Although Colorado women’s basketball coach JR Payne knew she was going to have an almost completely new roster this year, she was encouraged by several qualities the group possessed.

One of those top qualities, Payne said, was that the Buffs would be loaded with good 3-point shooters.

Three games into the season, however, that hasn’t shown up on game days.

On Tuesday, the Buffs will take on Nevada in a neutral-site game in Lake Tahoe, and they’ll be trying to get on track beyond the arc.

CU went 0-for-17 from 3-point range in Sunday’s 50-47 loss at Boise State, snapping a streak of 125 consecutive games with at least one made 3. That was the low point, but the Buffs are just 8-for-47 (17%) overall on the season, including 1-for-27 (3.7%) in two road games.

“We need to shoot better,” Payne said after Sunday’s loss. “(Going) 0-for-17 from 3, and maybe a couple of them were rushed or late clock, but I think we’re getting decent looks. (I) have to go back and watch the film, but I don’t think they’re bad looks. We have to be able to put them in. We were definitely disjointed from uncertain times and places on the floor. We have to figure out, why are we disjointed? What can we do to fix those things?”

Although CU has played all three games without senior Frida Formann — the program’s career leader in made 3-pointers with 260 — it does have other good shooters who just aren’t hitting.

Oklahoma State transfer Lior Garzon came into the year as a 34.2% shooter from 3-point range in her career, with 244 made 3s, but she’s just 2-for-16 so far this year. Johanna Teder hit 33.6% (154-of-458) in her three seasons at Washington State but is 1-for-4 this year.

Veterans Kindyll Wetta (0-for-5) and Sarah-Rose Smith (1-for-6), and freshman Tabitha Betson (2-for-9), are also off to slow starts.

Against Boise State, the Buffs also missed 14 layups. They did go 7-for-8 (87.5%) from the free throw line but have made just 63.8% (30-of-47) from the line this season.

CU is averaging 61.3 points per game so far this season, including 51.5 in two road games.

“The bottom line is we have to be able to put the ball in the hoop,” Payne said.

“We need to make sure that we’re addressing areas that we’re missing early looks and figure out what we can do to ensure we get cleaner looks.”