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Frida Formann announces return for fifth year at Colorado

Frida Formann is running it back

Frida Formann took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce she’s returning for a fifth year to play for head coach JR Payne’s Colorado women’s basketball team.

The news is welcomed as Formann was a crucial piece of the Buffs’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 berths over the last two years. This past season, the sharpshooter averaged 12.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

The 5-foot-11 guard, nicknamed “Three-da,” had her best shooting season too, setting career-highs in field goal percentage (44%), 3-point percentage (42.1%) and free-throw percentage (90.1%). She became CU’s all-time leader in career 3-point makes in men’s and women’s program history by draining her 260th deep shot in the Buffs’ Sweet 16 loss against Iowa.

With fifth-year seniors Jaylyn Sherrod, Quay Miller and Maddie Nolan moving on, Formann and soon-to-be junior center Aaronette Vonleh are currently the only two returning starters for the Buffs.

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Recap: CU women upset the defending national champion LSU Tigers

Colorado put the college women’s basketball on notice by upsetting LSU

Colorado has put the college women’s basketball world on notice.

Going up against the defending national champion LSU Tigers, the Buffs were the underdogs in Las Vegas, but CU was the aggressor and walked away with a 92-78 victory on Monday evening.

The first half was close throughout, but the Buffs’ second-half defense allowed them to pull away. CU switched to a zone look midway through the third quarter that confused LSU into turnovers, which turned into easy baskets for the Buffs.

It was a two-way battle between Frida Formann and Aaronette Vonleh for the player of the game. Formann tied the school record for 3-point makes (seven) en route to 27 points while Vonleh dominated inside the paint for 24 points and six rebounds. She also helped hold LSU star Angel Reese to six-of-15 shooting.

You also can’t ignore the all-around great game from point guard Jaylyn Sherrod, who sped her way to 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals.

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Colorado women’s basketball snags sharpshooting Michigan transfer

Colorado added a strong 3-point shooter from Michigan

Boulder is buzzing right now with the spring football game set for Saturday, but the Colorado women’s basketball team got an early present as well on Friday with Michigan transfer Maddie Nolan committing to the Buffs.

The 5-foot-11 guard has spent the last two seasons as a starter with the Wolverines and set career-highs in average points (9.1), assists (2.0) and minutes played (32.7) last season. Michigan made the NCAA Tournament last season and, like the Buffs, was eliminated by Iowa.

A native of Zionsville, Indiana, the fifth-year senior will give CU another weapon from behind the 3-point line, as her 34.2% mark from deep would have been second on the team last year behind only Frida Formann’s 39.3%.

Nolan now becomes a favorite to replace departing senior Tayanna Jones in the starting lineup.

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Colorado makes ESPN’s way-too-early women’s basketball top 25

Colorado was well-positioned in this way-too-early top 25

The Colorado Buffaloes women’s basketball team is getting some national love after its impressive showing in the NCAA Tournament. ESPN writer Charlie Creme ranked Colorado at No. 20 in its way-too-early top 25 for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

Head coach JR Payne and the Buffs shocked most of the women’s basketball world this last season after being picked to finish eighth in the Pac-12 preseason polls. The Buffs shot all the way up to third when the season ended and captured a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament where many thought No. 11 Middle Tennessee State would get the first-round upset.

CU would dominate MTSU and upset the Duke Blue Devils in the second round to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 20 years before falling to eventual national runner-up Iowa in a hard-fought contest that saw the Buffs hold a halftime lead.

Colorado will not be sneaking up on anyone this year as ESPN points out the returning core and Payne’s recent contract extension as major factors (h/t ESPN and Charlie Creme):

20. Colorado Buffaloes

After the Buffaloes’ first Sweet 16 appearance in 20 years, coach JR Payne was rewarded with a five-year contract extension. It also looks like she will have most of her veteran team back for another run. The top four scorers — Quay Miller, Aaronette Vonleh, Frida Formann and Jaylyn Sherrod — are expected to be back next season. This season marked the second time in 27 years Colorado had won as many as 25 games, and the third-place finish in the Pac-12 was the program’s best since joining the conference in 2011.

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NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Colorado bested by Iowa in Sweet 16

Colorado’s historic season came to a close in the Sweet 16

Colorado’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament run is now over as the No. 6 seed Buffs fell in the Sweet 16 to the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday, 87-77.

Caitlin Clark was as good as advertised, scoring 31 points to go along with eight assists in leading the Hawkeyes to the Elite 8.

Colorado held a one-point lead at halftime, 40-39, thanks to Frida Formann’s four first-half 3s and 19 points. The Buffaloes did a good job in the first half of slowing down Clark, who missed seven first-half field goals and scored 11 points.

Colorado also did an incredible job on the offensive glass all game, pulling in 21 ORBs, although few led to immediate points.

The game turned in the third quarter. Iowa started the half on a 15-2 run to take control of the game. Iowa pushed its lead to 15 points during that third quarter before the Buffaloes started to chip away. Colorado was able to narrow Iowa’s lead to four before running out of steam late in the fourth quarter.

CU was in foul trouble for most of the game as Jaylyn Sherrod picked up two early fouls and stayed off the court for most of the first half and Formann fouled out at the 6:27 mark of the fourth.

The loss sends Colorado to the offseason with lofty goals for next year after reaching the program’s first Sweet 16 in 20 years.

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NCAA women’s basketball tournament: CU Buffs are dancing into the round of 32

Colorado is moving on to the round of 32

The Colorado Buffaloes women’s basketball team put on a dominating performance in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, defeating the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders, 82-60. Frida Formann led all scorers with 21 points while hitting 5-of-8 from 3-point range.

The No. 6 seed Buffaloes set a new NCAA Tournament team record by hitting 13 3-pointers throughout their rout of MTSU. Overall, CU shot nearly as well from 3 (13-of-27 or 48.1%) as they did from inside the arc (17-of-35 or 48.5%).

There wasn’t much that the Buffs didn’t do well. Their defense held MTSU to 39.1% from the field, they held a 43-29 rebounding advantage and recorded 21 assists on 30 made field goals.

Colorado will take on the winner of No. 3 Duke-No. 14 Iona matchup in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday.

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CU women’s basketball player of the game vs. Middle Tennessee: Frida Formann

Frida Formann went off for the #cubuffs in their first-round win over Middle Tennessee

To say it was raining 3s at Cameron Indoor Stadium would be an understatement. Colorado connected on an NCAA Tournament program-best 13 shots from beyond the arc on Saturday en route to an 82-60 first-round beatdown of Middle Tennessee.

The win marked CU’s first in the Big Dance since 2003.

As you may have guessed, Frida Formann was at the center of Colorado’s dominance from deep, hitting 5-of-8 there as part of a game-high 21 points. The junior from Denmark also added five rebounds and two steals to earn our player of the game.

Formann and the No. 6 seed Buffs will face the winner of No. 14 Iona-No. 3 Duke in the second round on Monday.

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Colorado women’s basketball: Buffs react to March Madness selection

Naturally, #cubuffs players and coaches were excited to hear their name called on Selection Sunday

Buffaloes Wire had you covered as I was on-site to watch the Colorado women’s basketball team react to its NCAA Tournament selection. It was a festive atmosphere inside the Dal Ward Athletic Center as the team gathered for a banquet that ended in a Selection Sunday watch party.

Colorado found out it will be a No. 6 seed in the Seattle 4 region, and it was met with a jubilant cheer from the team. But soon after the celebration died down, it became time for the Buffs to focus on the task at hand. The players I spoke to were ready for the challenge in front of them with a trip to Durham, North Carolina to face Middle Tennessee looming.

Here’s how Buffaloes players and head coach JR Payne reacted to the program’s second straight March Madness bid:

Colorado women’s basketball Pac-12 Tournament recap: No. 3 seed Buffs hold off Oregon State

Colorado passed its quarterfinals test and will face Washington State in the Pac-12 semifinals

Upsets were the theme of the first two rounds of the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament as Utah, USC and Arizona had all fallen to lower seeds. Through the majority of the first half, it looked like No. 3 seed Colorado might be added to that list.

Oregon State played really well in the first half, at one point holding a nine-point lead over CU built mostly on the back of hot shooting from beyond the 3-point line. The Buffs were able to tie the game at the half thanks to a 9-2 run late in the second quarter.

CU had a trio of double-digit scorers in Frida Formann, Jaylyn Sherrod and Aaronette Vonleh, accounting for 16, 12 and 15 points, respectively. Quay Miller had a rare off-night, scoring two points and missing all nine of her field goal attempts.

Colorado will be right back at it as they take on another upset-minded squad in No. 7 seed Washington State on Friday at 9:30 p.m. MT in the semifinals. The Cougars are responsible for ending No. 2 seed Utah’s tournament run.

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Four CU Buffs women earn Pac-12 honors

These four #cubuffs were given some hardware

Winning brings respect and with a 13-5 record to wrap Pac-12 play, four CU Buffs women took home a total of six conference awards.

As announced Tuesday, Jaylyn Sherrod and Quay Miller earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 team while Frida Formann and Aaronnette Vonleh were honorable mentions. Vonleh was also named co-most improved player of the year along with Arizona’s Shaina Pellington, and Sherrod made the all-defensive team.

Colorado, which was ranked No. 20 in the latest AP college women’s basketball poll, finished third in the Pac-12 and will enjoy a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The No. 3 seed Buffs are set to challenge either No. 6 USC or No. 11 Oregon State on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

After the Pac-12 Tournament, Colorado is essentially an NCAA Tournament lock for the second consecutive season.

“I’m so proud of every member of our team for all that they have poured into our program all year long,” head coach JR Payne said. “It is truly an honor for several members of our team to be recognized as all-conference players. The Pac-12 is full of incredibly talented young women. For our players to be recognized in such an elite group speaks to the talent that we have here at Colorado and the amount of time that they have poured into their craft.”

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