For the first time in two decades, the Buffs will dance past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Buffs swept Baylor in Waco, Texas, 3-0, to win and advance to the Sweet 16.
The 25-12, 25-22, 25-20 win puts the Buffs in the program’s fourth Sweet 16 and first since 1997. The Buffs also advanced in 1993 and 1994. CU is now 24-9 on the season and Baylor, ranked No. 18 and seeded No. 12, ends its season at 24-7.
Colorado will face another old Big 12 foe in No. 5 seed Nebraska in Lexington, Ky., next week.
Colorado jumped out quick in the first set and rolled to a 25-12 win to take a quick 1-0 lead. The second set was much closer, and the Buffs used a late rally to win, 25-22. In the third set, the Buffs had a 4-0 run midway through the final set and maintained that lead throughout the end of the set, winning 25-20.
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