BERKELEY, Calif. – Colorado started its four-game road trip with a 73-56 win over California inside Haas Pavilion on Friday night. The Buffaloes used a 25-point third-quarter t help solidify the victory.
Peanut Tuitele and Lesila Finau stood out in front of their friends and family. Tuitele, from nearby Chico, Calif., scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half helping Colorado outscored the Golden Bears 40-27 in the final 20 minutes. Finau, from Dublin, Calif., had 11 points and tied her season-high with three steals.
"I think it was the same thing last year," Finau said about playing in front of her friends and family.