Colorado College Athletics

Colorado College defeated New Mexico 2-0 on Wednesday to maintain first place in the Mountain West at 3-0-1. CC has scored at least two goals in four consecutive games and registered at least eight shots on goal in two consecutive games. Nadia Cassamajor opened the scoring at 78:40 off Tyler Rose's assist after the match remained scoreless into the final 12 minutes. It was Cassamajor's first collegiate goal.
 
First Half
- Colorado College earned three corner kicks in the opening 11 minutes, while Regan Wallace made the half's first save on Celina Frenz's shot at 17:35.
- Colorado College generated a mid-half stretch with shots from Kendall Memoly and Sophia Mayne, including Mayne's attempt saved by Alyson Campbell, along with corner kicks at 25:42 and 26:28.
- New Mexico pressed from the 30th through 38th minutes, with Wallace saving Presley Devey's shot, before Colorado College closed the half with two corner kicks and three shots in the final six minutes.
- The first half ended scoreless.
 
Second Half
- New Mexico generated early pressure with two shots and four corner kicks between 48:22 and 53:21, but Colorado College kept the match scoreless.
- Colorado College came back with two saved shots and two corner kicks in less than a minute, with Nadia Cassamajor and Sophia Mayne putting attempts on frame.
- Regan Wallace made saves at 72:38 and 73:24, and Cassamajor put Colorado College ahead 1-0 at 78:40 off an assist from Tyler Rose.
- Rose scored at 79:54 from Kendall Memoly and Ella Ashouri to make it 2-0. It was Rose's first goal of the season. Wallace added two more saves as Colorado College finished off the 2-0 win.
 
Nadia Cassamajor scored the game-winning goal and put both of her shots on goal. Tyler Rose scored, added an assist and finished with three points on three shots, including two on goal. Regan Wallace made six saves over 90 minutes and finished with a shutout. Kendall Memoly recorded an assist and put one of her two shots on goal. Ella Ashouri reached the 10-point milestone with a total of 10 points, including one in the match.
 
Colorado College is 5-4-4 overall and 3-0-1 in conference play. New Mexico is 5-4-2 overall and 2-2-0 in conference play.
 
Up next, Colorado College soccer team travels to San Jose, California, to face San Jose State on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m.
 
Coach Keri Sanchez after the game:
Thoughts on the game
Yeah, I'm just really proud of the group. I thought these were two really good teams that are fighting for a chance to be in the playoffs in the Mountain West, and it was just a really good overall performance for us. I thought we handled the momentum shifts really well and figured out how to score two great goals and keep the ball out of the back of our net, which is important against their forwards.
Thoughts on the Tiger's attack
We thought we had some really good possession against Nevada and didn't get much from it in terms of either a shot on goal or a corner kick. So today that was a big emphasis. And again, we had a lot of corners in that first half, but they weren't necessarily generating shots. So, that was what we were trying to do in the second half was just getting some more shots on goal. I thought their keeper came up big a few times, as ours did too. It was just a really good competitive game.
Thoughts on the Tiger's perseverance
We just love the resilience this group has. They really do believe that they can come back from anything, and now, they know they can score when they have to. It's really good momentum for us and we're hoping we can keep it going.
On defending the top spot in the Mountain West at home tonight
That means a lot to us because again, it's really, really hard when you're on top because everybody's chasing you. We had a conversation about that, how we have to keep our heads about us, not really kind of worry about the standings until you get deeper into the season. We know how many points we think we need to get into the playoffs, and that's what we're focused on.