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Photo by: CUBuffs.com
Buffs Down No. 10 Wildcats
January 25, 2025 | Women's Basketball
Colorado improves to 4-0 in the Big 12 at home
BOULDER — A snowy Saturday in Boulder didn't hold back 4,407 fans who filed into the CU Events Center and helped fuel Colorado to a 63-53 upset over No. 10 Kansas State. The Buffaloes erased a nine-point first-quarter deficit on their way to their second ranked-win of the season.
CU junior Jade Masogayo was impactful on both sides of the ball on Saturday. Offensively, she posted 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and two assists. Defensively, the Fort Worth native led the Buffs with seven rebounds and had a season-high four blocks.
"I take a lot of pride in defense, especially with my length," Masogayo commented. "I just try to use that to my advantage as much as I can to benefit the team and just help us all out."
Colorado (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) held Kansas State to its lowest scoring output of the season. The Wildcats entered Saturday 10th in the nation, averaging 83.2 points per game and outscoring their opponents by an NCAA-leading 32.2 points.
"I'm just really proud of our team," head coach JR Payne said after the win. "There were a couple of things we worked on every day this week: limiting turnovers, taking care of the ball, and then trying to keep our opponent off the free throw line – to be able to defend without fouling. Those are the two areas that stand out on the stat sheet. I'm really just proud of our team's execution of the scout. Coach TK [Taelor Karr] did a great scouting report. Our team was very well prepared, and then the team really executed it. Big shout out to everybody."
Graduate Frida Formann led Colorado with 14 points in the win. She hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the second quarter, helping the Buffs take its first lead of the afternoon. Graduate Johanna Teder, making her second-consecutive start, put six of her 10 points in the third quarter.
The Buffs sent K-State to the foul line just twice the entire game, committing only eight fouls following a season-high 25 at Cincinnati.
"We just really repped guard without fouling and be aggressive downhill," Payne added. "I think that, again, their [the team's] execution of the game plan allowed the game to end up happening."
Kansas State (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) had two players in double figures, led by Serena Sundell with 13. Former Buff Kennedy Taylor made her first return to Boulder, putting in 12 off the bench.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The rematch of last year's second round of the NCAA Tournament opened in favor of the Wildcats early on. KSU jumped out to a 13-4 lead in the opening six minutes, while the Buffs' offense was slow to develop. The nine-point hole was the largest deficit of the day for Colorado, but the Buffs got baskets from Nyamer Diew, Ayianna Johnson and Masogayo to outscore the Wildcats 6-3 in the final 3:27 to trail by six, 16-10, at the end of the period.
Colorado stormed back in the second quarter, opening with a 6-0 run to tie the game at 16. KSU pushed its lead back up to six, 26-20 before Formann hit her back-to-back 3s in a 7-0 run to take a 27-26 lead.
The Buffs hit 10-of-13 from the floor in the second frame and outscored KSU, 25-15, to take a 35-31 lead at the break.
"I just said like, 'Hey, be confident, and everyone has your back, and if you miss, we got to get the rebounds and put it back.'" Teder shared her message with the team between the first and second quarters. "I don't know, everyone was really confident and forward attacking the rim. So that was a really good change after that."
The Buffs forced 11 Kansas State turnovers and only turned the ball over themselves three times in the first half. CU outscored KSU 14-2 in points off turnovers and held a 24-10 advantage in the points at the half.
"That was another thing we worked on all week: being able to attack downhill, being able to hold our drive line versus contact, and things like that," Payne said about the team's ball control. "Our team just really took what we worked on and applied it to the game. I'm proud of us for being able to do that. I think it's good to know we can do that. You see it work, and you see it work against a really good team, so hopefully we continue that same effort."
A Teder 3 followed by a KSU shot clock violation forced Kansas State to take an early timeout with the Buffs by seven, 40-33, at the 8:09 mark of the third quarter. A 6-0 run for K-State brought the visitors back to within one, 44-43, with just under three minutes to play in the quarter.
Teder hit her second 3-pointer and Diew added a layup to give Colorado a six-point lead going into the fourth quarter.
"I was trying to be more aggressive," Teder expressed about her offensive play. "We've been talking about it. As much as I can do for the team and whatever it takes to win, I'll do it."
Kansas State cut the CU lead down to two, 53-51, with 6:13 left to play, but that was as close as the Wildcats would get to retaking the lead.
Masogayo recorded all three of her fourth-quarter blocks in the game's final five minutes, helping hold KSU to 4-for-16 shooting in the quarter. Lior Garzon iced the game with 18 seconds to play as the Buffs closed the day on a 10-2 run.
UP NEXT
Colorado will look to carry its momentum on the road when it takes on BYU next Wednesday, Jan. 29.
NOTES
Colorado's win evens the all-time series at 35-35…The win was the 18th ranked-win in the Payne Era (AP & WBCA)…It was CU's first top-10 win since beating No. 6 USC on Jan. 21, 2024…It is CU's sixth top-10 win since the 2020-21 season…Formann now has 299 career 3-point field goals in her career…She moved into a tie for fifth in games started (117) and is now third in games played (135)…CU scored 40 points in the paint for the sixth time this season…Masogayo has now scored in double figures in 14 games this season…Her seven rebounds pushed over 400 for her career (407)…Teder went over 800 career points (808)…KSU outrebounded CU 32-31…CU led in second-chance points, 9-7…CU was without redshirt freshman Kennedy Sanders (injury)…K-State played its first game without Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Ayoka Lee.
CU junior Jade Masogayo was impactful on both sides of the ball on Saturday. Offensively, she posted 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and two assists. Defensively, the Fort Worth native led the Buffs with seven rebounds and had a season-high four blocks.
"I take a lot of pride in defense, especially with my length," Masogayo commented. "I just try to use that to my advantage as much as I can to benefit the team and just help us all out."
Colorado (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) held Kansas State to its lowest scoring output of the season. The Wildcats entered Saturday 10th in the nation, averaging 83.2 points per game and outscoring their opponents by an NCAA-leading 32.2 points.
"I'm just really proud of our team," head coach JR Payne said after the win. "There were a couple of things we worked on every day this week: limiting turnovers, taking care of the ball, and then trying to keep our opponent off the free throw line – to be able to defend without fouling. Those are the two areas that stand out on the stat sheet. I'm really just proud of our team's execution of the scout. Coach TK [Taelor Karr] did a great scouting report. Our team was very well prepared, and then the team really executed it. Big shout out to everybody."
Graduate Frida Formann led Colorado with 14 points in the win. She hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the second quarter, helping the Buffs take its first lead of the afternoon. Graduate Johanna Teder, making her second-consecutive start, put six of her 10 points in the third quarter.
The Buffs sent K-State to the foul line just twice the entire game, committing only eight fouls following a season-high 25 at Cincinnati.
"We just really repped guard without fouling and be aggressive downhill," Payne added. "I think that, again, their [the team's] execution of the game plan allowed the game to end up happening."
Kansas State (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) had two players in double figures, led by Serena Sundell with 13. Former Buff Kennedy Taylor made her first return to Boulder, putting in 12 off the bench.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The rematch of last year's second round of the NCAA Tournament opened in favor of the Wildcats early on. KSU jumped out to a 13-4 lead in the opening six minutes, while the Buffs' offense was slow to develop. The nine-point hole was the largest deficit of the day for Colorado, but the Buffs got baskets from Nyamer Diew, Ayianna Johnson and Masogayo to outscore the Wildcats 6-3 in the final 3:27 to trail by six, 16-10, at the end of the period.
Colorado stormed back in the second quarter, opening with a 6-0 run to tie the game at 16. KSU pushed its lead back up to six, 26-20 before Formann hit her back-to-back 3s in a 7-0 run to take a 27-26 lead.
The Buffs hit 10-of-13 from the floor in the second frame and outscored KSU, 25-15, to take a 35-31 lead at the break.
"I just said like, 'Hey, be confident, and everyone has your back, and if you miss, we got to get the rebounds and put it back.'" Teder shared her message with the team between the first and second quarters. "I don't know, everyone was really confident and forward attacking the rim. So that was a really good change after that."
The Buffs forced 11 Kansas State turnovers and only turned the ball over themselves three times in the first half. CU outscored KSU 14-2 in points off turnovers and held a 24-10 advantage in the points at the half.
"That was another thing we worked on all week: being able to attack downhill, being able to hold our drive line versus contact, and things like that," Payne said about the team's ball control. "Our team just really took what we worked on and applied it to the game. I'm proud of us for being able to do that. I think it's good to know we can do that. You see it work, and you see it work against a really good team, so hopefully we continue that same effort."
A Teder 3 followed by a KSU shot clock violation forced Kansas State to take an early timeout with the Buffs by seven, 40-33, at the 8:09 mark of the third quarter. A 6-0 run for K-State brought the visitors back to within one, 44-43, with just under three minutes to play in the quarter.
Teder hit her second 3-pointer and Diew added a layup to give Colorado a six-point lead going into the fourth quarter.
"I was trying to be more aggressive," Teder expressed about her offensive play. "We've been talking about it. As much as I can do for the team and whatever it takes to win, I'll do it."
Kansas State cut the CU lead down to two, 53-51, with 6:13 left to play, but that was as close as the Wildcats would get to retaking the lead.
Masogayo recorded all three of her fourth-quarter blocks in the game's final five minutes, helping hold KSU to 4-for-16 shooting in the quarter. Lior Garzon iced the game with 18 seconds to play as the Buffs closed the day on a 10-2 run.
UP NEXT
Colorado will look to carry its momentum on the road when it takes on BYU next Wednesday, Jan. 29.
NOTES
Colorado's win evens the all-time series at 35-35…The win was the 18th ranked-win in the Payne Era (AP & WBCA)…It was CU's first top-10 win since beating No. 6 USC on Jan. 21, 2024…It is CU's sixth top-10 win since the 2020-21 season…Formann now has 299 career 3-point field goals in her career…She moved into a tie for fifth in games started (117) and is now third in games played (135)…CU scored 40 points in the paint for the sixth time this season…Masogayo has now scored in double figures in 14 games this season…Her seven rebounds pushed over 400 for her career (407)…Teder went over 800 career points (808)…KSU outrebounded CU 32-31…CU led in second-chance points, 9-7…CU was without redshirt freshman Kennedy Sanders (injury)…K-State played its first game without Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Ayoka Lee.
Team Stats
KState
CU
FG%
.373
.491
3FG%
.286
.222
FT%
.500
.833
RB
32
31
TO
15
12
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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