Colorado lacrosse in the spotlight during NCAA Tournament battle in Boulder

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Liza Kelly had already built the University of Denver women’s lacrosse team into a top-20 program when Colorado launched its program in 2014. The relatively swift ascension of the Buffaloes under coach Ann Elliott Whidden, along with the Pioneers’ sustained success under Kelly, are big reasons why there is a premier Rocky Mountain outpost for a sport historically dominated by teams along the East Coast. CU clinched the first NCAA quarterfinals berth in team history on Sunday, defeating DU 11-9 in a second-round battle before a crowd of 1,380 at Prentup Field. It was…