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Kiernan’s Four Goals Lifts Buffs Past No. 16 UMass

DELAND, Fla. — The 2017 Colorado women's lacrosse season is off to an incredible start as the Buffs (2-0) recorded their second win against a top-20 ranked team in as many games, knocking off the No. 16 UMass Minutewomen, 11-7, on Friday afternoon.

Junior Darby Kiernan led CU with four goals and an assist, lifting the Buffs past UMass (0-2) in the second ever meeting between the two programs. Three of her goals were free-positon shots, while the other was scored when CU was a man-down midway through the first half.

WHAT HAPPENED: The Buffs, who are ranked 14th in the Inside Lacrosse poll and are 11th in the U.