For CU, heads back to the CU Events Center to tip off the home slate on Friday, hosting Marquette (7 p.m. Next, the Falcons will travel to California to play the San Diego Toreros on Wednesday, November 17. The former Kadet also added she has gone through some growing pains, but hopes to earn more minutes with the Buffs moving forward. It is always fun to play in front of a hometown crowd." "It is always so fun when you can play in your hometown. "It was cool to come back," explained Blacksten, who said the biggest challenge from moving high school to Division I basketball is the speed and physicality of the game. After the game Blacksten said it was nice coming back to play in front of her hometown fans. In Blacksten's return to Colorado Springs, the sophomore guard saw limited action, only playing one minute. The win for the Buffs gives CU its first 2-0 start to a season away from Boulder since the 1987-88 season when they beat Creighton and St.
That's exactly what they did for 40 minutes today." "Today was 100 percent what I thought it would be," Payne added. The Falcons cut the Buffs lead to 1-point with less than 2 minutes to go in the game, but Colorado's Jaylyn Sherrod knocked down a wide-open three-pointer to extend the Colorado lead and seal the game. The Falcons went 19-for-55 (34.5 percent) from the field, getting half their field goals from behind the 3-point line. Riley Snyder and Dasha MacMillian finished with 11 points apiece. A game like this should really make us better in the long run because there's so much to learn from it."Īir Force (1-1) had three players in double figures, led by Cierra Winters (16). Collectively, we were able to execute certain things defensively and offensively when we needed to. "Today provided us an opportunity to do that when we needed to. "We always want to be tough and gritty throughout a 40-minute game," head coach JR Payne explained.
Junior Jaylyn Sherrod reached double figures for the first time this season, putting in 12 points to go with her six rebounds and four steals. The Buffs shot 51.1 percent (24-47) in the game, struggled with turnovers (24) and free throws (6-15). The win also marked the first time Air Academy alum Kylee Blacksten returned to the Air Force Academy as she played for the Kadets from 2015 to 2019,Ĭolorado (2-0) was paced by junior Quay Miller and her 17 points and seven rebounds. The Buffaloes led for 33 minutes but needed the final two to pull out the team's second win of the young season. USAFA - Colorado needed every ounce of energy in its 58-53 win at Air Force on Sunday.
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