The University of Colorado went deep in the 2023 NCAA women’s March Madness tournament. For the first time in 20 years, the Buffs moved on to the Sweet 16 with a 61-53 overtime win against Duke.
The push into overtime was due in large part to Jaylyn Sherrod who recently announced she would use her fifth year of eligibility to play for Colorado. This means that a large portion of Colorado’s roster is still intact, something other programs including South Carolina cannot boast. While South Carolina’s Dawn Staley can always put together an exceptional roster, it is infinitely easier when all the pieces are already there and meshed together.
Colorado has that in their current roster. Sherrod, Quay Miller, Frida Formann, and Aaronette Vonleh accounted for 68.7% of CU’s scoring last season and they are all returning. That’s major.
While programs like LSU, the 2023 national champions, are working with a few key pieces and adding exceptional transfers, it’s not the same as keeping four of your five starters.
“Personally I just feel like we have a lot we can accomplish and I think with the core of the team we have coming back and we’re adding good pieces, ‘why not run the table and see how far we can get?’ We have a lot of unfinished business here and it doesn’t feel like it’s the end for me,” Sherrod told CBS News Colorado.
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