The Colorado women’s basketball team is set to continue its road trip with a game against Oklahoma State on January 11 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The matchup will tip off at 12:02 p.m. MT and will be available for streaming on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the broadcast via the Colorado Radio Network on AM 630 KHOW, as well as through Sirius XM and online platforms.
Colorado (11-5, 2-2 Big 12) faces Oklahoma State (13-4, 2-2 Big 12) for the 56th time in program history. The Buffaloes lead the series narrowly at 28-27 but have struggled recently, winning only three of their last ten meetings with the Cowgirls. In their most recent encounter last season in Stillwater, Colorado lost 82-65.
Earlier this week, Colorado played a close game against No. 16 Baylor but fell short with a final score of 56-52. “The Buffs played a physical game and kept the Bears close, with the game seeing four lead changes and seven ties,” according to team information. Junior guards Zyanna Walker and Desiree Wooten led Colorado in scoring during that contest with 16 and 13 points respectively.
Head coach JR Payne is now in her tenth year leading the program and has accumulated a record of 175-121. She has guided Colorado to three NCAA Tournament appearances, two WNIT berths, and one Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament appearance during her tenure.
Colorado returned to Big 12 competition two years ago and was projected to finish ninth in this season’s preseason poll. The current roster includes four returning players from last year—Tabitha Betson, Jade Masogayo, Kennedy Sanders, and JoJo Nworie—and features ten newcomers split evenly between transfers and freshmen.
Among individual standouts this season:
– Zyanna Walker ranks fourth in conference steals per game (2.3), fifteenth in free throw percentage (71.9%), and is tied for twenty-fourth in assists per game (2.6). She scored double figures for the ninth time this season against Baylor.
– Anaëlle Dutat stands third in rebounds per game within the conference (8.6) and seventh for steals per game (2.1), recording twelve rebounds versus Baylor.
– Jade Masogayo is tied for eighteenth in blocks per game (0.8).
– Desiree Wooten reached double-digit points for the eleventh time this season against Baylor.
As a team, Colorado ranks third among Big 12 teams for steals per game (11.19), fourth for offensive rebounds (14.1), fifth for rebounding margin (+8), seventh for turnover margin (+3.25), and seventh in scoring defense (59.3 points allowed).
Recent performances include four Buffaloes reaching double digits against Cincinnati—a feat achieved nine times so far this season—with Anaëlle Dutat scoring twelve points alongside notable contributions from teammates.
Several players are approaching career milestones: Tabitha Betson needs nineteen more points to reach two hundred; Jade Crook is twenty-five away from one hundred; Logyn Greer needs fourteen more rebounds to hit one hundred; Jade Masogayo is eight steals shy of one hundred career thefts; Maeve McErlane is eleven rebounds away from one hundred; Desiree Wooten needs eighteen assists to reach two hundred.
Zyanna Walker recently surpassed seven hundred career points after her performance at Baylor.
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