Linda Lappe returns as Head Coach for her 3rd season. Lappe is a Colorado Grad and is one of the youngest Head Coaches in the nation at about age 32. She has improved each year, 18-16 in her first season then 21-14, 6-12 in league play, last season. Also last season Colorado won three post season games, non NCAA.
Jonas Chatterton, who was an assistant at BYU for 8 years prior to Colorado returns for his 3rd season. LaTonya Watson retruns for her 2nd season. She was an assistant at Colorado under Ceal Berry from 1996-2005. Kelly Rae Finley is a new coach, having been an assistant at Harvard the past 4 years. She replaces Jennie Baranczyk who became the Head Coach at Drake.
SCHEDULE: Auburn, San Diego State, Louisville, Illinois and New Mexico make for a pretty good non conference list of opponents. Colorado does not play at the Washington Schools and neither USC nor UCLA travel to Boulder.
LOSSES: Only one loss for the past season and that is 6-3 Julie Seabrook. Seabrook started every game averaging 7 points and 5 rebounds per game.
RETURNEES: It starts with 5-10 Sr Guard Chucky Jeffery. Jeffery led the Buffs in scoring, 15.5, and rebounding, 8.0, per game. She also led the team in assists, steals and free throws made, and made 32 threes at 35%. Chucky made the All Pac 12 Defensive team, the first time in any league a Colorado player had been so honored. Chucky played youth Football for 8 years.
Brittany Wilson is a 5-7 Jr Guard who averaged 9 points per game last season while hitting 44 threes at 31%.
Meagan Malcolm-Peck is a 6-2 Forward who averaged 4 points and 4 rebounds per game. Meagan’s twin Brenna is also on the team. As a frosh she averaged 5 points per game and as a Soph 7 points per game. She was ranked # 97 overall out of High School. Like her twin sister Meagan was Home Schooled but both played High School basketball.
Lexy Kresl is a 5-11 Soph Guard who averaged 9 points per game while making a team high 63 threes at 32%. Lexy averaged 26 points per game her last 2 years in High School in Arizona. She also finished 6th in the State 800.
Jen Reese is a 6-2 Soph Center who missed the last 10 games after being injured in a game at Stanford. Reese averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds per game despite starting only 9 games. Jen was the Gatorade State of Oregon Player of the Year twice and a Parade All American. As a Sr she averaged 25 points and 20 rebounds per game. Watching her play the summer after her Jr year I was impressed with those old time skills. Get all rebounds, nice outlet; get the ball in the post turn and score.
All 5 players listed above averaged at least 22 minutes per game, so lots of game experience back.
Rachel Hargis is a 6-4 Jr Center who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds in 17 minutes per game.
Ashley Wilson is a 5-8 Soph Guard, the twin sister of Brittany Wilson. Ashley averaged 3.5 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.
Jasmine Sborov is a 6-0 Soph Guard who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.
Brenna Malcolm-Peck is a 6-2 Jr Forward who played only 3 games before an injury caused a redshirt year. Brenna is the twin sister of Ashley Malcolm-Peck. She has only played in 3 games the last 2 seasons due to injuries. Brenna was ranked # 96 overall out of High School.
NEWCOMERS: Jamee Swan is a 6-2 Frosh Forward ranked # 89 and by HoopGurlz
# 38. Swan averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds per game as a Sr and was the State of Arizona Division II Shot Put Champ. She will be a big part of this team for the next 4 years.
Lauren Huggins is a 6-1 Frosh Guard-Forward who was ranked # 63 and # 121. She’s a fine three point shooter.
Arielle Roberson is a 6-1 Redshirt Frosh Forward. Roberson was injured before the season and missed her Frosh year. In High School she averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds. Roberson was the # 63 Forward out of High School 2 years ago.
Kyleesha Wilson is a 5-7 Frosh Point Guard ranked # 222.
OUTLOOK: The questions are can Reese take over in the post and score solid numbers every game. Plus can the two sets of twins step up to be solid players capable of scoring 15 or more on any night. Swan and Huggins add more depth to a team that lost only one player. Depth is great but someone needs to join Jeffery as take over type players. Colorado could well join the top 6, the 1st division.
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