CU Buffs fall to Cal, but Finau continues improvement

Colorado's Alexis Robinson, left, takes a shot over California's Kristine Anigwe on Sunday at CU Events Center. (Jeremy Papasso / Staff Photographer)

With California hitting nearly everything from 3-point range and the Colorado women's basketball team sputtering to another defeat, there weren't a lot of positives for the Buffaloes on Sunday.

Visiting Cal buried the Buffaloes early and rolled to an 80-60 rout at CU Events Center.

Yet, as the Buffaloes (10-9, 0-8 Pac-12) lost their eighth in a row, freshman point guard Sila Finau continued her maturation as a college player.

With senior Kennedy Leonard missing her fifth consecutive game because of a foot injury, Finau got her fourth start and had…