Linda Lappe 1-2 against UCLA as a head coach. Cori Close is 2-1 against Colorado as a head coach.

CONNECTIONS: Colorado sports three players from California on its roster; two from the greater Los Angeles area. The Wilson twins, Ashley and Brittany, hail from Long Beach while freshman center Bri Watts is from Fresno. UCLA assistant coach Jenny (Roulier) Huth was a three-time All-Big 12 performer for Colorado (1998-02) and teammate of current CU head coach Linda Lappe. Roulier scored 1,399 points in her CU career, helping the Buffaloes to two NCAA Tournaments, including the 2002 Elite Eight.

HISTORIC COMEBACK: ColoradoGÇÖs comeback from a 16-point halftime deficit to win in overtime at Arizona (61-56) is the second largest in team history (since records are available from the 1978-79 season), trailing only the 19-point comeback against Washington on Dec. 21, 1982 in Portland. The Buffaloes 20-point comeback is believed to be the best overall in team history, certainly since play by play records were kept on a more consistent basis since the 1981-82 season.

Colorado trailed 36-16 with 4:14 left in the first half and 39-23 at halftime. The Bufflaoes outscored Arizona 26-10 in the second half, holding the Wildcats to just two field goals, and 10 percent shooting (2-of-20), both all-time CU opponent lows for one half. The 10 points allowed to Arizona was the fewest for any half in a conference regular season game, the second lowest in a second half and tied for the third-fewest in any half in team history.

The Buffaloes allowed Kansas State only eight first half points in the first round of the 1992 Big Eight Tournament (W 79-27) and limited Utah State to just nine second half points in a nonconference home game on Dec. 13, 1986 (W 100-27). Colorado also held New Mexico to 10 in the first half at home on Dec. 31, 1991 (W 92-22) and did the same against Wyoming in Laramie on Dec. 9, 1998 (W 70-50).

ArizonaGÇÖs two field goals are one fewer than the previous CU opponent record low for a half of three done twice, vs. Texas State on Dec. 1, 2010 and vs. Kansas State on Mar. 7, 1992.

ArizonaGÇÖs 10 percent second half shooting (2-of-20) broke CUGÇÖs previous opponent low for a half of 13 percent (3-of-23) by Kansas State in the first round of the 1992 Big Eight Tournament (Mar. 7, 1992).

REBOUNDING FOR THE WIN: After uncharacteristically losing the rebounding battle in five of its first six Pac-12 games, Colorado has bounced back to be on the plus side, or even, in eight of the last  10. During that span the Buffaloes are a plus-55 on the boards, or 5.5 per game.

Two of ColoradoGÇÖs best rebounding efforts of the season have come during this span. Colorado nabbed a season-high 54 rebounds in the win over Oregon, its most since grabbing 58 in the 2013 Pac-12 quarterfinal win over Washington. The Buffaloes recorded 24 of those on the offensive end, just one off their season high of 25 against Southern Utah on Dec. 29. It was also ColoradoGÇÖs fifth game of 50 or more rebounds on the season.

Another one of those 50-rebounds games came in the 61-45 win over Utah on Super Bowl Sunday. The Buffaloes tied a then-season-high with 51 rebounds (Illinois, Southern Utah) and their plus-16 margin over the Utes was their best in the Pac-12 this season and tied for the second-best mark overall (+21 vs. Illinois, +16 vs. Rice & Alcorn State).

Colorado outrebounded the Utes 27-12 in the first half. That plus-15 margin is ColoradoGÇÖs best of the season for a half and UtahGÇÖs 12 rebounds was an opponent low.

Six players had at least five rebounds for Colorado led by Arielle Roberson and Haley Smith who both had eight. The last time Colorado had six players with at least five rebounds was during its 65-49 win at USC on Feb. 3, 2013 which was also played on Super Bowl Sunday.

The Buffaloes are 15-4 when winning or equaling their opponent on the battle of the boards; 0-8 when trailing on the glass.

3-POINT STREAK ENDS, NEW ONE BEGINS: ColoradoGÇÖs 285-game streak with at least one 3-point field goal came to an end on Jan. 26 against Arizona State. The Buffaloes were 0-of-4 from beyond the arc against the Sun Devils. The last time Colorado had gone without a 3-point field goal prior to the Arizona State game was a 56-51 win at Missouri on Jan. 18, 2005 (0-for-8).

The Buffaloes did not score from 3-point range against Utah either (0-for-7), marking the first time since Dec. 1-2, 1995, Colorado went back-to-back games without a 3-pointer.

Junior forward Jen Reese put an end to the scoreless string from downtown in the opening minutes of the win over Utah, ending a stretch of 88 minutes, 56 seconds with out a 3-pointer (0-for-13).

Colorado has made a 3-pointer in its last seven games since that drought, hitting 31.1 percent during that span (23-of-74).

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: Colorado has a record of 40-19 since the beginning of the 2012-13 season. Of those 19 losses, 11 have been to ranked teams and 10 of those ranked higher than Colorado at the time the game was played. The Buffaloes have won 37 of their last 45 games against unranked opponents.

Colorado prepared for the Pac-12 season with a 10-1 nonconference record, with the lone loss coming on the road at then No. 7/7 ranked Louisville. The Buffaloes have  been dominant in the nonconference in the last four years with an overall record of 41-5, including wins in 34 of their last 35 games.

TIGHTENING UP THE GÇÿDGÇ¥: Colorado set a school record for field-goal percentage defense in 2012-13 at 35.0 percent and the Buffaloes are looking to flirt with that mark again.

Colorado is allowing just 37.2 percent from the field which ranks third in the Pac-12 and a number that would currently rank third on the teamGÇÖs season charts. The Buffaloes have been even more stingy from long range by allowing 30.5 percent shooting beyond the arc.

The Buffaloes, who rank third in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (63.6 ppg), have held 15 opponents under 60 points. Colorado has held its opponents under 70 points in 51 of the last 59 games.

Colorado held Utah to 45 points, a season-low in Pac-12 play and the 10th time in the last two seasons the Buffaloes have held a conference opponent under 50 points.

MORE OFFENSE: Colorado has hit 80 points in seven games this season, its most since scoring 80 in 13 games during the 2001-02 season.  Four of those 80-point efforts came in succession from the Alcorn State through South Alabama contests. It marked the first time that the Buffaloes had hit 80 points in four consecutive games since late in the 1982-83 season when Colorado achieved the mark in five straight (Feb. 12-Mar. 5, 1983).

ColoradoGÇÖs 94 points against South Alabama were its most since a 96-90 overtime win over TCU in the third round of the 2008 Postseason WNIT, and the most in regulation since the last time the Buffaloes hit the century mark, a 100-71 win over Cal State-Fullerton on Nov. 18, 2005.

The Buffaloes scored 85 at New Mexico, the most on the road, in regulation time, since a 101-56 win at TCU on Dec. 7, 1993. Colorado scored 90 on the road in a one-point overtime loss at Baylor on Feb. 23, 2000 and that same number in a 9-point overtime win at Kansas on Feb. 24, 1995.

FREE THROW HISTORY: Sophomore Arielle Roberson had one of the top free-throw performances in team history in the win over Denver. Her 13 free throws made tied for the fifth best single-game performance in team history and most since Jackie McFarland had 13 against TCU in the 2008 WNIT, just days after setting her school record of 15 against Villanova. RobersonGÇÖs 17 attempts tie for the second most in team history, just one off the school-record 18 attempted by LeaAnn Banks at Colorado State on Dec. 5, 1984.

Most Free Throws Made In One Game (Attempted):
15 - Jackie McFarland vs. Villanova, Mar. 27, 2008 (16)
14 - Jackie McFarland vs. Texas Tech, Mar. 6, 2007 (16)
14 - Shelley Sheetz vs. Arkansas, Dec. 8, 1992 (16)
14 - Debbie Descano vs. Montana State, Feb. 20, 1980 (16)
13 - Arielle Roberson vs. Denver, Dec. 12, 2013 (17)
13 - Jackie McFarland vs. TCU, Mar. 30, 2008 (14)
13 - Shelley Sheetz vs. Nebraska, Mar. 18, 1992 (16)
13 - Gretchen DeWitte vs. Nebraska, Feb. 7, 1987 (13)

Most Free Throws Attempted In One Game (Made):
18 - LeaAnn Banks at Colorado State, Dec. 5, 1984 (9)
17 - Arielle Roberson vs. Denver, Dec. 12, 2013 (13)
17 - Tera Bjorklund vs. North Carolina, Mar. 24, 2003 (12)
17 - Erin Scholz vs. Auburn, Mar. 17, 1996 (12)
17 - Bridget Turner vs. UNLV, Mar. 18, 1989 (11)

ROBERSON PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Arielle Roberson was named the Pac-12 Conference WomenGÇÖs Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 2-8, the league office announced on Dec. 9.

For Roberson itGÇÖs her first Player of the Week honor and sixth conference weekly award overall. She was a five-time winner of the Pac-12GÇÖs Freshman of the Week award last season.

Roberson averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds while hitting 48 percent from the field in ColoradoGÇÖs wins over Wyoming (63-59) on Dec. 4, and Illinois (79-56) on Dec. 7.

Roberson scored 13 points and matched a season-high with 12 rebounds in the win at Wyoming. Eight of her rebounds were on the offensive end, one less than she had in her previous four games combined. She hit 6-of-15 from the field and also dished out an assist.

Against Illinois, Roberson led Colorado in scoring, tying a season-high with 17 points, hitting 58 percent from the field (7-of-12). She pulled down 10 rebounds, logging her fifth career double-double.

RobersonGÇÖs honor is CUGÇÖs ninth weekly award in the Pac-12 since the Buffaloes joined the conference in 2011; fourth in the Player of the Week category.

AGAINST RANKED TEAMS: Colorado is 0-5 against ranked teams this season after dropping a 55-51 decision to No. 20/24 Arizona State. The Buffaloes have lost their last 11 to ranked opponents and are 3-16 under Linda Lappe. Only one of those opponents, No. 19/19 California on Jan. 10, was ranked lower than Colorado at the time. Eleven of ColoradoGÇÖs last 15 ranked opponents have been ranked No. 8 or higher.

CU is 62-153 all-time against ranked opponents.

FAST OUT OF THE GATE: ColoradoGÇÖs 9-0 mark to start the season is the fifth best in team history. Three of the top five all-time best starts in program history have come in the last three seasons. CUGÇÖs best start was a 15-0 mark to begin the 1992-93 season. Here are ColoradoGÇÖs top-eight all-time season starts:

Year          Start   Final    Other
1992-93   15-0    27-4     NCAA Elite 8
2011-12   12-0    21-14   WNIT Quarterfinals
1980-81   12-0    28-5     *AIAW National Tourn. First Round
2012-13   11-0    25-7     NCAA First Round
2013-14   9-0      ??         33 straight regular season nonconf wins
1993-94   7-0      27-5     NCAA Sweet 16
1982-83   7-0      21-8     #Big Eight Semifinals
*-CUGÇÖs first national tournament appearance; #-First year of Big Eight Conference round-robin play.

LIGHTS OUT: Colorado had one of their best shooting stretches in recent memory during the three-game span of New Mexico through the Omni Classic. CU hit an impressive 52.8 percent (93-of-176) during that span and finished above 50 percent in all three contests, including a season-best 55.6 percent (30-of-54) at New Mexico.

In 2012-13 Colorado had only two games above 50 percent for the entire 32-game season. The last time the Buffaloes had hit 50 percent in three consecutive games was from  Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 1998, current head coach Linda LappeGÇÖs freshman season.

NUMBERS FROM DEEP: Colorado hit 10-of-18 3-pointers at New Mexico, its best performance percentage wise since the home game against the Lobos last season. The Buffaloes hit 62 percent from long range (8-of-13) in their 84-39 win over New Mexico in Boulder on Dec. 29, 2012. The 10 3-pointers were ColoradoGÇÖs most in a game on the road since hitting 15 at Oklahoma State on March 25, 2012, in the WNIT Quarterfinals. Colorado also had 10 at home against Oregon on Feb. 10, 2013.

Jen Reese and Jasmine Sborov both went 2-for-2 from long range against the Lobos, setting new career-highs for 3-pointers made for both players. In fact the duo, 4-for-4 on the day, had been a combined 7-for-48 (.146) in their careers prior to the New Mexico game.

ROAD WARRIORS: Colorado is 6-7 on the road this season and has won 25 of its last 41 true road contests. Prior to the start of this run, The Buffaloes had just five wins in their previous 37 road games dating back to the 2008 Big 12 Conference schedule. Overall the Buffaloes are 28-20 away from Boulder dating back to the tail end of the 2010-11 season.

BIG WIN STREAKS: Colorado saw its 33-game regular season nonconference win streak come to an end at Louisville a string that had began with a 74-52 win over Colgate on Dec. 30, 2010. This run is just one of several enjoyed by the Buffaloes over the last three seasons.

Colorado had claimed perfect 11-0 nonconference marks in each of the last two seasons, comprising of two of the top eight overall winning streaks in team history. The 2011-12 team actually began the season 12-0, including a win in its first ever Pac-12 Conference game, tying for the fifth-best streak in team history and the second longest to begin a season.

The BuffaloesGÇÖ 11-game streak to start the 2012-13 season ties for the eighth best overall. Throw in a 10-game streak at the end of the 2012-13 campaign, and the Buffaloes have registered three separate  double-digit winning streaks in the last two seasons.

Colorado has 10 double-figure win streaks in its history. Head coach Linda Lappe has presided over three of those streaks, one behind her mentor Ceal Barry who coached the Buffaloes to four different double-figure win streaks over her 22 seasons on the bench.

NATIONALLY RANKED: Colorado was ranked in the first 11 polls this season (including preseason), reaching as high as No. 11 in the Associated Press poll and No. 14 in the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll.

The Buffaloes were ranked in 25 straight AP polls from Dec. 17, 2012 to Jan. 13, 2014. Colorado has been ranked in 183 all-time AP polls, ranking third in the Pac-12 behind only Stanford and USC.

For the first time since 2003, Colorado was ranked in both the Associated Press and USA Today Sports Coaches Top 25 Preseason polls, coming in at No. 19 in each.

Prior to the 2003-04 campaign the Buffaloes were ranked 20th in both polls. The preseason rankings were ColoradoGÇÖs highest since debuting at No. 12 (AP) and No. 13 (Coaches) heading into the 2001-02 campaign.

Colorado was not ranked in the final 2012-13 Coaches poll, coming in as the first team listed in the receiving votes category. The Buffaloes appeared in 11 Coaches polls in 2012-13, reaching has high as No. 18 the week of March 4, 2013.

WILSON CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS: Senior guard Brittany Wilson is in 20th place on ColoradoGÇÖs all-time scoring list with 1,118 points. She became the 25th player in team history to reach 1,000 points during the Stanford game.

Wilson is ninth in career 3-pointers made (128) and attempted (410), 12th in minutes played (3,229), 14th in steals (157), and 19th in assists (273).

IRON WOMEN: The senior duo of Brittany Wilson and Rachel Hargis continue to climb the list of most games played at Colorado.

The two have combined for 253 out of a possible 256 games played during their careers. Hargis has played in 127 games missing only one contest, the 2013 NCAA Tournament game against Kansas, with a knee injury. Wilson missed both contests on the Arizona trip after playing in the first 126 games of her career.

With a modest postseason run, the two will be looking to catch Erin Scholz who set the school record at 132 games played from 1993-97.  Hargis is currently in a four-way tie for fifth place with three of the most prominent names in program history; former teammate Brittany Spears (2007-11) and CU Athletic Hall of Famers Tera Bjorklund (2000-04) and Shelley Sheetz (1991-95). Wilson is one game behind, and tied with Randie Wirt (2000-04) in ninth place.

HOME AT THE CECC: Colorado is traditionally tough at home with a 391-134 all-time record at the Coors Events Center (.745), and finished the 2012-13 season with a record of 15-3. The Buffaloes have won 10 or more games in a season at the CEC in 24 of 35 years. The Buffaloes have enjoyed five undefeated seasons (1980-83, 1992-94) at the CEC.

Colorado, 9-5 at Coors in 2013-14, has won 16 of its last 22 and 27 of its last 36 at home.