Colorado’s Johanna Teder, right, drives against Boise State’s Teryn Gardner during a women’s basketball game on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho. (CU Athletics)
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Why the Buffs lost: The Buffs struggled to score throughout the day, especially from beyond the arc, going 0-for-17 on 3-pointers.
Three stars:
1. Boise State’s Abby Muse: She scored just four points, but had a game-high eight rebounds, seven blocks and three steals.
2. CU’s Jade Masogayo: Led all scorers with 13 points (on 5-of-10 shooting), and also posted seven rebounds and a block.
3. CU’s Kindyll Wetta: Scored eight points, while adding six rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Up next: CU will play Nevada at Lake Tahoe on Tuesday at 8 p.m. MT (Mountain West Network).
BOISE, Idaho – Points weren’t easy to come by for either team on Sunday at ExtraMile Arena, but they were especially difficult to obtain for the Colorado Buffaloes.
For the first time in more than four years, the CU women’s basketball team failed to hit a 3-pointer and was handed its first of the season, 50-47, against Boise State.
CU went 0-for-17 from beyond the arc, snapping a streak of 125 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer. The last time CU didn’t hit a 3-pointer was on March 1, 2020, at USC.
The Buffs (2-1) never trailed by more than four points and still had a chance to win in the closing seconds.
Down by three, the Buffs passed up a 3-pointer and got a layup from Jade Masogayo to pull within 48-47, but with only 0.9 left on the clock.
CU quickly fouled the Broncos (2-0) and Teryn Gardner made both free throws. That gave the Buffs one last chance to tie with a quick 3-pointer, but Lior Garzon’s final attempt fell short.
The Buffs made just 33.9% of their shots for the day (20-of-59), which was actually better than Boise State (32.1%, 17-of-53). The Broncos, however, drained six 3-pointers.
In addition to rough shooting, the two teams combined for 49 turnovers (25 for Boise State, 24 for CU).
Masogayo finished with a game-best 13 points, while also pulling down seven rebounds.
Notable
In two road games this season, the Buffs are 1-for-27 from 3-point range (3.7%). … CU’s all-time leader in 3-pointers, Frida Formann, missed her third consecutive game with a foot injury. … The Buffs’ Kindyll Wetta moved past Erin Scholz and Sandy Bean into 11th place on the school’s career list for assists, with 347.
Boise State 50, Colorado 47
COLORADO (2-1)
Masogayo 5-10 3-4 13, Wetta 2-8 4-4 8, Diew 3-7 1-3 6, Garzon 2-9 0-0 4, Betson 2-6 0-0 4, Teder 3-6 0-0 6, Smith 2-9 0-0 4, Sanders 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-59 7-8 47.
BOISE STATE (2-0)
Thompson 3-10 2-2 8, Hansen 2-7 2-2 8, Naro 2-4 2-2 6, Muse 2-2 0-0 4, Bayes 0-7 0-0 0, Gardner 3-5 2-2 10, Pasco 3-12 0-0 8, Lalotte 1-2 2-4 4, Clark 1-1 0-0 2, Hutton 0-3 0-2 0, Christensen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-53 10-14 50.
Colorado 15 8 15 9 – 47
Boise State 15 6 19 10 – 50
3-point goals – Colorado 0-17 (Garzon 0-4, Wetta 0-3, Betson 0-3, Smith 0-3, Diew 0-2, Teder 0-1, Sanders 0-1), Boise State 6-26 (Pasco 2-10, Hansen 2-4, Gardner 2-4, Bayes 0-4, Thompson 0-2, Naro 0-1, Hutton 0-1). Rebounds – Colorado 38 (Masogayo, Smith 7), Boise State 36 (Muse 8). Assists – Colorado 12 (Wetta 4), Boise State 9 (3 players with 2). Steals – Colorado 15 (Wetta 4), Boise State 12 (Gardner 5). Turnovers – Colorado 24, Boise State 25. Total fouls – Colorado 20, Boise State 14. Fouled out – Smith. Attendance – 1,537.