Colorado Buffaloes women's lacrosse

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Colorado Buffaloes women's lacrosse
Colorado Buffaloes wordmark.svg
Founded2014
University University of Colorado Boulder
Head coach Ann Elliott Whidden (11th season)
Stadium Kittredge Field (capacity: 350)
Location Boulder, Colorado
Conference Big 12 Conference
Nickname Buffaloes
ColorsSilver, black, and gold [1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
2017, 2018, 2019
Conference regular season championships
2018

The Colorado Buffaloes women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing University of Colorado Boulder as part of the Big 12 Conference. They play their home games at Kittredge Field in Boulder, Colorado. [2] [3]

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History

The Buffaloes fielded their first lacrosse team in 2014. [4] In their first season they finished with a winning record of 11–8. [5] [6]

In 2017, just the program's fourth season of existence, they started the year 9–0 with highlighted wins over #9 Northwestern, #16 UMass, #14 Denver, and #6 Penn State. [7] [8] The 2017 team would go on to make the 2017 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament, where they would lose in a rematch to UMass. [9] [10]

They continued this success by appearing in the NCAA tournament in both 2018 and 2019. [11] [12]

As of 2023, Colorado has an all time record of 109–60. [13]

Individual career records

RecordNumberPlayerYears
Goals210Darby Kiernan2015–2018
Assists77Darby Kiernan2015–2018
Points287Darby Kiernan2015–2018
Ground balls160Kelsie Garrison2015–2018
Draw controls369Darby Kiernan2015–2018
Saves606Paige Soenksen2014–2017

Source: [14]

Individual single-season records

RecordNumberPlayerYear
Goals70Darby Kiernan2018
Assists31Darby Kiernan2018
Points101Darby Kiernan2018
Ground balls58Sarah Brown2018
Draw controls159Darby Kiernan2018
Saves203Paige Soenksen2014
Save %.525Paige Soenksen2014

Source: [14]

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Ann Elliott Whidden (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation)(2014–2017)
2014Ann Elliott Whidden 11–75–4T–4th
2015Ann Elliott Whidden 11–75–4T–4th
2016Ann Elliott Whidden 13–57–23rd
2017Ann Elliott Whidden 16–47–12nd NCAA First Round
Ann Elliott Whidden (Pac-12 Conference)(2018–2024)
2018Ann Elliott Whidden 14–69–11st NCAA Second Round
2019Ann Elliott Whidden 11–88–22nd NCAA Second Round
2020Ann Elliott Whidden 3–21–02nd
2021Ann Elliott Whidden 8–74–33rd
2022Ann Elliott Whidden 11–65–54th
2023Ann Elliott Whidden 11–87–33rd
2024Ann Elliott Whidden 13–65–22nd
Ann Elliott Whidden (Big 12 Conference)(2025–present)
2025Ann Elliott Whidden 6–62–1
Total:138–72 (.657)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source: [14]

Postseason results

The Buffaloes have appeared in 3 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 2–3. [15]

YearSeedRoundOpponentScore
2017 --First Round UMass L, 7–13
2018 --First Round
Second Round		 Jacksonville
#6 Florida 		W, 23–18
L, 9–13
2019 --First Round
Second Round		 Dartmouth
#2 Boston College 		W, 16–13
L, 9–21

Source: [14] [13]

References

  1. ↑ University of Colorado at Boulder NIL Brand Guidelines (PDF). January 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Stanford dominates Colorado Buffaloes women's lacrosse in Pac-12 title game". The Denver Post. 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Facilities". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Lacrosse: Colorado Women's Lacrosse Opens 2014 Season at Stetson On February 13". LAXBUZZ. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  5. ↑ "2014 Lacrosse Schedule". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  6. ↑ "CU lacrosse: Ann Elliott, Buffs built solid foundation". Boulder Daily Camera. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  7. ↑ "Preschool pals help CU women's lacrosse team become among best in country". FOX31 Denver. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  8. ↑ Guerriero, Justin (2017-03-13). "CU lacrosse downs No. 6 Penn State on the road, moves to 7-0" . Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  9. ↑ "Buffs Earn Historic NCAA Tournament Berth". University of Colorado Athletics. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  10. ↑ https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-women-s-lacrosse-dominates-second-half-to-advance-past-Colorado-in-NCAA-Tournament-9892029
  11. ↑ "Colorado Buffaloes women's lacrosse draws Jacksonville in NCAA Tournament". The Denver Post. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  12. ↑ "Buffs Advance To NCAA Tournament, Will Face Jacksonville Friday". University of Colorado Athletics. 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  13. 1 2 "2023 CU Lacrosse Games Notes - 5.6 USC (Pac 12 Championship) (PDF)" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "2023 Lax Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  15. ↑ "2023 CU Lacrosse Games Notes - 5.6 USC (Pac 12 Championship) (PDF)" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
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