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WHO: 6-seed Colorado
WHEN: Friday, March 24 at 6:30 PM CT
WHERE: Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, WA)
TV: ESPN
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network | Sirius/XM 109 or 196
ONLINE: www.espn.com/watch
MOBILE: www.espn.com/app
Thanks to a flurry of upsets, Iowa is now a betting favorite to reach the Final Four. On Friday, the Hawkeyes will play 6-seed Colorado in the Sweet Sixteen. If they take care of business in that game, they'll play either 5-seed Louisville or 8-seed Ole Miss in the Elite Eight. Each of those teams is capable of beating Iowa. But they were all 5-seeds or lower for a reason, too.
Colorado is actually fairly similar to Georgia. The Buffaloes are a physical, defense-first team that doesn’t shoot a lot of three-pointers. Let’s take a deeper look at the Buffs.
Miller very versatile offensively. She has the height of a 5, but is fairly athletic for her size. She does a decent amount of her scoring inside, but also spends some time on the perimeter and attempts more than three three-pointers per game. She can also take a defender off the dribble with the right matchup. Miller is also far and away Colorado’s best rebounder.
5’7" Point Guard Jaylyn Sherrod --11.3 ppg, 4.9 apg, 2.4 spg, 43% 2FG, 32% 3FG
Sherrod is very fast -- far faster than any Iowa defender who might try to guard her. She likes to attack off the dribble, but doesn’t shoot particularly well when she does get to the basket. She shoots decently well from three-point range, but isn’t on the level of a Gabbie Marshall or Caitlin Clark. She's also Colorado’s most disruptive defender.
5’11" Guard Frida Foremann -- 11.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 38% 2FG, 39% 3FG.
Foremann is Colorado’s three-point specialist. She attempts six threes per game. She also attempts a reasonable number of shots inside the arc, but shoots a low percentage on those shots.
6’3" Center Aaronette Vonleh -- 12.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 59.6% 2FG.
Vonleh is Colorado’s center and she will spend most of her game in and around the post. She is a very good low post scorer, but isn’t a very good rebounder for her size and is a below-average shot blocker.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-no-2-seed-iowa-wbb-vs-no-6-seed-colorado
WHO: 6-seed Colorado
WHEN: Friday, March 24 at 6:30 PM CT
WHERE: Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, WA)
TV: ESPN
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network | Sirius/XM 109 or 196
ONLINE: www.espn.com/watch
MOBILE: www.espn.com/app
Thanks to a flurry of upsets, Iowa is now a betting favorite to reach the Final Four. On Friday, the Hawkeyes will play 6-seed Colorado in the Sweet Sixteen. If they take care of business in that game, they'll play either 5-seed Louisville or 8-seed Ole Miss in the Elite Eight. Each of those teams is capable of beating Iowa. But they were all 5-seeds or lower for a reason, too.
Colorado is actually fairly similar to Georgia. The Buffaloes are a physical, defense-first team that doesn’t shoot a lot of three-pointers. Let’s take a deeper look at the Buffs.
COLORADO’S BEST PLAYERS
6’3" Forward Quay Miller -- 13.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 46% 2FG, 33% 3FGMiller very versatile offensively. She has the height of a 5, but is fairly athletic for her size. She does a decent amount of her scoring inside, but also spends some time on the perimeter and attempts more than three three-pointers per game. She can also take a defender off the dribble with the right matchup. Miller is also far and away Colorado’s best rebounder.
5’7" Point Guard Jaylyn Sherrod --11.3 ppg, 4.9 apg, 2.4 spg, 43% 2FG, 32% 3FG
Sherrod is very fast -- far faster than any Iowa defender who might try to guard her. She likes to attack off the dribble, but doesn’t shoot particularly well when she does get to the basket. She shoots decently well from three-point range, but isn’t on the level of a Gabbie Marshall or Caitlin Clark. She's also Colorado’s most disruptive defender.
5’11" Guard Frida Foremann -- 11.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 38% 2FG, 39% 3FG.
Foremann is Colorado’s three-point specialist. She attempts six threes per game. She also attempts a reasonable number of shots inside the arc, but shoots a low percentage on those shots.
6’3" Center Aaronette Vonleh -- 12.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 59.6% 2FG.
Vonleh is Colorado’s center and she will spend most of her game in and around the post. She is a very good low post scorer, but isn’t a very good rebounder for her size and is a below-average shot blocker.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-no-2-seed-iowa-wbb-vs-no-6-seed-colorado
