The Colorado College women's soccer team aims to return to the win column when it hosts San Diego State and New Mexico on Thursday and Sunday. The Tigers have played tremendously at home this season and look to rebound after losses on the road trip to Nevada. 
 
Last Time Out
 
CC suffered losses against UNLV (2-1) and Nevada (5-0) in its first Mountain West road trip of the year last weekend. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead over the Rebels thanks to an Alexis Wessler shot and goal in the 10th minute of the match. 
 
It was Wessler's second career goal and first of the season. The Rebels scored two goals later in the second half in the 78th and 86th minute to take the lead and eventually steal the win. The Tigers had 14 shots (five on net), led by Tyler Rose with three and Wessler's lone goal. 
 
On Sunday, the Tigers ran into Nevada who scores a season-high five goals in its win. CC finished the game with 12 shots led by Brett Tsamasfyros and Gracie Huebner with three each. Tsamasfyros and Finley Schoenbeck both had shots on net. 
 
Goalkeeper Erika Upson saw her first action of the season and played the entire second half against the Wolfpack.
 
Tiger Tails
 
Brett Tsamasfyros leads the team with five goals on the season. The senior also leads the Tigers in shots (25) and shots on goal (11). She had a three-game scoring streak from Sept. 8-26th, highlighted by a hat-trick on Sept. 8th against UC Santa Barbara, the first for CC since 2017. 
 
The Tigers have played excellent at home this year, carrying a 5-1-1 record at Stewart Field. CC has outscored its opponents 13-6 and have evened out on shots on goal 33-33 against its adversaries. 
 
Senior Emily Hitt leads all non-goalkeeper players in minutes played with 1,004. The Raleigh, NC native has played and started in all 13 games this season after playing in all 15 and made nine starts in 2023. Hitt has taken two shots this year but has also helped solidify the Tigers defense that has given up only six goals on home turf. 
 
CC's longest winning streak of the season was three games from Aug. 22-28, with victories over South Dakota State (1-0), Northern Colorado (2-0), and UCCS (4-1). With seven games to go, the Tigers have already outdone their win total from a year ago (three) and have their eyes set on advancing to the Mountain West Tournament by the end of the regular season. 
 
Scouting The Opposition
 
San Diego State enters the week with a 4-7-1 (2-2-0) record. The Aztecs lost both of their matches in a challenging road trip to Utah and Idado in matches against No. 12 Utah State and Boise State. SDSU lost to the Aggies 5-1 on Thursday and 2-0 to the Broncos on Sunday. 
 
On the road, SDSU is 0-3, with the majority of its games this year being played in San Diego, home of this year's Mountain West Tournament. 
 
The Aztecs are led by Deise Castro, the leading scorer this season with six goals and one assist (13 points). Four players are having a multi-goal season, including Emma Gaines-Ramos, who is second with four goals and leads the program with four assists. 
 
Up Next
 
After this weekend, the Tigers will face one of their toughest tests of the season: a road trip to No. 12 Utah and Boise State. Both teams are in the top three in the conference standings. 
 
CC will face the Aggies on Thursday, Oct 17, and Boise State on Sunday, Oct. 20.