The tone has officially been set for Colorado women’s basketball’s 2023-24 season.
In dominant fashion, nonetheless, the No. 20 Buffs upset the No. 1 LSU Tigers in their season opener on Monday evening, 92-78. Frida Formann went off for 27 points on seven made 3-pointers, Aaronette Vonleh had 24 and veteran point guard Jaylyn Sherrod managed a team-high eight rebounds.
LSU head coach Kim Mulkey said earlier this week that her Tigers were vulnerable to an upset and she was certainly correct, but Colorado deserves all the credit for outworking the defending national champions.
As you’d expect, social media went crazy for the upset in Las Vegas: