BOULDER, Colo. (Nov. 4, 2026)--Morgan State took to the road for the first time this season, as it went up against Colorado out of the Big 12 Conference on Wednesday night. The host Buffalos defeated the Lady Bears, 83-38 in the season opener for Colorado at the CU Events Center. It was the first meeting between the two programs.
Morgan State (1-1) got back-to-back baskets from
Mihjae Hayes and
Merit Innocent to take an early 4-2 lead with 7:31 remaining in the opening period.
Unfortunately, that would be the Lady Bears' last lead, as Colorado would score 29 unanswered points to take a 31-4 lead, following a layup by Kennedy Sanders with 4:46 left in second quarter.
Hayes ended the Buffs' run, when she scored on a layup and connected on a free throw to compete the three-point play at the 3:33 mark to cut the score to 31-7. The Lady Bears would trail at the half, 40-9.
The Lady Bears played their best basketball in third quarter, as they outscored the hosts, 18-17. Morgan began the quarter scoring five quick points on a step back three-pointer by
Simran Williams, followed by a layup by
Kamari Forrest, to cut the deficit to 40-14 with 9:20 to play. The 5-0 run was the largest of the game for the Lady Bears.
Morgan State was led by Hayes, who finished with 10 points and a game-high four steals. Williams totaled eight points and Innocent grabbed a team-high five rebounds.
Logyn Greer paced Colorado with 12 points and six rebounds, while Zyanna Walker finished with 11 points, a game-high seven rebounds and tied a game-high with four steals. Cail Jahnke also scored 11 points and Lauren Harris added 10 points.
The Lady Bears shot 25% (15-of-60) from the field, including 5-of-23 (21.7%). Morgan shot just 3-of-10 (30%) at the free throw line.
Colorado (1-0) finished the game shooting 49% (29-of-59 for the game and went 6-of-18 (33.3%) from beyond the three-point line. The Buffalos connected on 19-of-24 (79%) from the free throw line.
Morgan State will travel to Stillwater, Okla., to face No. 22 Oklahoma State on Friday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. ET. The game will air live on ESPN+. The Cowgirls (1-0) defeated Southern, 81-39 in the season opener on Monday.
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified
high research (R2) institution offering nearly 150 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's
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