The Colorado College women's soccer team will play for pride as well as local bragging rights on Thursday night when the Tigers host Air Force in the season finale for both teams at 7 p.m. on Stewart Field.
Fans can watch the game for free or follow live stats via links on the women's soccer schedule on CCTigers.com.
Colorado College enters Thursday's showdown against the Falcons with a 4-10-3 overall record and a 3-4-3 mark in the Mountain West after earning a split on the road last week. CC dropped a 2-0 decision at first-place New Mexico on Thursday night in Albuquerque, then rebounded to defeat San Diego State, 3-0, on Sunday for the Tigers' first-ever victory on SDSU's home turf. CC improved to 2-1-2 in its last five games.
Air Force is 6-9-2 after dropping a pair of one-goal decisions on the road last week. The Falcons fell 1-0 at San Diego State on Thursday night and 2-1 to UNM on Sunday afternoon. Colorado College is 2-3-3 overall at home this season, while Air Force is 2-6-0 on the road.
Thursday night's game will mark the final home appearance for 10 members of the Colorado College women's soccer team. Goalkeeper
Taryn Benham (Omaha, NE), forward
Jacqui Hand (Auckland, New Zealand), forward
Abby Hubbard (Scottsdale, AZ), forward
Coley Lyubenko (Aurora, CO), defender
Kayla Montoya (Rio Rancho, NM), midfielder
Riley Prillwitz (Portland, OR), forward
Kiley Suter (Bellevue, WA), midfielder
Toni Tsamasfyros (San Mateo, CA), defender
Camille Weaver (Bend, OR) and midfielder
Jenna Wilt (Frisco, TX) will be honored in a ceremony at the conclusion of the game.
The Tigers own a commanding 16-3-0 advantage in the all-time series with Air Force, which includes a 9-0-0 record in games played at Stewart Field. Since joining the Mountain West as an affiliate member in 2014, Colorado College has won each of the seven meetings with the Falcons and now has won 10 in a row overall. Regardless of where the teams play, fans can expect a tight, low scoring game since 15 of the 19 previous encounters were decided by one goal. The Tigers prevailed in all four games that went to overtime, the most recent of which was a 1-0 victory in 2006. The largest margin of victory in the series were the four games that ended in 2-0 scores, three of which were won by Colorado College.
CC averages 0.82 goals and concedes 1.47. Hand leads the Tigers with three goals, four assists and 10 points. Suter is tied for the team lead with three goals and is second with seven points, while sophomore forward
Lily Byrne and freshman midfielder
Kaelin Enga are next with a pair of goals and five points. Wilt is second with three assists and tied for third with five points. Benham, a graduate transfer from Northern Arizona University, has played in all 17 games, including 16 as the starter, and owns a 4-9-3 record, a 1.26 goals-against average, and a .662 saves percentage.
With three assists during Colorado College's last two home games against Utah State and Boise State, Hand continued her climb on the program's career scoring lists. The two-time all-Mountain West selection currently is tied for 28th place with 42 points and tied for 15th place with 18 career goals. Meanwhile, Suter holds sole possession of 14th place with 15 career assists and 39th place with 33 career points. In 2019, she tied the single-season record with 10 assists and shares the mark with Kasey Clark (2000) and Caroline Crittenden (1996).
Air Force scores an average of 1.06 goals per game and gives up 1.47. Junior forward/midfielder Faith Lee leads the Falcons with five goals, three assists and 13 points. Freshman forward/midfielder Mia Otero is second with three goals and six points, while senior forward/midfielder Tatiana Limon and junior defender Kayla Milford are close behind with two goals and four points. Sophomore Cammi Bych has started all 17 games in goal and has a 1.42 GAA and a .725 saves percentage.
