KNOXVILLE – Colorado totaled 14 points in the first half and struggled to get to the basket for most of the night, falling to No. 23 Tennessee 69-51 at Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday.
The Buffaloes drop to 4-2 this season and 0-2 on the road. The Lady Vols picked up a much-needed win, moving to 3-4.
Colorado was without Frida Formann who was playing for Denmark in the FIBA Women’s Eurobasket Qualifiers. CU’s offense struggled to get into a rhythm without its sharp-shooting guard. Senior Quay Miller founder herself in foul trouble throughout the night, scoring just three points in 20 minutes. Sophomore Kindyll Wetta led the Buffs with 13 points off the bench. Jaylyn Sherrod and Aaronette Vonleh also hit double figures, contributing 11 and 10 points, respectively.
“We have a long way to go in playing the type of basketball we want to play,” head coach JR Payne commented. “I loved our grit and toughness down the stretch, but we need to play like that for 40 minutes. We have many areas we need to continue to grow in that regard. We have to be tougher. We have to be more disciplined in executing. There are a couple of things I think we really need to prioritize as a group. We’ll learn from it and move on.”
UT got up by as many as 24 in the third quarter and the Buffs gave the Lady Vols a little scare, cutting the deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter.
Neither side took particularly…
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