at Air Force When: Friday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. Live Stats: CCTigers.com Twitter: @CCTigers Weekly Release

    

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A possible berth in the Mountain West Championship, a 10-win season and an eight-game winning streak against its cross-town rival are on the line when the Colorado College women's soccer team visits Air Force in the regular-season finale on Friday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m.
 
In addition to defeating the Falcons, CC needs Colorado State to beat or tie Wyoming on Friday afternoon and Fresno State to do the same at San Jose State later that night. If all three results favor the Tigers, Colorado College would begin postseason play on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Boise State University.

Due to a change in venues caused by the recent winter storms, Air Force is unable to provide a video stream for Friday's game which will be played on the Academy's lacrosse field. Fans can follow the action via live stats.
 
The Colorado College Office of Alumni & Family Relations is sponsoring a tailgate party at the U.S. Air Force Academy before the contest. Pre-game festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. and the game kicks off 90 minutes later. Contact Amber Jaynes at 719-389-6337 for more details.
 
Thanks to winning all five meetings since joining the Mountain West, the Tigers own a commanding 14-3-0 advantage in the all-time series with Air Force, which includes a 3-0-0 record in games played on the Academy. Regardless of where the teams play, fans can expect a tight, low scoring game since 13 of the 17 previous encounters were decided by one goal.
 
Colorado College is 9-7-0 overall and 4-6-0 in the Mountain West after defeating Boise State, 1-0, and falling at Utah State, 3-0, on the road last week. The Tigers, currently in ninth place with 12 points, are 2-3 on the road this season, which includes a 2-2 mark in conference play.
 
Air Force, 10-6-1 overall and 5-5-0 in conference play, also split its road games last week, defeating the Aggies, 1-0, on Friday and dropping a 3-2 decision at BSU on Sunday. The Falcons, currently sixth in the conference table with 15 points, are 6-4-0 at home this season, but just 2-3-0 in conference play.  
 
CC averages 1.50 goals per game and concedes just 1.12. Sophomore forward Jacqui Hand, who owns a team-best nine goals, leads the team with 19 points. Junior midfielder Jenna Wilt is second with 15 points on three goals and nine assists, and is second with three goals. Sophomore forward Kiley Suter leads the team with 10 assists, is third with 14 points and ties for third with a pair of goals.
 
Air Force averages 2.0 goals per contest and allows 1.35. Freshman forward Lexi Romero leads the conference with 14 goals and 33 points. Six of her scores were game winners. Junior forward Jillian Jamero is second with seven goals and 16 points, while junior midfielder Emma Nelson is third with five goals and 15 points.
 
Half of CC's 16 games so far this season were decided by one goal, including six of eight Mountain West contests. The Tigers are 4-4-0 overall and 3-4-0 in conference matches decided by one goal. Colorado College is 4-0-0 when scoring three or more goals, 6-2-0 when scoring at least two, but just 3-5-0 when scoring less than two.
 
The CC-Air Force rivalry produced some memorable results each of the last two seasons.
 
Last year, the Tigers captured their first Colorado Cup championship and earned a berth in the 2018 Mountain West Championship with a 1-0 victory over Air Force at Stewart Field. In her final home appearance, Lauren Milliet struck for the game's only goal in the 20th minute, when she chased down a long ball from midfielder Lucia Costanza, and slammed a shot off the far post from the right side of the box.
 
Colorado College's 4-3 victory at Air Force in the final game of the 2017 season will go down as one of the more memorable games in the series. Forward Catie McDonald struck for a pair of goals in the second half, including the game winner with a little more than 19 minutes to play, to lift CC to 4-3 come-from-behind victory in a contest that kicked off in near blizzard conditions at the Cadet Soccer Stadium.
 
Trailing 3-1 after playing into the wind and snow during the first half, McDonald gave the Tigers a shot of adrenaline when she scored in the 51st minute. Lauren Milliet leveled the score 19 minutes later, and then McDonald completed the first brace of her career in the 71st minute on a play that was nearly identical to her first goal. Molly Hiniker made all three of her saves in the second half to earn the victory in goal.
 
The top six teams in the conference table qualify for the 2019 Mountain West Championship, which begins on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with a pair of quarterfinal games at Boise State University.