The Ana Burilovic that arrived on campus wide-eyed and a little homesick is long gone.

Now a junior, Burilovic is the driving force behind a class that plans to raise the Colorado volleyball program out of the bottom half of the Big 12 Conference.

The 2025 season, CU’s 10th under head coach Jesse Mahoney, begins on Friday afternoon against Cleveland State in the first of three matches in three days at the Rumble in the Rockies hosted by Wyoming.

The Buffaloes matched the worst overall record (13-17) and conference finish (10th) of Mahoney’s tenure last season, as they leaned heavily on a young rotation filling premier roles for the first time.

The bulk of the players in that rotation are juniors now. Burilovic is the most decorated contributor from that class, and she has come a long w

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