Refreshed Buffs Set to Take on Utah on Monday

BOULDER – It's all about Pac-12 Conference play for head coach JR Payne and the Colorado women's basketball team. Colorado completed its non-conference slate last Tuesday and now has to dig in for 20 consecutive conference matchups, beginning with Utah on Monday (noon MT, Pac-12 Networks).

Colorado (2-3, 0-2 Pac-12) has lost its last three, including a nail-biter at Denver that resulted in CU's third straight loss in five days. After the game at Denver, neither the coaching staff nor the players were making excuses.

"I'm not one to make excuses," Payne expressed after the close loss. "I'm not going to talk about fatigue. I mean we certainly had a chance to win the ballgame. I'm not going to…