Saturday, April 12
Boulder, Colo.
11:00 AM
Colorado
vs
#4 Florida
Colorado Lacrosse to Face No. 4 Florida in Big 12 Home Opener
April 10, 2025 | Lacrosse
The Buffs will go head-to-head with the Gators for just the fifth time ever, their seventh ranked opponent this season
BOULDER – The Colorado lacrosse team (6-5, 2-0 Big 12) hosts No. 4 Florida (11-2, 2-0) for its Big 12 home opener on Saturday, April 12. The Buffs' game against the Gators will be at Prentup Field at 11 a.m. MT.
The Buffs look for their first program win over a top-five opponent in their fifth meeting all-time with the fourth-ranked Gators. This is the second time CU has faced a top-five opponent this season and the seventh time battling an IWLCA-ranked opponent. The last time Colorado met with Florida was in Gator country in 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the spring season (Feb. 8). The Black and Gold lost by just one goal, 11-10, the closest margin in the rivalry thus far.
Colorado wrapped up its road stint last week against Arizona State with a win over the Sun Devils, 14-13 (April 6). Three CU athletes ended the game with hat tricks, including graduate attacker Kendall Havill, who reached her 200th career point. Freshman goalkeeper Elena Oh recorded a clutch save that kept the Buffs from overtime and earned her Big 12 Freshman of the Week.
THIS WEEK
GAME #12 • Saturday, April 12 • 11 a.m. MT
Colorado (6-5, 2-0 Big 12) vs. No. 4 Florida (11-2, 2-0 Big 12)
Prentup Field • Boulder, Colo.
SERIES RECORD: 0-4, Florida Leads
LAST MEETING: L, 11-10 (February 8, 2020 • Gainesville, Fla.)
STREAK: Lost 4 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 0-4
TV: ESPN+
OPPONENT WEBSITE: FloridaGators.com
OPENING DRAW (TL;DR)
ROAM WITH THE BUFFS: The Buffs' game against the Sun Devils will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also follow the Colorado game through live stats with links available at CUBuffs.com.
EYES ON THE PRIZE: Jr. M Lily Assini currently sits at 94 career draw controls, six away from 100. Jr. D Jess Peluso sits at 67 draws on the season, and Fr. GK Elena Oh is at 62 saves – both on the approach to 100 in their respective categories.
WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: As a team, the Buffs caused more turnovers than ASU last week, 8-4. CU registered 35 shots to the opponents' 21. CU is 27th in the NCAA for draw control percentage (.554) and 46th for scoring defense (goals allowed per game; 10.91).
IN THE CIRCLE: Overall, the Buffs lead their opponents in the draw circle. Colorado has collected 150 draw controls thus far this season while their opponents have 121. Juniors Jess Peluso and Lily Assini, and sophomore Averi Gardner total for 115 of those draws with 67, 25 and 23, respectively.
TRANSFER CREDITS: Gr. A Kendall Havill joined the Buffs as a transfer this season from Colorado College. A back-to-back IWLCA All-American (2023, 2024), Havill surpassed 100 goals in her senior season and holds the Colorado College single-season goals record (93) and single-game goals record (9). At the end of the 2024 season, she was also selected to the IWLCA West All-Region First Team and named the recipient of the 2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Lacrosse Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award. Havill earned offensive player of the week honors four times in the 2024 season after performances against UW-River Falls and UW-Stevens Point (April 30); The College of New Jersey and Catholic University (April 23); DePauw University and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (April 2); and Hamilton College (Mar. 26). She was named an IWLCA Third-Team All-American and was an IWCLA All-West Region First Team selection at the conclusion of the 2023 season. Havill finished her time at CC with 152 goals (36 free position), 38 assists, 190 points, 66 ground balls, 31 caused turnovers and 28 draw controls.
For more information on the Colorado women's lacrosse team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @CUBuffsWLax.
The Buffs look for their first program win over a top-five opponent in their fifth meeting all-time with the fourth-ranked Gators. This is the second time CU has faced a top-five opponent this season and the seventh time battling an IWLCA-ranked opponent. The last time Colorado met with Florida was in Gator country in 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the spring season (Feb. 8). The Black and Gold lost by just one goal, 11-10, the closest margin in the rivalry thus far.
Colorado wrapped up its road stint last week against Arizona State with a win over the Sun Devils, 14-13 (April 6). Three CU athletes ended the game with hat tricks, including graduate attacker Kendall Havill, who reached her 200th career point. Freshman goalkeeper Elena Oh recorded a clutch save that kept the Buffs from overtime and earned her Big 12 Freshman of the Week.
THIS WEEK
GAME #12 • Saturday, April 12 • 11 a.m. MT
Colorado (6-5, 2-0 Big 12) vs. No. 4 Florida (11-2, 2-0 Big 12)
Prentup Field • Boulder, Colo.
SERIES RECORD: 0-4, Florida Leads
LAST MEETING: L, 11-10 (February 8, 2020 • Gainesville, Fla.)
STREAK: Lost 4 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 0-4
TV: ESPN+
OPPONENT WEBSITE: FloridaGators.com
OPENING DRAW (TL;DR)
- CU is led by 12th-year head coach Ann Elliott Whidden, who has led the Buffs to a 128-72 (.640) record as CU's first and only head lacrosse coach. Coach Whidden has led the Buffs to three NCAA tournament appearances.
- After stints in the MPSF and Pac-12, Colorado is playing the 2025 season in the Big 12 Conference for its inaugural lacrosse season. CU lacrosse is 66-26 (.717) all-time in conference play. Against current Big 12 schools, CU is 28-7 (.800) against all five all-time, having not yet played Cincinnati in previous years.
- The Buffs open conference play at home this week against No. 4 Florida, their seventh ranked team this season and second top-five opponent. CU is 7-4 (.636) in conference home openers.
- Fr. GK Elena Oh was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week, earning her fifth conference honor of the season this week after her clutch performance against Arizona State. With 29 seconds remaining, ASU managed to get a shot off from Lydia Oldknow, but Oh pulled off the big save to help the Buffs put it away, 14-13. Oh currently leads the Big 12 in goals against average with 9.84, and she is fourth in the Conference for save percentage .422 (62 saves). She is also fourth in conference for saves per game (6.89). Her numbers for goals against average put her at 21st in the NCAA, and she is 69th for save percentage. This marks the ninth weekly honor for the Buffs this season and Oh's fifth after being named Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week four times in a row earlier this season.
- Jr. D Jess Peluso leads the Buff defense and in the draw circle, currently third in the Big 12 for draw controls per game and 33rd in the NCAA (6.09), She is also seventh in conference for ground balls per game with 1.73 and 10th for caused turnovers per game with 1.00. Peluso is sitting at sixth for draw controls in a single season with 67.
- Gr. A Madeline Pisani has officially entered the top-10 of CU career points when she reached 129 over the weekend (102g, 27a). Pisani is second in the Big 12 for shots per game (7.00), seventh for assists per game (1.18) and 10th for goals per game (2.45)
- Jr. M Lily Assini just moved up into eighth for CU career draw controls (94). She also is sixth in the Big 12 for assists per game (1.18).
- Jr. M Maddie Shoup recorded a hat trick against ASU last weekend, her fourth of the season and sixth of her career (April 6). Shoup sits at eighth in the Big 12 for shots per game with 5.55.
- Jr. D Mack Hanlon is currently fifth in the Big 12 for caused turnovers per game (1.08).
- Gr. A Kendall Havill reached 200 career points against the Sun Devils and recorded four goals for a hat trick. This was her first hat trick at CU and 28th of her career. Her 200 points combined from 190 points earned at Colorado College before she transferred and 10 points with the Black and Gold.
- So. A Teagan Ryan had the third hat trick of the game on Sunday, her third of both season and career.
ROAM WITH THE BUFFS: The Buffs' game against the Sun Devils will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also follow the Colorado game through live stats with links available at CUBuffs.com.
EYES ON THE PRIZE: Jr. M Lily Assini currently sits at 94 career draw controls, six away from 100. Jr. D Jess Peluso sits at 67 draws on the season, and Fr. GK Elena Oh is at 62 saves – both on the approach to 100 in their respective categories.
WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: As a team, the Buffs caused more turnovers than ASU last week, 8-4. CU registered 35 shots to the opponents' 21. CU is 27th in the NCAA for draw control percentage (.554) and 46th for scoring defense (goals allowed per game; 10.91).
IN THE CIRCLE: Overall, the Buffs lead their opponents in the draw circle. Colorado has collected 150 draw controls thus far this season while their opponents have 121. Juniors Jess Peluso and Lily Assini, and sophomore Averi Gardner total for 115 of those draws with 67, 25 and 23, respectively.
TRANSFER CREDITS: Gr. A Kendall Havill joined the Buffs as a transfer this season from Colorado College. A back-to-back IWLCA All-American (2023, 2024), Havill surpassed 100 goals in her senior season and holds the Colorado College single-season goals record (93) and single-game goals record (9). At the end of the 2024 season, she was also selected to the IWLCA West All-Region First Team and named the recipient of the 2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Lacrosse Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award. Havill earned offensive player of the week honors four times in the 2024 season after performances against UW-River Falls and UW-Stevens Point (April 30); The College of New Jersey and Catholic University (April 23); DePauw University and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (April 2); and Hamilton College (Mar. 26). She was named an IWLCA Third-Team All-American and was an IWCLA All-West Region First Team selection at the conclusion of the 2023 season. Havill finished her time at CC with 152 goals (36 free position), 38 assists, 190 points, 66 ground balls, 31 caused turnovers and 28 draw controls.
For more information on the Colorado women's lacrosse team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @CUBuffsWLax.
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