With heavy hearts and high expectations, the Colorado women's lacrosse team is ready to begin the 2018 season.
Ranked 17th in the country to begin the fifth campaign of the program's existence, head coach Ann Elliott and the Buffaloes find themselves in an unusually challenging situation.
On the one hand, with CU coming off the first NCAA Tournament in the program's short history, the Buffs are eyeing a return visit with an impressive array of veterans set to be fortified by talented youngsters.
However, the Buffs also are just three weeks removed from attending the funeral of teammate Julia Sarcona, a senior who was killed in a one-car accident on Boulder Canyon Road on Jan.