No. 5 Colorado College aims to win its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship, with its first test being a rematch from last year's semifinals against St. Thomas in Houston, TX, on Friday, November 8. 
 
Tournament History
 
The Tigers are 5-12-1 all-time in the tournament in its 14 appearances. Last season, CC saw a semifinal exit after a 2-1 loss to St. Thomas. The Tigers were a perfect 8-0-0 in the regular season in 2023 and were the No. 1 seed, but suffered an upset loss to the Celts that they look to avenge this Friday. 
 
Last Time Out
 
CC claimed its second straight SCAC regular season title after being named co-champions alongside No. 14 Trinity. CC swept its last set of regular season games after downing Austin College (6-1) and Dallas (6-0) on Friday and Sunday. 
 
Sophomore Zeke Lubin was named the SCAC Offensive Player of the Week. Lubin led the team with two goals and two assists. He recorded a goal and an assist in each game and finished the weekend with five shots (all on net). 
 
The Denver native recorded a goal and assisted in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. 
 
Five Tigers accounted for the six goals against Dallas. Wyatt Linggi led the team with two goals, and Charlie Wagner recorded his first career goal on Senior Day. 
 
Regular Season Champions
 
The Tigers claimed their second-straight conference regular season title and third overall since joining the SCAC. CC will be the top seed after having the tiebreaker over co-regular season champion Trinity. 
 
CC carries a 15-1-3 (10-0-1) record, its best win percentage at this point of the season since 1992, when the Tigers made their first and only Final Four appearance. 
 
Head coach Scott Palguta's squad has run the gauntlet in the SCAC during the last two regular seasons, posting an 18-0-1 record, the best of any through that period. 
 
In The Polls
 
CC enters postseason play ranked No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches national poll. The Tigers have ranked as high as No. 3 this year (a program best since the polls debuted) and have been lower than No. 7. 
 
The Tigers currently sit first in the country in goals-against average, surrendering only 0.316 goals per game. CC has the best defense in the SCAC with the top save and shutout percentage. 
 
Offensively, CC ranks second nationally and first in the conference with 22.26 shots per game and 10th nationally with 9.37 shots on goal per game. 
 
Sophomore Wyatt Linggi tied Vincent Luglio with a team-high seven goals, scoring twice against Dallas. The Tigers have been dangerous offensively this year because anyone can find the back of the net. 
 
13 players have scored multiple goals, and 18 have recorded a goal this season. 
 
Scouting The Opposition
 
St. Thomas enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Celts upset the Tigers 2-1 in 2023 in an identical situation and look to do the same this year. UST will be the host site for the tournament, which will play to its advantage. 
 
CC downed UST 1-0 at Stewart Field back on Sept. 28. 
 
The Celts are led offensively by forward Daniel Castro who is fourth in the SCAC with 11 goals.