Tigers Play Air Force in 2nd Annual C4C Cup
The Colorado College women's soccer team plays its final regular season match of the 2023 season on Thursday, Oct. 26, against Air Force in the 2nd Annual City For Champions Cup. The match, at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs, is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
City For Champions Cup
Colorado College and Air Force will take the field and contend for the the City for Champions Cup at Weidner Field, home of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. The 8,000-person capacity venue located in downtown Colorado Springs will be the host site for the City for Champions Cup, a two-year endeavor between the city's two NCAA Division I women's soccer programs. Colorado College, Air Force, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation, and Switchbacks FC have come together in partnership to plan and execute this exciting event, which also serves as the Mountain West's regular-season finale for each team. Participation in women's soccer is reaching new heights and the Tigers and Falcons are two local teams championing that movement. The City for Champions Cup aims to showcase the talent of these young women in the hopes of inspiring other young women and girls to learn and grow the sport of soccer
Last Time Out
The Tigers split a pair of conference games on the road last week. On Thursday,
Shalom Prince scored twice in the final 17 minutes as Colorado College rallied to defeat San Jose State, 2-1. Prince notched her team-high fourth goal of the season in the 74th minute to even the game by knocking in a corner kick from
Ava Risser past SJSU goalie Bente Pernot, then scored the game winner in the 84th minute, converting a pass from
Evie Biggs and beating Pernot for the first brace of her career. SJSU's Sabrina Weinman opened the scoring with a free kick in the 63rd minute that found the upper left corner of the net past the sprawling arms of Tiger goalie
Regan Wallace from 25 yards. That was the only blemish from Wallace all evening as she saved the other nine shots on goal by the Spartans. On Sunday, CC dropped a 5-0 decision at Fresno State.
2023 Captains
Seniors
Shalom Prince and
Alexis Wessler and junior
Kaelin Enga have been named team captains for the 2023 season.
Watch The Tigers
Fans can watch this week's games and follow live stats via links on the women's soccer schedule at CCTigers.com.
For The Record
Colorado College is 3-13-1 overall and 3-7 in Mountain West action entering Thursday's match. The Tigers are in a tie for ninth place in the Mountain West standings with UNLV. Air Force is 6-9-2 overall and 3-5-2 in league play, after falling to Fresno State, 4-2, and beating San Jose State, 2-1, last week. The Falcons are in seventh place in the Mountain West.
All-Time Series vs. Opponents
Colorado College is 17-4-0 all-time against Air Force. The Falcons defeated CC, 1-0, in the inaugural C4C Cup match last season at Weidner Field.
Tiger Tales
Prince leads the team with 11 points and five goals, followed by
Lily Byrne, who is second with six points and three goals. Senior
Haley Harnisch paces the squad with three assists, while freshman
Tyler Rose has two. Prince leads the Tigers with 29 total shots and 15 on goal. Wallace has started all 17 matches with a 2.66 goals-against average and .721 save percentage. She leads the Mountain West with 98 saves.
A Look At The Opponent
Mia Otero leads Air Force with 14 points (5g,4a), followed by Jordi Ives and Caeli Sherman with six (3g) apiece. Sydney Davis has appeared in 15 games this season in net, collecting a 1.57 goals-against average and .750 save percentage.
Six League Matches With 2-1 Score
Six of CC's 10 league games this season have finished with a 2-1 result.
