Haley Smith (women's basketball) opened Pac-12 conference play by winning this week's athlete of the week while Colorado tailback Phillip Lindsay (football) closed the 2016 football season by earning honors as well.
The Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team is coming off a tough California road-trip against Southern California and 10th ranked UCLA. In the team's Pac-12 opener against USC, senior Haley Smith got it done on the defensive end by adding a team-high nine rebounds along with forcing three steals. The high point for the Buffs this weekend came from a career-high 31 points scored by Smith in a tough 87-74 loss against UCLA.