Wyoming Cowgirls at CU Buffs women’s soccer
START: Thursday, 7 p.m., Prentup Field.
TV: ESPN+.
RECORDS: Wyoming 0-0-1; Colorado 1-0-1.
KEY PLAYERS: Wyoming (2023 stats) – M Alyssa Glover, Jr. (five goals, four assists); F Maddie Chance, Sr. (five goals, two assists); F Jazi Barela, Sr. (five goals); (GK Haley Bartel (seven games/starts, .674 save percentage, 2.00 goals-against average). Colorado – F Shyra James, 5th year (one goal); D/M Ava Priest, So. (one assist); D Faith Leyba, So. (one shot on goal); F Hope Leyba, So. (one goal, one assist); GK Jordan Nytes, Jr. (.813 save percentage, 1.50 goals-against average).
NOTES: CU will try to rebound from a bitter loss Sunday to North Carolina (then No. 8), when the Tar Heels scored two goals in the final 3 minutes to turn a 2-1 Buffs lead into a stunning 3-2 loss. UNC moved up to No. 5 this week. … This will be the first meeting between CU and Wyoming since 2012. The Buffs lead the series 9-2-1 and have a 5-1-0 record at home. … CU’s Shyra James needs a goal to match Nikki Marshall’s career-high 42 goals. … Wyoming is in its first season under new coach Josh Purdum, who previously spent two years as an assistant at Colorado State. … Wyoming finished 6-8-5 last year and opened the season with a scoreless tie at Washington last week. The Cowgirls also posted a 1-0 win at No. 4 BYU in an exhibition match on Aug. 9. … The Cowgirls had four shots on goal and allowed six in their opening game against Washington. … The Buffs finish their season-opening four-game home series against Michigan on Sunday (noon, ESPN+).
