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Iowa won't have to look far to get an idea of what to expect when it plays Colorado in the Sweet 16.The No. 1-seed Hawkeyes can pull from past experience — an 87-77 win over Colorado in the Sweet 16 last season — and look a couple of hours west to Drake, which played Colorado in the opening round of the tournament. Colorado women's basketball: Record, stats and NCAA Tournament historyRecord: 24-9Conference: Pac-12 (11-7; tied for 5th place)Coach: JR Payne (143-102 record; 8th year at Colorado)NCAA Tournament history: The Buffaloes have made the NCAA Tournament 16 times (including 2024) since 1988. They made a Sweet 16 run last year, which ended when they ran into Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes.Iowa vs. Colorado women's basketball series historyIowa owns a 4-3 record in the seven games played between the two programs.There will be plenty of familiarity on Saturday thanks to last year's Sweet 16 game; Colorado returns four starters from that game, while Iowa returns three.Colorado basketball players to watch: Aaronette Vonleh, Jaylyn Sherrod, Frida FormannThree Buffaloes average 12 or more points: Aaronette Vonleh, Jaylyn Sherrod, and Frida Formann.Vonleh, a 6-foot-3-inch center, averages a team-high 14 points per game. She shoots 55% from the floor and also averages 5.2 rebounds per contest.Sherrod, a senior guard, is second in scoring and first in assists at 12.9 points and 4.9 assists per game.Formann checks in at 12.5 points per game, mostly coming from some impressive shooting. Formann shoots 42% from beyond the 3-point line and 91% from the free-throw line.Matchup to watch: Colorado's veterans hoping for revengeHere's where things get interesting.Colorado returns 84.5% of its team minutes from last year and 88% of its scoring, according to sports-reference. The Buffaloes have been ranked as high as No. 3 this season in the AP Poll and beat No. 1 seed USC, No. 2 seed Stanford, No. 3 seed LSU, and No. 5 seed Utah during the regular season.The Buffaloes have tried a few lineups this year, but the starting five they've ultimately landed on includes a junior, two seniors and two fifth-year seniors. It's one of the most experienced groups in the country.Four of Colorado's five starters from last year's Sweet 16 game against Iowa are back, including all four Buffaloes who scored in double-figures in that game. Caitlin Clark, of course, led Iowa with 31 points and eight assists. Kate Martin tallied 16 points. After that, Monika Czinano and McKenna Warnock — two Iowa starters from last year's team who are no longer with the Hawkeyes — combined to score 27 points and grab 11 rebounds while shooting 11-for-15 from the floor.The Hawkeyes ultimately won by 10 after eight lead changes and four ties, thanks in large part to Czinano and Warnock sparking a run early in the third quarter. When Colorado brought it within four points with under 1:30 to go in the game, it was a bucket from Czinano that helped Iowa extend the lead and seal the win.