2023 Campaign Kicks Off Thursday
The Colorado College women's soccer program officially kicks off its 39th season at the NCAA Division I level this week with a pair of games at Stewart Field. The Tigers host Louisiana Tech on Thursday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m., and the University of Denver on Sunday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network and CCTigers.com.

Second Year for Head Coach Keri Sanchez
Keri Sanchez was named the eighth head coach in the history of the school's Division I women's soccer program in December of 2021. Sanchez, who won four NCAA National Championships as a player at the University of North Carolina, led the Tigers to a 7-7-5 record and their first appearance in the Mountain West Tournament since 2018. She brought 25 years of coaching experience to Colorado Springs that spans Division I and Division III. During her standout professional career, Sanchez played at the highest level. She notched 13 caps with the United States Women's National Team and played in the first-ever World Cup qualifying tournament in 1991. As a four-year letterwinner at UNC from 1991-94, Sanchez was part of four straight NCAA Division I National Championships and four Atlantic Coast Conference title teams that compiled a 97-1-1 combined record under legendary head coach Anson Dorrance. During her time in Chapel Hill, Sanchez totaled 32 career assists while earning a Soccer News All-American nod (1993), a pair of all-ACC selections (1991, '94), three NCAA all-Tournament choices (1991, '92, '94) and three Academic All-American selections. She also registered the match-winning strikes in consecutive national championship games with goals against Duke (1992) and George Mason (1993).

2023 Captains
Seniors Shalom Prince and Alexis Wessler and junior Kaelin Enga have been named team captains for the 2023 season. Prince led the team in scoring with 11 points (5g,1a) last season, while Enga tied for third with six (2g,2a), including two game-winning goals. Wessler, meanwhile, played a team-high 1673 minutes in 2022. Enga and Wessler started all 19 games last fall.

Follow The Tigers
Fans can watch this week's games and follow live stats via links on the women's soccer schedule at CCTigers.com.

Season Openers
Colorado College owns a 26-10-2 all-time record in Division I season openers. In their first game of the 2022 campaign, the Tigers defeated UC Santa Barbara, 2-1, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

For The Record
Colorado College posted a 7-7-5 overall record and a 4-3-4 mark in the Mountain West last season. The Tigers finished in sixth place in the conference standings and advanced to the Mountain West Championships for the first time since 2018, but lost to eventual champion San Jose State, 1-0, in the first round. Louisiana Tech finished the 2022 campaign with an 7-9-3 record and 5-3-2 mark in Conference USA. The Bulldogs lost to Florida Atlantic, 4-1, in the first round of the conference tournament. Denver posted an 11-4-4 record and was 8-0-1 in the Summit League before falling to Oral Roberts on PKs in the conference semifinals.

All-Time Series vs. Opponents
Colorado College downed Louisiana Tech, 1-0, in 2013 in the only meeting between the two schools. Meanwhile, the Tigers hold a 19-7 advantage against Denver. The teams last played in 2018, a 2-0 CC victory at Stewart Field.

A Look at the Tigers
Prince is the team's top returning scorer, posting 11 points (5g,1a). The second-team all-Mountain West selection tied for the team lead with five goals and was second with 21 shots. Enga is back after recording six points (2g,2a) and sophomore Haley Williams also had six points (1g,4a) while leading the team with four assists. Joining the 18 returners are one transfer and seven freshmen. Ashley Stewart played two seasons at the University of Dayton, while Veronica Bianco, Ava McCormick, Kendall Memoly, Tyler Rose, Emma Smith, Erika Upson and Regan Wallace comprise the Class of 2027.

Mountain West 2023 Preseason Poll
The Tigers were picked eighth out of 12 teams in the Mountain West preseason poll as voted on by the league's 12 head coaches.

Up Next
Colorado College travels to in-state rival Colorado on Thursday, Aug, 24, beginning at 7 p.m. Three days later, on Sunday, Aug. 27, the TIgers play at Big-12 opponent Kansas, starting at 12 p.m. (MT).