2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes were led by eighth year head coach JR Payne and played their home games at the CU Events Center in their last season as members of the Pac-12 Conference before they will rejoin the Big 12 Conference in the 2024–25 season.^[1]

2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 15
Record	24–10 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	JR Payne (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Toriano Towns Alex Earl Taelor Karr Matt Hower Shelley Sheetz
Home arena	CU Events Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Stanford	15	–	3		.833			30	–	6		.833
No. 5 USC †	13	–	5		.722			29	–	6		.829
No. 10 UCLA	13	–	5		.722			27	–	7		.794
No. 8 Oregon State	12	–	6		.667			27	–	8		.771
No. 15 Colorado	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
No. 22 Utah	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Arizona	8	–	10		.444			18	–	16		.529
California	7	–	11		.389			19	–	15		.559
Washington State	7	–	11		.389			21	–	15		.583
Washington	6	–	12		.333			16	–	15		.516
Arizona State	3	–	15		.167			11	–	20		.355
Oregon	2	–	16		.111			11	–	21		.344
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They defeated Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament before losing in the semifinals to Washington State.^[2][3] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the First Round and Duke in the Second Round before losing to Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen.^[4][5][6][7] This was the Buffaloes' first advancement to the Sweet Sixteen since 2003.^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Colorado Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Tayanna Jones	1	G	5'7"	Senior	Birmingham, AL	Graduated.
Ally Fitzgerald	5	F	6'2"	Freshman	Ballwin, MO	Transferred to UC Davis.^[8]
Lizzie Holder	10	G	6'1"	Freshman	Stillwater, MN	Transferred to Navy.^[9]
Jada Wynn	23	G	6'1"	Freshman	Yorba Linda, CA	Transferred to Texas Tech.^[10]

Incoming

Colorado Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Sara-Rose Smith	4	G	6'1	Senior	Victoria, Australia	Missouri
Shelomi Sanders	22	G	5'6	Freshman	Rockwall, TX	Jackson State
Maddie Nolan	24	G	5'11	GS Senior	Zionsville, IN	Michigan

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kennedy Sanders PG	Chaska, MN	Chaska High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Ruthie Loomis-Goltl F	Bridgeport, NE	Bridgeport High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jaylyn Sherrod 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Rasmay HS Birmingham, AL G 1 Jadyn Atchison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX G 2 Tameiya Sadler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS Washington Vallejo, CA G 3 Frida Formann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Falkonergårdens Gymnasium [da] Bagsværd, Denmark G 4 Sara-Rose Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Missouri Victoria, Australia G 5 Kennedy Sanders 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Chaska HS Chaska, MN F 11 Quay Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Kentridge HS Washington Renton, WA G 13 Lele Tanuvasa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Mary's HS Eureka, CA G 15 Kindyll Wetta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Valor Christian HS Castle Rock, CO C 21 Aaronette Vonleh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr West Linn HS Arizona West Linn, OR G 22 Shelomi Sanders (W) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Rockwall-Heath HS Jackson State Rockwall, TX G 23 Mikayla Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Bartlett HS Anchorage, AK G 24 Maddie Nolan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Zionsville Community HS Michigan Zionsville, IN F 25 Brianna McLeod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Kings Christian Brampton, ON G 31 Sophie Gerber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Desert Mountain Scottsdale, AZ F 32 Ruthie Loomis-Goltl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bridgeport HS Bridgeport, NE F 45 Charlotte Whittaker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS St Andrew's College Cust, New Zealand	Head coach JR Payne (Saint Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Toriano Towns (Saint Mary's) Alex Earl (Arizona State) Taelor Karr (Gonzaga) Matt Hower (Colorado State) Shelley Sheetz (Colorado) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	No. 20	Adams State	W 81–57		16 – Formann	8 – Smith	3 – Sherrod	CU Events Center (586) Boulder, CO
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., TNT	No. 20	vs. No. 1 LSU Naismith Hall of Fame Series	W 92–78	1–0	27 – Formann	8 – Sherrod	6 – Sherrod	T-Mobile Arena (7,595) Paradise, NV
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	No. 20	Le Moyne	W 97–38	2–0	15 – Formann	11 – Vonleh	8 – Sherrod	CU Events Center (1,893) Boulder, CO
November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., P12N	No. 20	Oklahoma State	W 86–75	3–0	18 – Vonleh	10 – Miller	9 – Sherrod	CU Events Center (3,931) Boulder, CO
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	at SMU	W 84–69	4–0	23 – Vonleh	10 – Miller	5 – Wetta	Moody Coliseum (1,749) Dallas, TX
November 23, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN3	No. 3	vs. Cincinnati Paradise Jam Island Division	W 77–60	5–0	15 – Sadler	8 – Morris	5 – Sherrod	UVI Sports & Fitness Center (624) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN3	No. 3	vs. Kentucky Paradise Jam Island Division	W 96–53	6–0	19 – Vonleh	7 – Smith	5 – Formann	UVI Sports & Fitness Center (524) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN3	No. 3	vs. No. 10 NC State Paradise Jam Island Division	L 60–78	6–1	20 – Sherrod	5 – Vonleh	4 – Sherrod	UVI Sports & Fitness Center (924) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	No. 7т	Boston University	W 85–55	7–1	22 – Formann	9 – Miller	4 – Sherrod	CU Events Center (2,743) Boulder, CO
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., MW Network	No. 7т	at Air Force	W 74–58	8–1	23 – Formann	9 – Miller	6 – Sherrod	Clune Arena (2,177) Colorado Springs, CO
December 5, 2023* 11:00 a.m.	No. 8	UT Arlington	W 95–74	9–1	23 – Formann	11 – Miller	13 – Sherrod	CU Events Center (2,673) Boulder, CO
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	Northern Colorado	W 78–56	10–1	16 – Sherrod	6 – Miller	6 – Wetta	CU Events Center (2,654) Boulder, CO
Pac-12 regular season
December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	No. 12 Utah	W 76–65	11–1 (1–0)	34 – Sherrod	12 – Smith	4 – Sherrod	CU Events Center (7,383) Boulder, CO
January 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	No. 5	at Arizona	W 75–74	12–1 (2–0)	18 – Sherrod	9 – Miller	6 – Wetta	McKale Center (7,386) Tucson, AZ
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N	No. 5	at Arizona State	W 81–68	13–1 (3–0)	20 – Vonleh	10 – Miller	6 – Sherrod	Desert Financial Arena (1,362) Tempe, AZ
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 5	California	W 76–61	14–1 (4–0)	19 – Vonleh	12 – Miller	5 – Sherrod	CU Events Center (3,540) Boulder, CO
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N	No. 5	No. 8 Stanford	W 71–59	15–1 (5–0)	13 – Sherrod	10 – Miller	5 – Wetta	CU Events Center (9,111) Boulder, CO
January 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	No. 3	No. 5 UCLA	L 68–76	15–2 (5–1)	17 – Sherrod	7 – Vonleh	5 – Wetta	CU Events Center (11,338) Boulder, CO
January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 3	No. 6 USC	W 63–59	16–2 (6–1)	19 – Miller	12 – Miller	6 – Wetta	CU Events Center (8,474) Boulder, CO
January 26, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N	No. 3	at No. 25 Oregon State	L 62–68	16–3 (6–2)	19 – Sherrod	8 – Miller	2 – Sherrod	Gill Coliseum (5,262) Corvallis, OR
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 3	at Oregon	W 61–48	17–3 (7–2)	16 – Vonleh	10 – Vonleh	7 – Wetta	Matthew Knight Arena (2,517) Eugene, OR
February 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N	No. 6	at Washington State	W 63–57	18–3 (8–2)	27 – Formann	15 – Miller	3 – Sherrod	Beasley Coliseum (1,154) Pullman, WA
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 4	at Washington	W 80–57	19–3 (9–2)	21 – Vonleh	10 – Miller	9 – Formann	Alaska Airlines Arena (4,900) Seattle, WA
February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 4	Oregon	W 90–56	20–3 (10–2)	19 – Nolan	11 – Miller	7 – Wetta	CU Events Center (5,447) Boulder, CO
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N	No. 4	No. 17 Oregon State	L 59–65	20–4 (10–3)	14 – Sherrod	8 – Vonleh	4 – Sadler	CU Events Center (6,740) Boulder, CO
February 16, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	at No. 22 Utah	L 76–77	20–5 (10–4)	15 – Sherrod	6 – Miller	9 – Sherrod	Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,999) Salt Lake City, UT
February 23, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N	No. 11	at No. 7 USC	L 81–87	20–6 (10–5)	18 – Vonleh	4 – Wetta	6 – Sherrod	Galen Center (5,762) Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13	at No. 8 UCLA	L 45–53	20–7 (10–6)	10 – Sherrod	7 – Sherrod	5 – Wetta	Pauley Pavilion (5,319) Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 13	Washington	W 68–62	21–7 (11–6)	20 – Nolan	7 – Vonleh	5 – Wetta	CU Events Center (4,203) Boulder, CO
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 13	Washington State Senior Day	L 63–72	21–8 (11–7)	18 – Sherrod	10 – Miller	6 – Sherrod	CU Events Center (7,491) Boulder, CO
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	(5) No. 18	vs. (12) Oregon First Round	W 79–30	22–8	17 – Formann	6 – Vonleh	8 – Sherrod	MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,894) Paradise, NV
March 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	(5) No. 18	vs. (4) No. 13 Oregon State Quarterfinals	L 79–85 ^2OT	22–9	17 – Sherrod	8 – Miller	7 – Sherrod	MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,883) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPNews	(5 A2) No. 17	vs. (12 A2) Drake First Round	W 86–72	23–9	18 – Vonleh	10 – Vonleh	8 – Sherrod	Bramlage Coliseum (9,642) Manhattan, KS
March 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(5 A2) No. 17	at (4 A2) No. 15 Kansas State Second Round	W 63–50	24–9	11 – Nolan	10 – Miller	3 – Nolan	Bramlage Coliseum (10,692) Manhattan, KS
March 30, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ABC	(5 A2) No. 17	vs. (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa Sweet Sixteen	L 68–89	24–10	13 – Vonleh	5 – Vonleh	10 – Sherrod	MVP Arena (13,878) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany Regional 2. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:^[11]

Game summaries

Adams State Grizzlies (exhibition)

October 28, 2023 1:00 p.m. MDT

Adams State Grizzlies 57, No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes 81
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 9–20, 18–24, 12–19
Pts: Harmanie Dominguez, 17 Rebs: Tied, 4 Asts: Angelline Nageak, 4		Pts: Frida Formann, 16 Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 8 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 3

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 586 Referees: Esther Hsu, Darren Krezsnik, Michael Price

vs No. 1 LSU

TNT

November 6, 2023 5:30 p.m. MST

No. 1 LSU Tigers 78, No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes 92
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 16–24, 19–25, 27–29
Pts: Mikaylah Williams, 17 Rebs: Angel Reese, 12 Asts: Hailey Van Lith, 7		Pts: Frida Formann, 27 Rebs: Jaylyn Sherrod, 8 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 6

T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada Attendance: 7,595 Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Saif Esho, Tim Resch

Le Moyne

live stream

November 8, 2023 6:00 p.m. MST

Le Moyne Dolphins 38, No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes 97
Scoring by quarter: 6–26, 15–26, 9–27, 8–18
Pts: Lytoya Baker, 18 Rebs: Emily Florvil, 7 Asts: Sydney Lusher, 2		Pts: Frida Formann, 15 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 11 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 8

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 1,893 Referees: Nicole Leon, Julie Krommenhoek, Chuck Gonzalez

Oklahoma State

P12N

November 12, 2023 4:00 p.m. MST

Oklahoma State Cowgirls 75, No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes 86
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 23–11, 20–21, 16–30
Pts: Anna Gret Asi, 25 Rebs: Anna Gret Asi, 3 Asts: Kennedy Fauntleroy, 4		Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 18 Rebs: Quay Miller, 10 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 9

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 3,931 Referees: Michol Murray, In'Fini Robinson, Sean Martin

at SMU Mustangs

ESPN+

November 18, 2023 7:00 p.m. MST

No. 5 Colorado Buffaloes 84, SMU Mustangs 69
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 26–23, 20–16, 20–17
Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 23 Rebs: Quay Miller, 10 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 3		Pts: Tiara Young, 30 Rebs: Chantae Embry, 8 Asts: Chantae Embry, 4

Moody Coliseum • Dallas, Texas Attendance: 1,749 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Mark Resch, Trevor Inouye

vs Cincinnati (Paradise Jam Quarterfinals)

ESPN3

November 23, 2023 11:00 a.m. MST

Cincinnati Bearcats 60, No. 3 Colorado Buffaloes 77
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 16–20, 11–23, 21–13
Pts: Jillian Hayes, 17 Rebs: Destiny Thomas, 7 Asts: A'riel Jackson, 4		Pts: Tameiya Sadler, 15 Rebs: Quay Miller, 8 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 5

Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Attendance: 624 Referees: Angelese Carr, Brandon Enterline, Cori Chambers

vs Kentucky (Paradise Jam)

ESPN3

November 24, 2023 11:00 a.m. MST

Kentucky Wildcats 53, No. 3 Colorado Buffaloes 96
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 20–20, 14–28, 5–23
Pts: Eniya Russell, 14 Rebs: Ajae Petty, 7 Asts: Maddie Scherr, 3		Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 19 Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 7 Asts: Frida Formann, 5

Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Attendance: 524 Referees: Tim Resch, Asheley Birch, Ryan Durham

vs No. 10 NC State (Paradise Jam)

ESPN3

November 25, 2023 11:00 a.m. MST

No. 10 NC State Wolfpack 78, No. 3 Colorado Buffaloes 60
Scoring by quarter: 22–6, 19–20, 22–14, 15–20
Pts: River Baldwin, 24 Rebs: River Baldwin, 8 Asts: Saniya Rivers, 7		Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 20 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 5 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 4

Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Referees: Brandon Enterline, John Capolino, Cori Chambers

Boston University

live stream

November 28, 2023 6:00 p.m. MST

Boston University Terriers 55, No. 7 Colorado Buffaloes 85
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 11–19, 24–20, 4–30
Pts: Alex Giannaros, 16 Rebs: Caitlin Weimar, 12 Asts: Alex Giannaros, 3		Pts: Frida Formann, 22 Rebs: Quay Miller, 9 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 4

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 2,743 Referees: Marc Merritt, Brian Woods, Tiffany Bird

at Air Force

MW Network

December 2, 2023 1:00 p.m. MST

No. 7 Colorado Buffaloes 74, Air Force Falcons 58
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 8–21, 15–16, 22–18
Pts: Taylor Britt, 13 Rebs: Taylor Britt, 7 Asts: Madison Smith, 3		Pts: Frida Formann, 23 Rebs: Quay Miller, 9 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 6

Clune Arena • Colorado Springs, CO Attendance: 2,177 Referees: S. Brian Hall, Roy Goulbeyan, Felicity Willis

UT Arlington

live stream

December 5, 2023 11:00 a.m. MST

UT Arlington Mavericks 74, No. 8 Colorado Buffaloes 95
Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 13–22, 19–26, 19–18
Pts: Keiori Lee, 18 Rebs: Avery Brittingham, 6 Asts: Nya Threatt, 3		Pts: Frida Formann, 23 Rebs: Quay Miller, 11 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 13

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 2,673 Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Karen Lasuik, Kaili Kimura

Northern Colorado

P12N

December 21, 2023 12:00 p.m. MST

Northern Colorado Bears 56, No. 8 Colorado Buffaloes 78
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 14–26, 8–19, 13–18
Pts: Delaynie Byrne, 21 Rebs: Delaynie Byrne, 9 Asts: Gabi Fields, 5		Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 16 Rebs: Quay Miller, 6 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 6

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 2,654 Referees: Melissa Barlow, Tyler Trimble, Kelly Broomfield

No. 12 Utah

P12N

December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m. MST

No. 12 Utah Utes 65, No. 8 Colorado Buffaloes 76
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 18–17, 21–18, 11–25
Pts: Alissa Pili, 27 Rebs: Alissa Pili, 10 Asts: Alissa Pili, 5		Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 34 Rebs: Sara-Rose Smith, 12 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 4

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 7,383 Referees: Lisa Jones, Tiffany Bird, Darren Krzesnik

at Arizona

P12N

January 5, 2024 6:00 p.m. MST

No. 5 Colorado Buffaloes 75, Arizona Wildcats 74
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 19–20, 14–22, 23–16
Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 18 Rebs: Quay Miller, 9 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 6		Pts: Kailyn Gilbert, 19 Rebs: Helena Pueyo, 6 Asts: Jada Williams, 5

McKale Center • Tucson, AZ Attendance: 7,386 Referees: Michol Murray, Anita Ortega, Sean Martin

at Arizona State

P12N

January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m. MST

No. 5 Colorado Buffaloes 81, Arizona State Sun Devils 68
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 25–7, 21–24, 10–19
Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 20 Rebs: Quay Miller, 10 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 6		Pts: Jalyn Brown, 35 Rebs: Jalyn Brown, 5 Asts: Jaddan Simmons, 5

Desert Financial Arena • Tempe, AZ Attendance: 1,362 Referees: Charles Gonzalez, Teresa Turner, Demoya Pugh

California

P12N

January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m. MST

California Golden Bears 61, No. 5 Colorado Buffaloes 76
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 17–19, 19–23, 16–19
Pts: Marta Suárez, 14 Rebs: Marta Suárez, 9 Asts: Ioanna Krimili, 3		Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 19 Rebs: Quay Miller, 12 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 5

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 3,540 Referees: Tiffany Bird, Brian Woods, Nicole Leon

No. 8 Stanford

P12N

January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m. MST

No. 8 Stanford Cardinal 59, No. 5 Colorado Buffaloes 71
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 13–18, 11–22, 18–13
Pts: Kiki Iriafen, 19 Rebs: Kiki Iriafen, 17 Asts: Talana Lepolo, 5		Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 13 Rebs: Quay Miller, 10 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 5

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 9,111 Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Kyle Bacon, Kimberly Hobbs

No. 5 UCLA

P12N

January 14, 2024 6:00 p.m. MST

No. 5 UCLA Bruins 76, No. 3 Colorado Buffaloes 68
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 17–16, 17–13, 27–20
Pts: Charisma Osborne, 22 Rebs: Angela Dugalić, 13 Asts: Kiki Rice, 2		Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 17 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 7 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 5

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 11,338 Referees: Marc Merritt, Tyler Trimble, Melissa Barlow

No. 6 USC

P12N

January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m. MST

No. 5 USC Trojans 59, No. 3 Colorado Buffaloes 63
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 12–18, 17–17, 12–14
Pts: JuJu Watkins, 20 Rebs: Rayah Marshall, 6 Asts: McKenzie Forbes, 3		Pts: Quay Miller, 19 Rebs: Quay Miller, 12 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 6

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 8,474 Referees: Michol Murray, Charles Gonzalez, Ashely Ellis

at No. 25 Oregon State

P12N

January 26, 2024 8:00 p.m. MST

No. 3 Colorado Buffaloes 62, No. 25 Oregon State Beavers 68
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 10–18, 10–14, 22–22
Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 19 Rebs: Quay Miller, 8 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 2		Pts: Donovyn Hunter, 16 Rebs: Raegan Beers, 9 Asts: Donovyn Hunter, 4

Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, OR Attendance: 5,262 Referees: Michael Price, Benny Luna, Felecity Willis

at Oregon

P12N

January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m. MST

No. 3 Colorado Buffaloes 61, Oregon Ducks 48
Scoring by quarter: 13–8, 18–3, 14–17, 16–20
Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 16 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 10 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 7		Pts: Grace VanSlooten, 16 Rebs: Phillipina Kyei, 17 Asts: Grace VanSlooten, 2

Matthew Knight Arena • Eugene, OR Attendance: 2,517 Referees: Stacie Blow, Kyle Bacon, Lisa Jones

at Washington State

P12N

February 2, 2024 8:00 p.m. MST

No. 6 Colorado Buffaloes 63, Washington State Cougars 57
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 10–13, 20–14, 18–15
Pts: Frida Formann, 27 Rebs: Quay Miller, 15 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 3		Pts: Tara Wallack, 19 Rebs: Bella Murekatete, 10 Asts: Bella Murekatete, 3

Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA Attendance: 1,154 Referees: Kelly Broomfield, In'Fini Robinson, Charles Gonzalez

at Washington

P12N

February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m. MST

No. 6 Colorado Buffaloes 80, Washington Huskies 57
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 26–13, 20–13, 10–16
Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 21 Rebs: Quay Miller, 10 Asts: Frida Formann, 9		Pts: Dalayah Daniels, 14 Rebs: Dalayah Daniels, 5 Asts: Hannah Stines, 2

Alaska Airlines Arena • Seattle, WA Attendance: 4,900 Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Tyler Trimble, Marc Merrit

Oregon

P12N

February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m. MST

Oregon Ducks 56, No. 4 Colorado Buffaloes 90
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 15–27, 14–29, 12–12
Pts: Grace VanSlooten, 16 Rebs: Phillipina Kyei, 8 Asts: Grace VanSlooten, 3		Pts: Maddie Nolan, 19 Rebs: Quay Miller, 11 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 7

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 5,447 Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Tiffany Bird, Richard Waters

No. 17 Oregon State

P12N

February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m. MST

No. 17 Oregon State Beavers 65, No. 4 Colorado Buffaloes 59
Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 27–16, 16–14, 5–21
Pts: Talia von Oelhoffen, 18 Rebs: Raegan Beers, 12 Asts: Donovyn Hunter, 4		Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 14 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 9 Asts: Tameiya Sadler, 4

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 6,740 Referees: Corey Long, Teresa Turner, Michol Murray

at No. 22 Utah

P12N

February 16, 2024 6:00 p.m. MST

No. 8 Colorado Buffaloes 76, No. 22 Utah Utess 77
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 10–16, 26–23, 26–15
Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 15 Rebs: Quay Miller, 15 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 9		Pts: Alissa Pili, 18 Rebs: Inês Vieira, 8 Asts: Inês Vieira, 7

Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, UT Attendance: 5,999

at No. 7 USC

P12N

February 23, 2024 8:00 p.m. MST

No. 11 Colorado Buffaloes 81, No. 7 USC Trojans 87
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 24–25, 18–20, 20–20
Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 18 Rebs: Kindyll Wetta, 4 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 6		Pts: Juju Watkins, 42 Rebs: Kaitlyn Davis, 5 Asts: McKenzie Forbes, 7

Galen Center • Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 5,762 Referees: Lisa Jones, Benny Luna, Felicity Willis

at No. 8 UCLA

ESPN2

February 26, 2024 7:00 p.m. MST

No. 13 Colorado Buffaloes 45, No. 8 UCLA Bruins 53
Scoring by quarter: 7–17, 12–12, 16–11, 10–13
Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 10 Rebs: Jaylyn Sherrod, 7 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 5		Pts: Kiki Rice, 20 Rebs: Kiki Rice, 10 Asts: Kiki Rice, 4

Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 5,319 Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Kyle Bacon, Richard Waters

Washington

P12N

February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m. MST

Washington Huskies 62, No. 13 Colorado Buffaloes 68
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 16–21, 19–20, 15–9
Pts: Lauren Schwartz, 18 Rebs: Dalayah Daniels, 8 Asts: Sayvia Sellers, 2		Pts: Maddie Nolan, 20 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 7 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 5

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 4,203 Referees: Marc Merritt, InFini Robinson, Michol Murray

Washington State

P12N

March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m. MST

Washington State Cougars 72, No. 13 Colorado Buffaloes 63
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 10–16, 21–19, 25–13
Pts: Eleonora Villa, 20 Rebs: Beyonce Bea, 7 Asts: Tara Wallack, 5		Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 18 Rebs: Quay Miller, 10 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 6

CU Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 7,491 Referees: Robert Scofield, Tiffany Bird, Kenneth Nash

vs Oregon (Pac-12 First Round)

P12N

March 6, 2024 1:00 p.m. MST

Oregon Ducks 30, No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes 79
Scoring by quarter: 7–26, 4–12, 8–15, 11–26
Pts: Grace VanSlooten, 9 Rebs: Kennedy Basham, 6 Asts: Phillipina Kyei, 2		Pts: Frida Formann, 17 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 6 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 8

MGM Grand Garden Arena • Paradise, NV Attendance: 3,894 Referees: Lisa Jones, Chuck Gonzalez, Tiffany Bird

vs No. 13 Oregon State (Pac-12 Quarterfinal)

P12N

March 7, 2024 1:00 p.m. MST

No. 13 Oregon State Beavers 85, No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes 79 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 12–8, 14–20, 17–8, Overtime: 10–10, 16–22
Pts: Raegan Beers, 27 Rebs: Raegan Beers, 13 Asts: Donovyn Hunter, 9		Pts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 23 Rebs: Quay Miller, 8 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 7

MGM Grand Garden Arena • Paradise, NV Attendance: 4,883 Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Michael Price, Alecia Murray

vs Drake (First Round)

ESPNews

March 22, 2024 5:00 p.m. MDT

Drake Bulldogs 72, No. 17 Colorado Buffaloes 86
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 20–22, 12–25, 19–15
Pts: Katie Dinnebier, 24 Rebs: Taylor McAulay, 4 Asts: Katie Dinnebier, 7		Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 18 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 10 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 8

Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS Attendance: 9,642 Referees: Tiffany Bird, Brian Gatland, Zac Brost

at No. 15 Kansas State (Second Round)

ESPN

March 24, 2024 12:00 p.m. MDT

No. 17 Colorado Buffaloes 63, No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats 50
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 19–21, 19–7, 11–8
Pts: Maddie Nolan, 11 Rebs: Quay Miller, 10 Asts: Kindyll Wetta, 4		Pts: Gabby Gregory, 12 Rebs: Ayoka Lee, 11 Asts: Serena Sundell, 6

Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS Attendance: 10,692 Referees: Tiffany Bird, Michael McConnell, Brian Garland

vs No. 2 Iowa (Second Round)

ABC

March 30, 2024 1:30 p.m. MDT

No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes 89, No. 17 Colorado Buffaloes 68
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 26–21, 20–12, 21–21
Pts: Caitlin Clark, 29 Rebs: Hannah Stuelke, 10 Asts: Caitlin Clark, 15		Pts: Aaronette Vonleh, 13 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 5 Asts: Jaylyn Sherrod, 10

MVP Arena • Albany, NY Attendance: 13,878 Referees: Dee Kantner, Timothy Daley, Kenneth Nash

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	20	5	3	7т	8	8	8	8	5	5	3	3	6	4	8	11	13	18	18	17	15
Coaches	18	7	4	7	8	8	8	8	7	5	3	3	6	4	8	11	15	19	17	17	16

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