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Colorado College kicks off its 11-game Mountain West schedule when the Tigers play host to the University of Wyoming and Colorado State University this week at Stewart Field.
CC tangles with the Cowgirls on Friday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m., and then Colorado State University at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Watch this week's games for free on the Tiger Sports Network (
http://www.cctigers.com/watch/) and the Mountain West Network (
http://www.themw.com/sports/2017/8/28/broadcast-guide.aspx). Live stats also are available for both contests.
Colorado College completed the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 3-3-2 record after battling to 1-1 draws at both Yale University and the University of Connecticut last week. The Tigers are riding a three-game winning streak at home where they are 3-1-0 so far this season.
Wyoming is 4-3-1 overall after defeating Idaho State University at home on Sept. 14. The Cowgirls are 0-3-0 on the road this year, with all three losses coming by 2-1 scores, including two in overtime. Colorado State is 2-4-2 overall after falling, 3-2, at Kansas State University on Sunday. The Rams, who play at Air Force on Friday, are 0-3-1 away from home this season.
CC is 8-2-0 all-time against the Cowgirls. Wyoming prevailed 2-0 last year in Laramie and avenged a pair of losses to the Tigers in 2015, including a 1-0 setback in the first round of the Mountain West Championship in San Diego. Colorado College is 3-0-0 all-time against the Cowgirls in Colorado Springs.
The Tigers are 3-0-0 against Colorado State after last season's 2-0 victory in Fort Collins. In the only previous meeting in Colorado Springs, CC posted a 1-0 overtime victory at Stewart Field in 2015.
Colorado College, which is 3-1-2 in its last five games, averages 1.38 goals per game while allowing 1.25. Junior midfielder
Lauren Milliet leads the Tigers with three goals and eight points, while junior forward
Clara Richter has a team-high three assists and is second with two goals and seven points. Sophomore forward
Catie McDonald has three points with a goal and an assist. Freshman goalkeeper
Jade Odom, owns a 3-2-2 record along with a 0.92 goals-against average and a .788 saves percentage.
The Colorado College defense has been impressive since giving up three goals against the University of Northern Colorado in the season opener. In their last seven games, the Tigers have a 1.0 goals-against average and have allowed multiple goals only once, the 2-0 loss at the University of Kansas when the Jayhawks scored on a penalty kick in the 89th minute.
Odom and CC recorded its first clean sheet of the season with a 2-0 victory over Army West Point on Sept. 10. During its current four game unbeaten streak (2-0-2), Colorado College has allowed just three goals.
The Tigers begin a run of four consecutive road games when they travel to UNLV on Friday, Sept. 29, and the University of Nevada on Sunday, Oct. 1. The following week, the CC plays at Utah State University on Oct. 6 and Boise State University on Oct. 8.
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