West Virginia Mountaineers @ Colorado Buffaloes
Frida Formann, Lior Garzon, Jade Masogayo rally Colorado women past No. 14 West Virginia 65-60
BOULDER, Colo. -- — Frida Formann made four 3-pointers and scored 22, Jade Masogayo added 18 points and Lior Garzon scored 12 of her 14 in a pivotal fourth quarter as Colorado rallied to beat No. 14 West Virginia 65-60 on Saturday night in a Big 12 Conference opener.
The Buffaloes (10-2) trailed by 11 heading to the final quarter before outscoring the Mountaineers 25-9.
Formann made 8 of 14 shots for Colorado, which shot 81.8% in the final 10 minutes (9 of 11). Masogayo buried 9 of 10 shots and added seven rebounds.
Jordan Harrison led the Mountaineers (10-2) with 18 points and five assists. Ja'Naiya Quinerly scored 15.
West Virginia got one basket from six different players in taking a 16-9 lead after one quarter. Formann had eight points in the second quarter to get Colorado within 28-25 at halftime. Harrison scored 10 of West Virginia's 12 points in the quarter.
The Buffaloes pulled within a point to begin the third period on a layup by Masogayo, but West Virginia stiffened and led 41-30 with a quarter to go.
Masogayo had a layup and Garzon made two straight baskets to pull Colorado within 51-46 with 6:51 remaining. Grace Oliver buried a 3-pointer, Masogayo followed with three straight baskets and Formann made two free throws to cap an 11-0 run and Colorado led 62-55 with 36 seconds left.
West Virginia is idle until it hosts UCF on New Year's Day in a conference matchup. Colorado is also idle until Jan. 1 when it travels to play No. 12 TCU in Big 12 action.
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Game Information
Boulder, CO

Referee:Roy Gulbeyan
Referee:Julie Krommenhoek
Referee:In'Fini Robinson

2025-26 Standings
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 9-2 | - | 21-3 |
| Baylor | 9-2 | - | 20-4 |
| West Virginia | 9-3 | 0.5 | 19-5 |
| Texas Tech | 8-3 | 1 | 21-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-4 | 2 | 18-6 |
| Utah | 7-4 | 2 | 16-7 |
| Arizona State | 6-5 | 3 | 19-5 |
| Iowa State | 6-5 | 3 | 18-5 |
| Colorado | 6-5 | 3 | 15-8 |
| BYU | 5-6 | 4 | 16-7 |
| Kansas State | 5-6 | 4 | 12-12 |
| Kansas | 4-8 | 5.5 | 14-10 |
| Cincinnati | 3-8 | 6 | 8-15 |
| Arizona | 2-9 | 7 | 11-11 |
| UCF | 2-9 | 7 | 10-12 |
| Houston | 1-10 | 8 | 7-15 |
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