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Buffs Defeat Aztecs, Win Omni Classic
Nov 25th
by B.G. Brooks. CU associate editor
BOULDER – What started as a struggle ended in a stroll Saturday night for the University of Colorado women’s basketball team.
The Buffaloes found their groove midway through the first half and stayed with it the rest of the way, overrunning San Diego State 67-53 to win the Omni Classic at the Coors Events Center.
Freshman Arielle Roberson was voted tournament MVPCU has won 16 of its 26 in-season tournaments, which for 22 years was called the Coors Classic.
Three CU players reached double figures as the Buffs stayed unbeaten (4-0). Redshirt freshman Arielle Roberson scored 17 points, sophomore Jen Reese 14 and senior Chucky Jeffery 12. Reese also grabbed a game-best nine rebounds.
Roberson was named the tournament’s MVP, an award Jeffery had claimed the past two years. Joining both on the all-tournament team were Auburn’s Tyrese Tanner, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Janae Blount and San Diego State’s Courtney Clements.
The Buffs led 28-23 at halftime, but getting that five-point lead was difficult. When the Aztecs raced ahead 6-0, it doubled the largest deficit the Buffs had faced in their three previous games. And San Diego State (3-2) wasn’t content with that.
Over the next 5 minutes, the Aztecs built a 14-5 advantage and were limiting the Buffs’ looks at the basket. But at the 13:19 mark, CU began to click – mainly because it thumbed up its defensive intensity.
At about the 6 minute mark, the Aztecs were 5-of-17 from the field – and that made field goal number included San Diego State hitting its first two baskets of the game.
On the offensive end and from the free throw line, CU’s efficiency left much to be desired. Still, the Buffs began creeping back into it and fashioned a 13-2 run.
They finally caught the Aztecs at 16-16 on a Roberson follow of her own miss, then passed the visitors at 18-16 on a short Reese jumper.
In the half’s final 2:15, CU outscored San Diego State 7-1 to take its five-point lead to the locker room. During that span, CU got its only two treys of the first 20 minutes, courtesy of Roberson and Meagan Malcolm-Peck.
The Buffs hit only eight of 15 first-half free throw attempts and didn’t get their first offensive rebound until about 6 minutes in. But they finished with 17 boards, seven of them offensive, to match the Aztecs in that department. CU shot 42.9 percent from the field (12-of-28) to San Diego State’s 30.8 (8-of-26) before intermission.
A 5-0 run to open the second half gave the Buffs their largest lead of the game (33-23) – and they kept the pedal down. After the Aztecs closed to within six, a 7-2 CU run opened an 11-point advantage (42-31) with 13:02 to play. Reese was responsible for four of those points, with Jeffery converting a conventional three-point play for the others.
In the final 7 minutes, the Buffs led by as many as 15 – 67-52 with 25.8 to play – and the Aztecs never got closer than eight points.
CU hosts Wyoming Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Balanced Buffs Take Care of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Nov 24th
BOULDER – Colorado had three players in double-digits and used a late run to pull away from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 75-48, in the second game of the 2012 Omni Hotels Classic at the Coors Events Center.
Colorado improves to 3-0 and will play San Diego State in Saturday’s championship game set for 7:30 p.m. San Diego State defeated Auburn 78-57 in the first game. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (0-5) will play Auburn in Saturday’s consolation game at 5 p.m.
Freshman forward Arielle Roberson scored a game-high 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting. Senior guard Chucky Jeffery nearly missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore Jasmine Sborov tied a career-best with 10 points.
““I thought for the second straight game we had great contribution from everybody on our team,” head coach Linda Lappe said. “They all did their job and they played their role. Many of them came in and gave us some great energy, whether it was to start the game, start the half, or when they came in off the bench. But I thought they did a fantastic job of really playing together.”
Seven players had at least five points as the Buffaloes hit 70 for the third straight game to open the season. The Buffaloes also had seven players with three or more rebounds and six players with multiple assists.
“It’s awesome,” Jeffery said on her team’s depth. “To have a number of players that can come off the bench and replace players on the floor without disrupting the flow is great. We know the game isn’t going to change when we sub because we have confidence in getting the ball to our post players.”
The layups in the post weren’t falling like they did in Kansas City last weekend, but the Buffaloes were able to hit the outside shot.
Jasmin Sborov contributed all-around skills in the victory
Sborov, making her first start of the season set the tone early for the Buffaloes. She scored all 10 of her points in the first half on 5-of-7 shooting, most on smooth looking 12-15 foot jumpers.
“Chucky [Jeffery] did a great job at drawing in the defense and I was just hitting shots off of reversals and kick-outs,” Sborov said. “We worked on that religiously in practice so I think that opened up a lot of our inside game in the second half.”
The Buffaloes built a 35-24 halftime lead by scoring 11 points off turnovers and turning in their best half from the line this year, hitting 8-of-10.
CU shot below its season average of 44 percent, making just 12 of 30 in the first 20 minutes, but Lappe lauded the team’s ability to shake off the early misses and keep hammering away down low.
“I liked how we stayed composed tonight,” Lappe said. “Our inside game wasn’t going well at the beginning, but we were getting great shots. The thing I liked about tonight is that we didn’t shy away from using our posts, our guards kept feeding the ball down there, they kept offensive rebounding, and they kept at it. When you do that, those easy shots are going to eventually fall.”
Jeffery ran a solid point game, contributing four assists and four steals, and notably just one turnover against an aggressive Islanders defense.
Colorado led by double-digits most of the game, but still only led by 10 when Trish Amboree hit three free throws with 9:28 left to make the score 53-43.
Roberson responded with five straight points and Jeffery followed with a transition layup to put CU up 60-43. The Buffaloes ran from there, ending the game on a 22-5 run.
Colorado dominated the boards, by a count of 49-23. Roberson had eight, Sborov had six.
Janae Blount led Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with 13 points and six rebounds. Ashley Darley pitched in 12.
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CU Buffs Football Team’s Final Shot At Home “W” Slips Away
Nov 24th
Courtesy: B.G. Brooks, Contributing Editor |
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BOULDER – After seven consecutive blowout losses, the Colorado Buffaloes found themselves competing in the fourth quarter Friday at Folsom Field. It was a strange, unfamiliar situation, but the Buffs appeared ready to handle it.
Like their 2012 season, it slipped away. CU and Utah swapped 100-yard kickoff returns in the fourth quarter, but the Utes’ runback came in response and proved to be the difference in their 42-35 Pac-12 Conference win. The gut-wrenching loss ended CU’s season at 1-11 overall, 1-8 in conference, and made this Buffs team 0-6 at Folsom. The last time a CU team didn’t win a home game was 1920, and the school’s most recent one-win season was 1984 (1-10). Utah (5-7, 3-6) won for the first time on the road this season. CU’s only 2012 win came on the road – 35-34 at Washington State on Sept. 22.
“Tough game, tough loss,” said an emotional Jon Embree, whose two-year record at his alma mater is 4-21. “I just want to thank the seniors for what they did for us.” CU said goodbye to eight seniors and three fourth-year juniors who are graduating. “I’d like for it to have been better,” senior tight end Nick Kasa said of his career and final season. “But it was good to be in a game until the last play. I think we all know there are better things coming for this program.” Senior linebacker Jon Major characterized his CU career as “super frustrating . . . life ain’t fair, and that’s just the way it is.” Making his third career start – the second this season – CU sophomore quarterback Nick Hirschman completed 30 of 51 passes for 306 yards and a touchdown. But four interceptions, the last ending the Buffs’ final chance in the final half minute, cast a long shadow. Three of the picks led to 21 Utah points. Embree said Hirschman “gave us everything he had . . . he rallied, he gutted it out. He got banged around a little bit, but he didn’t stop fighting.” Redshirt freshman Nelson Spruce caught 10 passes for 98 yards and an 8-yard touchdown, while freshman tailback Donta Abron rushed 14 times for 84 yards and a TD. The Buffs outgained the Utes 418-336 in total offense, led 25-18 in first downs and held the visitors without a third-down conversion until the middle of the fourth quarter. As the season’s grind intensified, Major said CU’s locker room stayed tight: “We got closer. We knew, the guys in the locker room knew who would fight and have each other’s backs. That was a priority around here.” Utah led 17-14 at halftime, but the way the game opened it appeared the Utes might make this a first-half blowout – something the Buffs had experienced in their previous seven games. Opening series, second CU play: Hirschman’s first pass is picked by defensive end Trevor Reilly and returned 13 yards to the CU 16. First Utah play: Travis Wilson hits Dres Anderson for a 16-yard touchdown and the Utes are up 7-0 less than a minute into the first quarter. Fortunately for the Buffs on the ensuing possession, a roughing-the-kicker penalty salvaged a stalled drive and provided a first down at the Utes’ 23-yard line. Four plays later, Hirschman found Spruce in the end zone for an 8-yard score and Will Oliver’s extra point tied the game at 7-7. CU’s defense provided a rare – in this season anyway – goal line stand, stopping Utah on three plays from the one and forcing a 21-yard Coleman Peterson field goal that put the Utes ahead 10-7 with 13 seconds left in the first quarter. That Utah possession followed CU’s second turnover – a fumble by Abron, who started in place of former high school teammate Christian Powell (concussion). The Buffs botched an opportunity to tie the score after snapper Ryan Iverson recovered returner Charles Henderson’s fumble at the Utes’ 15. After a Hirschman sack and an illegal substitution penalty, CU wound up trying a 43-yard field goal by Oliver. But Utah defensive end Joe Kruger, a 6-7, 280-pounder lined up inside, swatted it down. The Utes capitalized on their second interception of Hirschman – this one by free safety Eric Rowe – and marched 47 yards in six plays to go ahead 17-7. Backup tailback Kelvin York scored the TD on a 4-yard run. The Buffs had 3:35 before intermission to respond, and they used all but 16 seconds of it on an 11-play, 78-yard drive. After Hirschman went four-of-four for 46 yards on the march, he scored on a 1-yard sneak to bring the Buffs to 17-14. Utah padded its lead (20-14) on a 37-yard field goal by Peterson on the second half’s opening possession, but CU offered an immediate response and took its first lead of the afternoon. Tony Jones’ 3-yard run capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive and tied the score, then Oliver’s PAT pushed the Buffs in front 21-20 with 8:46 left in the third quarter. Having an advantage felt so good CU had to expand on it. After again shutting down Utah on third down – the Utes finished the third quarter 0-for-8 – and forcing a punt, Hirschman drove the Buffs 71 yards for another score. Abron got it on a 4-yard run. Of the drive’s eight plays, three were Hirschman passes that covered 60 yards – the big play a third-down screen to fullback Alex Wood that covered 34 yards. After Abron’s TD, Oliver kicked CU ahead 28-20 and the third quarter ended that way. Less than 5 minutes into the final quarter, the game was tied. Those third-down conversions Utah was having problems with? No problem on a 75-yard drive that saw the Utes convert two and ultimately score on an 11-yard run by tailback John White (20 carries, 168 yards, 1 TD). A two-point conversion would tie the score and that’s what Utah opted to do. After lining up in a spread PAT formation, Jake Murphy took a direct shotgun snap, took a couple steps toward the end zone then pulled up and lobbed a pass to David Rolff. Utah 28, CU 28. The tie held until Hirschman’s third interception set up the Utes at the Buffs’ 30. Wilson ran 9 yards around right end for the TD that broke the tie – 35-28. Then came the exchange of 100-yard kickoff returns by CU’s Marques Mosley and Utah’s Reggie Dunn. Mosley’s jaunt – he started left, reversed his field and finally outran the kicker – tied the score at 35-35. Dunn’s answer – he started near the right hash mark, cut up the right sideline and was untouched until his teammates mobbed him in the end zone. The Utes went up 42-35 with 8:12 to play. The Buffs chance to answer stalled when the decision was made to go for a fourth-and-three at the CU 45. A Hirschman pass for Gerald Thomas was batted away, but the Utes were forced to punt on their next series. CU took over on its 7-yard line with 2:55 showing. Last chance for a miracle, but the Buffs couldn’t find one. They moved as far as the Utes 46, where on fourth-and-eight Hirschman’s fourth pick – this one by strong safety Brian Blechen – ended the afternoon and CU’s one-win season. Despite the record and the string of blowout losses, Embree said there are positives although “it may not be crystal clear. We’ve got a lot of young talent that’s grown up. We get some guys back who were hurt, we’ve got some good grayshirts coming in. There’s a lot to be excited about and feel good about.” BUFF BITS: Senior defensive end Will Pericak received the Buffalo Heart Award, presented by a group of long-time fans seated behind the CU bench . . . . Saturday’s actual attendance was 39,400, with 46,052 tickets distributed. [includeme src=”http://c1n.tv/boulder/media/bouldersponsors.html” frameborder=”0″ width=”670″ height=”300″]
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