The Colorado Buffaloes defeated the Washington State Cougars at the CU Events Center on Friday night.
The Cougars came out of the tunnel scorching and quickly took a 7-0 lead at the 7:19 mark, forcing CU to burn an early timeout. WSU junior forward Borislava Hristova, was responsible for five of Wazzu’s first seven points, which set the tone for her big first half. Hristova had nine points, one rebound and an assist in the first half.
The Buffs responded following the timeout with a 10-2 scoring run to take a 10-9 lead. Senior guard Kennedy Leonard helped lead the run with six points and three assists in the quarter.