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Top sports stories of 2023 | No. 8: CU Buffs women’s basketball emerges as national power

By The Denver Gazette December 20, 2023 | updated 2 years ago

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Colorado's Jaylyn Sherrod (00) drives the ball past Duke's Celeste Taylor (0) during the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Monday, March 20, 2023, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B. DeBlaker)

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Chris Schmaedeke and Tyler King discuss the No. 8 sports story of 2023.


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2023 was a special year for coach JR Payne and the University of Colorado women’s basketball team. 

In March, the Buffs made a run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Iowa and star Caitlin Clark. Colorado beat Middle Tennessee and Duke during the first two rounds of the tourney.

Things continued go well when the new season started in November. The Buffs beat then No. 1 and defending champ LSU in Las Vegas to open the season. Colorado has been ranked in the Top 10 of the AP poll most of the season. Some of their highest rankings since the 1990s.

Top sports stories of 2023 | No. 10: Colorado Rapids fall apart; Smith/Horan star at World Cup
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