Colorado women's basketball beats Morgan State 83-38 at CU Events Center

Morgan State women's basketball lost its first road game of the season Wednesday night, falling 83-38 to Colorado at the CU Events Center in Boulder. The Lady Bears are now 1-1 overall and 0-1 on the road. Colorado improved to 1-0.

How it unfolded

Colorado took control early, leading 21-4 after the first quarter and 40-9 at halftime. Morgan State's largest lead of the game was 2 points. The Buffaloes' biggest lead was 45.

The Lady Bears scored 18 points in the third quarter and 11 in the fourth, their best two quarters of the night. Colorado scored 17 in the third and 26 in the fourth.

Shooting and turnovers

Morgan State shot 15-for-60 from the field (25 percent) and 5-for-23 from three-point range (22 percent). The Lady Bears made 3 of 10 free throws.

Colorado shot 29-for-59 (49 percent) and made 19 of 24 free throws. The Buffaloes had 23 assists to Morgan State's 5.

Morgan State turned the ball over 19 times, and Colorado scored 26 points off those turnovers. The Buffaloes also had 19 fast-break points and 40 points in the paint, compared with 7 and 20 for the Lady Bears. Colorado held a 46-32 rebounding edge.

Lady Bears standouts

Mihjae Hayes led Morgan State with 10 points on 4-for-10 shooting and added 4 steals in 33 minutes. Simran Williams scored 8 off the bench. Yonta Vaughn had 6 points and a team-high 3 assists, and Merit Innocent led the team with 5 rebounds.

Morgan State forced 12 Colorado turnovers and finished with 6 steals.

Buffaloes balance

Logyn Greer led Colorado with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Zyanna Walker had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals, and Cail Jahnke scored 11 on a perfect 3-for-3 from the field. Lauren Harris added 10, and Kennedy Sanders had 7 points and a game-high 4 assists, tied with Brooke Walker.

Up next

Morgan State plays at Oklahoma State on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET.