Carter's Hard Work Paying Off In First Season As A Buff

Carter's Hard Work Paying Off In First Season As A BuffBOULDER – Peyton Carter grew up just 20 minutes from Boulder. Naturally, she has been a fan of CU basketball since birth. It was only fitting for the standout at Monarch High School to take her basketball talents to the University of Colorado when she graduated last spring.

"I grew up watching CU," Carter said. "I grew up watching Chucky Jeffery, the Wilson twins (Brittany and Ashley), and Lexy Kresl, and I would sit in the stands thinking 'I want to be like them.' That was always a dream of mine, so to be here is like a dream come true."

Carter joined the Buffs during the summer of 2017 as a preferred walk-on, with the agreement that she…