IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Colorado women's basketball team fought hard until the end, but came up short Friday afternoon in a 84-74 loss to the Creighton Bluejays at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Colorado was led by Jaylyn Sherrod who dropped a career-high 27 points in her March Madness debut and also had a team-high five assists. Mya Hollingshed tacked on 15 points of her own while Peanut Tuitele brought down nine boards to lead the rebounding category.
Colorado started the game hot, opening up with an 11-2 lead early in the first quarter.