


GAME TIME: Saturday, 2 p.m. MT, Aztec Field, San Diego, Calif.
TV: ESPN+
RECORDS: Colorado 4-5; San Diego State 5-5.
KEY PLAYERS: Colorado — A Madeline Pisani, Gr. (19 goals, eight assists); M Maddie Shoup, Jr. (16 goals, four assists); M Lily Assini, Jr. (six goals, 11 assists); A Morgan Pence, Gr. (10 goals, six assists); A Teagan Ryan, So. (12 goals, one assist); A Jaimey Hill, So. (nine goals, three assists); G Elena Oh, Fr. (.464 save percentage, 9.03 goals-against average).San Diego State — A Frankie Garcia, So. (29 goals, 11 assists); A Bella Tan, R-Fr. (31 goals, two assists); M Sarah Toner, R-Sr. (18 goals, six assists); A Matty Spaeth, R-Jr. (17 goals, four assists); G Caitlin Boughton, R-Jr. (.394 save percentage, 16.56 goals-against average).
NOTES: This is the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams, with the league sponsoring women’s lacrosse for the first time. The league consists of three regular Big 12 members (CU, Cincinnati, Arizona State) in addition to three affiliate members for women’s lacrosse (San Diego State, Florida, UC Davis). … CU owns a perfect 10-0 mark all-time against SDSU. … For the fourth consecutive week, CU goalie Elena Oh was named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week. She is the first Buffs player to win a conference weekly honor in four consecutive weeks. … The Aztecs are coming off consecutive losses against then-No. 20 Ohio State (now 21st) and UC Davis in a match played as a nonconference game. … Thanks to CU’s early strength of schedule, the Buffs were at No. 26 in the RPI through Thursday. … The Aztecs have surrendered at least 16 goals in each of the past six games, with opponents averaging 19.8 goals against SDSU in that span … The Buffs have lost both their true road games and are 0-4 overall away from home. … CU completes a run of three consecutive games away from home on April 6 at Arizona State.