Colorado University Athletics
Wednesday, February 4
Boulder, Colo.
7:00 PM
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#20 West Virginia
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Colorado Falls to No. 20 West Virginia, 61-55
February 04, 2026 | Women's Basketball
BOULDER – The Colorado women's basketball team (15-8, 6-5 Big 12) fell to No. 20 West Virginia (19-5, 9-3 Big 12), 61-55, in CU Events Center on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
The Buffaloes and the Mountaineers battled throughout the first half, with Colorado ending the second quarter down by three. Both teams saw a slower third quarter, with neither team scoring more than 10 points as the defense took charge. The Buffs came within two in the fourth quarter, but West Virginia went on a final run to win the game, 61-55.
"I'm disappointed in that one. I thought we certainly had our opportunities, and West Virginia is a really good team," head coach JR Payne stated. "They're number 20 in the country for a reason, but I think when we turn on the film, we're going to see that there were a lot of really missed opportunities, whether that's lack of execution, or soft passes, or not executing. Games like this are super frustrating because it's such a cool opportunity to have a great team on your home floor as you're climbing in the rankings in the conference. I'm pretty bummed about the outcome, but certainly we played hard, we competed."
Colorado had more rebounds (39-33), points off turnovers (17-13), bench points (25-9) and assists (9-7) than West Virginia.
"There were some bright spots," Payne continued. "[Jade Masogayo]: nine-for-nine from free throws. [Tabitha Betson] had 10 rebounds. There are lots of good things that happened. It's just that everybody is so good. I always say, you don't have to play perfect basketball, not by any stretch, but the things that we can control, we have to control."
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Buffs started the game at home with a strong jumper by So. F Tabitha Betson (2-0, CU). They quickly followed with a free-throw from the Mountaineers and a layup from Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat (4-1, CU). The Mountaineers led after their three-pointer and two layups didn't hold long as the Buffs had a second-chance layup by Fr. F Logyn Greer and more free throws from Sr. F Jade Masogayo (10-8, WVU). The Buffs made back some traction after a fast-break bucket in the paint from Masagayo, but lost two other three-point shots towards the Mountaineers (16-10, WVU). Almost four minutes left in the first quarter, the Buffs pushed a jumper with Betson after two made free throws from the Mountaineers (18-12, WVU). Colorado's quick push struck fast with a three-point jumper from Greer, two more free throws from Fr. G Erianna Gooden, and a fast-break layup with Greer, assisted by Wooten (19-18, CU). Less than a minute left in the first quarter, the Mountaineers grabbed two three-pointers to see zeros (24-19, WVU).
Colorado started the second quarter with a made driving layup from Jr. G Desiree Wooten (24-21, WVU). The Mountaineers stole another three-pointer, but the Buffs came with Jr. G Zyanna Walker's driving layup to cut the deficit to four points (27-23, WVU). After some back-and-forth action, West Virginia's defense held strong until Colorado came with a three-point play from Masogayo (27-26, WVU). After a tense media timeout with the Buffs within one point, CU gained the lead with a three pointer from Wooten, assisted by Jr. G Maeve McErlane (29-27, CU). WVU found a three-pointer right after the lead change, but CU came back with one of Walker's driving layups with three minutes left in the half (31-30, CU). Soon after, West Virginia found the lead back, but Masogayo gained two free throws soon after (33-32, CU). The Mountaineers found a way with two layups with about a minute left in the half, right before Betson was able to knock down one of her free throws (36-34, WVU). With less than a minute left, West Virginia stole a free throw from the Buffs and closed those first 20 minutes (34-37, WVU).
West Virginia started the half with four points, making the deficit up to seven, but after some back and forth action, Colorado's quiet offense came to life after Walker scored a fast break turnover, stolen and assisted by Gooden (41-36, WVU). Halfway through the third quarter, Wooten drove a strong layup, bringing the score within three (41-38, WVU). Colorado's defense held until the Mountaineers grabbed another layup (43-38, WVU). The Black and Gold offense came back to life with a Wooten jumper from deep, and a fast break driving layup from Walker, assisted by Wooten (43-42, WVU). The Mountaineers scored four points in the last two minutes and closed out the third quarter (47-42, WVU).
The fourth quarter came up quick after the Buffs lost a quick layup to the Mountaineers (49-42, WVU). After a timeout called by CU, the Buffs found some ground and recovered with two free throws from Greer (51-44, WVU). The momentum started to swing after a quick jumper was made by Greer for two (51-46, WVU). After a free throw from the Mountaineers, the Black and Gold started to gain some traction after free throws by Masogayo, narrowing the gap to four points (52-48, WVU). With less than five minutes left in the game, Betson's layup dropped, assisted by Masogayo (52-50, WVU). The Mountaineers responded with a jumper, but CU struck back as Wooten sunk one at the line (54-51, WVU). Both defenses held right up to the two-minute timeout, forced by West Virginia, and then Wooten grabbed one in the paint (56-53, WVU). Colorado's deficit soon fell to five after a Mountaineer fast break (58-53, WVU). Masogayo went to the line with less than a minute left in the game, and grabbed both (58-55, WVU). But as time ticked down, the Mountaineers got to their end and came away with two points (60-55, WVU). The final free throw from WVU ended the game, 61-55.
UP NEXT:
PLAYER STATS:
GAME NOTES:
For more information on the Colorado women's basketball team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @CUBuffsWBB.
The Buffaloes and the Mountaineers battled throughout the first half, with Colorado ending the second quarter down by three. Both teams saw a slower third quarter, with neither team scoring more than 10 points as the defense took charge. The Buffs came within two in the fourth quarter, but West Virginia went on a final run to win the game, 61-55.
"I'm disappointed in that one. I thought we certainly had our opportunities, and West Virginia is a really good team," head coach JR Payne stated. "They're number 20 in the country for a reason, but I think when we turn on the film, we're going to see that there were a lot of really missed opportunities, whether that's lack of execution, or soft passes, or not executing. Games like this are super frustrating because it's such a cool opportunity to have a great team on your home floor as you're climbing in the rankings in the conference. I'm pretty bummed about the outcome, but certainly we played hard, we competed."
Colorado had more rebounds (39-33), points off turnovers (17-13), bench points (25-9) and assists (9-7) than West Virginia.
"There were some bright spots," Payne continued. "[Jade Masogayo]: nine-for-nine from free throws. [Tabitha Betson] had 10 rebounds. There are lots of good things that happened. It's just that everybody is so good. I always say, you don't have to play perfect basketball, not by any stretch, but the things that we can control, we have to control."
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Buffs started the game at home with a strong jumper by So. F Tabitha Betson (2-0, CU). They quickly followed with a free-throw from the Mountaineers and a layup from Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat (4-1, CU). The Mountaineers led after their three-pointer and two layups didn't hold long as the Buffs had a second-chance layup by Fr. F Logyn Greer and more free throws from Sr. F Jade Masogayo (10-8, WVU). The Buffs made back some traction after a fast-break bucket in the paint from Masagayo, but lost two other three-point shots towards the Mountaineers (16-10, WVU). Almost four minutes left in the first quarter, the Buffs pushed a jumper with Betson after two made free throws from the Mountaineers (18-12, WVU). Colorado's quick push struck fast with a three-point jumper from Greer, two more free throws from Fr. G Erianna Gooden, and a fast-break layup with Greer, assisted by Wooten (19-18, CU). Less than a minute left in the first quarter, the Mountaineers grabbed two three-pointers to see zeros (24-19, WVU).
Colorado started the second quarter with a made driving layup from Jr. G Desiree Wooten (24-21, WVU). The Mountaineers stole another three-pointer, but the Buffs came with Jr. G Zyanna Walker's driving layup to cut the deficit to four points (27-23, WVU). After some back-and-forth action, West Virginia's defense held strong until Colorado came with a three-point play from Masogayo (27-26, WVU). After a tense media timeout with the Buffs within one point, CU gained the lead with a three pointer from Wooten, assisted by Jr. G Maeve McErlane (29-27, CU). WVU found a three-pointer right after the lead change, but CU came back with one of Walker's driving layups with three minutes left in the half (31-30, CU). Soon after, West Virginia found the lead back, but Masogayo gained two free throws soon after (33-32, CU). The Mountaineers found a way with two layups with about a minute left in the half, right before Betson was able to knock down one of her free throws (36-34, WVU). With less than a minute left, West Virginia stole a free throw from the Buffs and closed those first 20 minutes (34-37, WVU).
West Virginia started the half with four points, making the deficit up to seven, but after some back and forth action, Colorado's quiet offense came to life after Walker scored a fast break turnover, stolen and assisted by Gooden (41-36, WVU). Halfway through the third quarter, Wooten drove a strong layup, bringing the score within three (41-38, WVU). Colorado's defense held until the Mountaineers grabbed another layup (43-38, WVU). The Black and Gold offense came back to life with a Wooten jumper from deep, and a fast break driving layup from Walker, assisted by Wooten (43-42, WVU). The Mountaineers scored four points in the last two minutes and closed out the third quarter (47-42, WVU).
The fourth quarter came up quick after the Buffs lost a quick layup to the Mountaineers (49-42, WVU). After a timeout called by CU, the Buffs found some ground and recovered with two free throws from Greer (51-44, WVU). The momentum started to swing after a quick jumper was made by Greer for two (51-46, WVU). After a free throw from the Mountaineers, the Black and Gold started to gain some traction after free throws by Masogayo, narrowing the gap to four points (52-48, WVU). With less than five minutes left in the game, Betson's layup dropped, assisted by Masogayo (52-50, WVU). The Mountaineers responded with a jumper, but CU struck back as Wooten sunk one at the line (54-51, WVU). Both defenses held right up to the two-minute timeout, forced by West Virginia, and then Wooten grabbed one in the paint (56-53, WVU). Colorado's deficit soon fell to five after a Mountaineer fast break (58-53, WVU). Masogayo went to the line with less than a minute left in the game, and grabbed both (58-55, WVU). But as time ticked down, the Mountaineers got to their end and came away with two points (60-55, WVU). The final free throw from WVU ended the game, 61-55.
UP NEXT:
- The Buffs stay at home to take on No. 14 TCU on Sunday, Feb. 8, at CU Events Center. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. MT. The game will be streamed on ESPN+, and fans can follow along via live stats links on CUBuffs.com.
PLAYER STATS:
- Sr. F Jade Masogayo scored a total of 13 points with five rebounds, one block and one assist.
- Jr. G Desiree Wooten recorded 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals.
- Jr. G Zyanna Walker finished the game with eight points, eight rebounds and two steals.
- So. F Tabitha Betson saw seven points, 10 rebounds and one block.
- Fr. F Logyn Greer saw 11 points and one rebound.
- Fr. G Erianna Gooden had two points, two assists and two steals.
- Sr. F Anaëlle Dutat scored two points along with one block.
- Jr. G Maeve McErlane had one rebound, one steal and two assists.
- For the Mountaineers, Jordan Harrison led the game with 18 points.
GAME NOTES:
- The Buffs move to 1-2 all-time against the Mountaineers.
- All-time, the Buffs move to 115-154 in Big 12 play.
- CU had more rebounds (39-33), bench points (25-9), points off turnovers (17-13) and assists (9-7) than West Virginia.
For more information on the Colorado women's basketball team, a complete schedule and results, please visit CUBuffs.com. Fans of the Buffs can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @CUBuffsWBB.
Team Stats
WVU
CU
FG%
.414
.358
3FG%
.389
.222
FT%
.545
.789
RB
33
39
TO
15
17
STL
11
8
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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