The shorthanded Colorado women’s basketball team made quick work of visiting Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon despite losing two key players to injury the day prior.
According to BuffZone’s Brian Howell, starting point guard Kindyll Wetta and her backup Kennedy Sanders are dealing with concussions after colliding with each other at practice on Friday. Johanna Teder received the starting nod in their place and dished out a team-high seven assists in Colorado’s 76-59 win.
“Everyone bought into their roles really fast,” Teder said. “We have so (many) different skillsets, so it wasn’t a problem at all.”
Offensively, Colorado had three double-digit scorers in Frida Formann (15), Jade Masogayo (10) and Lior Garzon (20)
“My work ethic gives me a lot of confidence,” said Garzon, who tallied her third 20-plus-point game of the season. “I play with confidence but it’s not because I’m making shots, it’s because of what I do before. My preparation is very, very good before games.”
On the defensive end, Colorado held Southern Utah to 44.2% from the field and 31.6% from deep.
Head coach JR Payne and the Buffs improved to 8-2 while Southern Utah fell to 1-9. Colorado will host Denver on Tuesday (7 p.m. MT, ESPN+) in its nonconference finale.
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