Lacrosse (#24 ranked in the preseason coaches' (IWLCA) poll) hopefully becomes the last Buff team*** to start action this academic year, as they're scheduled to head south to visit Louisville Thursday and Vanderbuilt Sunday.
(***Outdoor track and field is still about a month from starting so will be the last season to start, but assume all the healthy Buffs who will participate in that sport have already been competing in either cross country and/ or indoor track and field.)
While the Buffs are opening action this season, both their opponents are coming off season opening losses against top ranked teams this past Saturday.
Coverage for Thursday's game is scheduled for the ACC Network (and via streaming through ESPN for those who have ACC Network as part of their , while Sunday's game with Vandy looks like it will be available on their Youtube channel. (See links below.)
Go Buffs!!!
cubuffs.com Preview(s) - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/2/17/lacrosse-colorado-ready-to-open-2021-campaign-on-the-road.aspx
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BOULDER —The No. 24 Colorado Buffaloes will start the 2021 lacrosse season on the road this week, facing a pair of non-conference opponents.
They will start the season on Thursday, February 18, against the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., at 1 p.m. MT/3 p.m. ET, before traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, for a 10 a.m. MT/12 p.m. ET contest on February 21, against Vanderbilt University. This will be the first time CU has met either opponent and is the sixth tie in program history the Buffs are staring the campaign away from home.
The Buffaloes return 10 starters from the 2020 season which saw CU record a 3-2 mark. Charlie Rudy, the team's leading scorer from that team, returns and looks to pick up where she left off with the rest of the team hungry to make an impact. Rudy recorded 20 goals and added four assists for a team-best 24 points. Chloe Willard and Sadie Grozier each scored 10 goals while Zoe Lawless added another nine.
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HOW TO WATCH: The game will be streamed on ESPN, but a login is needed. Links to the live stream and free live stats are available at CUBuffs.com.
ABOUT VANDERBILT: The Commodores were 4-5 in 2020 and are 0-1 to start the 2021 season after falling to No. 2 Notre Dame last weekend, 19-5. VU was limited to just one goal in the first half and scored four in the second. ND recorded seven in the first frame and tacked on another 12 in the second. All five of VU's goals came from a different player.
Paige Gunning spent 58:07 in net and allowed 17 goals while making 12 saves. Lexie de Roziere gave up two goals and did not make any saves in the remaining 1:53. As a team, VU recorded eight caused turnovers with Melissa Hawkins's leading the Commodores with two. They were close to ND in draw controls, winning 11, while ND won the other 15.
HOW TO WATCH: The game will be streamed on YouTube. Links to the live stream and live stats are available at CUBuffs.com.
UP NEXT: The Buffs will host Denver on Sunday, February 28, in Boulder. That contest is set for a 1 p.m. start and is the first of two meetings this season between the in-state rivals.
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Links for a little more info on the opponents-
Louisville:
Roster - https://gocards.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster
Stats - https://gocards.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/stats
Schedule with past results - https://gocards.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/schedule
Preview article for the game with the Buffs - https://gocards.com/news/2021/2/17/womens-lacrosse-louisville-hosts-no-24-colorado-on-thursday.aspx
Vanderbuilt
Roster - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/roster/
Stats (Last season's) - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/cumestats/season/2019-20/
Schedule with past results - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/schedule/
Preview article for the game with the Buffs - Not available as i type this.
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Media links:
Vs. Louisville:
Live video - Game is scheduled to be shown on ACC Netwpork. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to any of that channel, assume the game can also be streamed through a link at https://www.espn.com/watch/ .
Live stats - https://gocards.com/sidearmstats/wlax/summary
Game notes - Not available as I type this.
Vs. Vanderbuilt:
Live video -
Link to link to Live stats - http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=vand
Game notes - I couldn't find any out yet as I type this.
(***Outdoor track and field is still about a month from starting so will be the last season to start, but assume all the healthy Buffs who will participate in that sport have already been competing in either cross country and/ or indoor track and field.)
While the Buffs are opening action this season, both their opponents are coming off season opening losses against top ranked teams this past Saturday.
Coverage for Thursday's game is scheduled for the ACC Network (and via streaming through ESPN for those who have ACC Network as part of their , while Sunday's game with Vandy looks like it will be available on their Youtube channel. (See links below.)
Go Buffs!!!
cubuffs.com Preview(s) - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/2/17/lacrosse-colorado-ready-to-open-2021-campaign-on-the-road.aspx
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BOULDER —The No. 24 Colorado Buffaloes will start the 2021 lacrosse season on the road this week, facing a pair of non-conference opponents.
They will start the season on Thursday, February 18, against the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., at 1 p.m. MT/3 p.m. ET, before traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, for a 10 a.m. MT/12 p.m. ET contest on February 21, against Vanderbilt University. This will be the first time CU has met either opponent and is the sixth tie in program history the Buffs are staring the campaign away from home.
The Buffaloes return 10 starters from the 2020 season which saw CU record a 3-2 mark. Charlie Rudy, the team's leading scorer from that team, returns and looks to pick up where she left off with the rest of the team hungry to make an impact. Rudy recorded 20 goals and added four assists for a team-best 24 points. Chloe Willard and Sadie Grozier each scored 10 goals while Zoe Lawless added another nine.
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HOW TO WATCH: The game will be streamed on ESPN, but a login is needed. Links to the live stream and free live stats are available at CUBuffs.com.
ABOUT VANDERBILT: The Commodores were 4-5 in 2020 and are 0-1 to start the 2021 season after falling to No. 2 Notre Dame last weekend, 19-5. VU was limited to just one goal in the first half and scored four in the second. ND recorded seven in the first frame and tacked on another 12 in the second. All five of VU's goals came from a different player.
Paige Gunning spent 58:07 in net and allowed 17 goals while making 12 saves. Lexie de Roziere gave up two goals and did not make any saves in the remaining 1:53. As a team, VU recorded eight caused turnovers with Melissa Hawkins's leading the Commodores with two. They were close to ND in draw controls, winning 11, while ND won the other 15.
HOW TO WATCH: The game will be streamed on YouTube. Links to the live stream and live stats are available at CUBuffs.com.
UP NEXT: The Buffs will host Denver on Sunday, February 28, in Boulder. That contest is set for a 1 p.m. start and is the first of two meetings this season between the in-state rivals.
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Links for a little more info on the opponents-
Louisville:
Roster - https://gocards.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster
Stats - https://gocards.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/stats
Schedule with past results - https://gocards.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/schedule
Preview article for the game with the Buffs - https://gocards.com/news/2021/2/17/womens-lacrosse-louisville-hosts-no-24-colorado-on-thursday.aspx
Vanderbuilt
Roster - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/roster/
Stats (Last season's) - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/cumestats/season/2019-20/
Schedule with past results - https://vucommodores.com/sports/wlax/schedule/
Preview article for the game with the Buffs - Not available as i type this.
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Media links:
Vs. Louisville:
Live video - Game is scheduled to be shown on ACC Netwpork. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to any of that channel, assume the game can also be streamed through a link at https://www.espn.com/watch/ .
Live stats - https://gocards.com/sidearmstats/wlax/summary
Game notes - Not available as I type this.
Vs. Vanderbuilt:
Live video -
Link to link to Live stats - http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=vand
Game notes - I couldn't find any out yet as I type this.