TIGERS CONTINUE CONFERENCE PLAY THIS WEEK
The Colorado College women's soccer team plays a pair of Mountain West matches at home this weekend. The Tigers host San Diego State on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m., followed by a contest against New Mexico on Sunday, Oct. 2, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Both matches will be played at Stewart Field.

LAST TIME OUT
The Tigers opened the Mountain West slate last week with a tie and loss, beginning with a 1-1 tie at Fresno State on Thursday. The Tigers struck early with a goal by Adelaide Gaffney off a pass from Jordan Darrow in the first minute of the match. Gaffney took over the team lead in scoring with her third goal of the season. The Bulldogs evened the score in the 20th minute with a goal by Sheyenne Hodge, assisted by Megan Galvan and Shantay Tamez. CC was outshot 14-7 but Ally Wakeman made five saves to preserve the tie for the Tigers. On Sunday, Tiana Cello scored the only goal in the 49th minute to lead San Jose State past CC, 1-0, at Stewart Field. After a scoreless first half, Cello took a pass from Taylor Phillips, moved down the left side and sent what looked like a cross into the box that ended up in the upper right corner of the net past Tiger goalkeeper Ally Wakeman. Colorado College had a couple of decent chances throughout the game, but could muster only one shot on goal, a left-footed chance by Kaelin Woodruff in the 30th minute that was saved by SJSU keeper Bente Pernot. They also had a header by Gracie Huebner in the 63rd minute sail just wide and a rocket from Shalom Prince in the 74th minute caromed straight off the crossbar.
 
WATCH THE TIGERS
Fans can watch this week's matches on the Mountain West Network with Jake Gadon and Bridget Howard on the call. Links are available on the women's soccer schedule at CCTigers.com.

FOR THE RECORD
Colorado College is 3-4-2 and 0-1-1 in the Mountain West after the tie and loss last week. The Tigers are 0-3-2 in their last five games after opening the campaign with a 3-1 mark. San Diego State is 3-3-4 and 1-1 in league play, losing to Colorado State, 2-0, and defeating Wyoming, 2-1, last week. Meanwhile, New Mexico is 2-2-5 and 0-0-2 in the MW following a pair of 1-1 draws against Wyoming and CSU. The Lobos travel to Air Force on Thursday.

WINNING ALTITUDE
Regardless of whether Colorado College plays on Stewart Field or Washburn Field, the Tigers have enjoyed a significant advantage when playing at home at an elevation of 6,035 feet. Entering this weekend's game, CC is 269-68-32 (.772) in 369 all-time matches on its own campus.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. OPPONENTS
San Diego State holds a 6-3-2 lead in the all-time series against Colorado College, which began with a 2-2 draw in 1992. The Tigers blanked SDSU, 3-0, in San Diego last season. New Mexico leads the all-time series with CC, 11-7-0, including a 2-0 victory last season in Albuquerque. UNM has won the last seven contests against Colorado College.   

A LOOK AT THE TIGERS
Gaffney leads the team with three goals and six points, followed by Josie Morales and freshman Erin Ewers with two goals and four points. Freshman Haley Williams, who is tied for the Mountain West lead with three assists, is one point behind. Senior Ally Wakeman has appeared in all nine games and has a 1.57 goals-against average and a .761 saves percentage. Sophomore Zahra Cheeseman has played the second half in four contests and collected the victory against Bucknell and Army. She has a 1.00 GAA and .818 saves percentage.

EIGHT NEWCOMERS JOIN THE SQUAD
Joining the 16 returners for the 2022 campaign are one transfer and seven freshmen. Shalom Prince played two seasons at the University of Oklahoma, while Mea Allex, Evie Biggs, Erin Ewers, Makenna Kolson, McKenna O'Toole, Kylie Smith and Haley Williams comprise the Class of 2026.

UP NEXT FOR THE TIGERS
Colorado College heads back out on the road for Mountain West matches at Utah State on Thursday, Oct. 6 (3 p.m.) and Boise State on Sunday, Oct. 9 (12 p.m.)