The University of Colorado soccer team shut out the University of Wyoming 2-0 in the regular
season home opener Sunday afternoon at Prentup Field.
Colorado (1-0) took control of the game early. Senior Kym Lowry scored the first goal for the
Buffaloes with an assist from Caroline Danneberg who outran the defense down the left sideline.
The University of Colorado women's soccer team beat the Air Force Academy 2-1 in a home
exhibition match Sunday at Prentup Field, kicking off the 2010-11 athletics season for the
Buffaloes.
Head coach Bill Hempen not only experimented during Sunday's matchup by starting four freshmen,
but he was constantly rotating everyone throughout the game.
Sophomore forward Kalie Vaughn scored two goals and added an assist to help lead the University
of Denver women's soccer team to a 4-1 victory over Drake at CIBER Field on Monday afternoon, as
well as the 2010 Denver Invitational title.
"We beat our rivals in CU on Saturday, so we weren't sure how the team would react today,
considering how young we are," head coach Jeff Hooker said.
While their gridiron brethren got splattered by a future Pac-10 Conference mate, the CU women's
soccer team upset No. 10-ranked UCLA 1-0 on Sunday.
Lizzy Herzl scored a double-overtime goal to give the Buffs the win in the Omni Hotels Colorado
Soccer Classic Sunday afternoon at Prentup Field.
An upset victory over the weekend was only the start for the CU Buffs.
Freshman Lizzy Herzl was named Big 12 Conference Co-Newcomer of the Week and freshman Alex Dohm
was named to the CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week team following their efforts
in the 1-0 double-overtime win over No.
Lightning struck early and the Buffs struck late upending No. 6 Texas A&M.
Freshman Lizzy Herzl scored her second golden goal in as many games to propel CU to a 2-1
overtime win late Friday night at the Aggie Soccer Stadium.
Lightning in the area delayed the game's start by nearly two hours.
CU women's soccer team fought to a 0-0 draw against the University of Texas in double-overtime
in its Big 12 Conference home opener Sunday afternoon at Prentup Field.
Ninety minutes wasn't enough for Colorado (5-4-1, 1-0-1 Big 12) and Texas (6-2-2, 0-1-1 Big 12)
for the third straight match up, the previous two resulting in Texas wins in double-overtime.
A promising start to the Big 12 season continued to dissolve on Friday night, as CU dropped it's
third straight conference match.
This time, it was the University of Missouri spoiling the atmosphere at Prentup Field,
generating just enough offense to tip the Buffaloes 1-0.
Mizzou netted the game's only goal to take a 1-0 lead off a corner kick in the 64th minute.
The Buffaloes ended their scoring drought and picked up a home win and a conference victory on a
cool, wet Sunday in Boulder.
The Buffaloes (6-7-1) ended a 425-minute scoring drought, picking up a 3-1 win to make their
record 2-3-1 in the Big 12 Conference. Iowa State (6-7-2) suffered its second league loss of the
weekend after losing to Nebraska on Friday, dropping to 1-4 in conference play.
The Buffs rallied on Thursday but came up short in yet another grueling Big 12 showdown, this
time falling to OSU 3-2.
The Buffaloes (6-8-1) fall to 2-4-1 in conference play as the Cowgirls (13-1-1) stayed
undefeated in the Big 12 with a 6-0 mark.
"(We) played pretty good, but again you can't play pretty good for a little bit of time," head
coach Bill Hampen said.
The Pioneer women's soccer team remains on a roll in the Sun Belt Conference after a tight
match.
Meanwhile, CU fell in overtime and Northern Colorado fell apart late. In men's soccer, DU and
Air Force each lost close matches.
DU Needs OT: Sophomore defender Katy Van Lieshout scored a game-winner in
overtime to help DU keep its Sun Belt Conference record unblemished, as the Pioneers defeated the
Florida International Golden Panthers 1-0 at CIBER Field on Sunday afternoon.
Colorado closed its final regular season in the Big 12 Conference with a 2-1 win over Nebraska.
Now the Buffs get to gear up for a Texas A&M team they stunned earlier in the year.
Colorado faces the Aggies at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas. The winner faces the
Oklahoma-Texas winner on Friday with a chance to advance to the conference tournament finals.
The CU women's soccer season ended in dramatic fashion as Texas A&M University advanced to the
semifinals of the 2010 Big 12 Conference tournament by edging the Buffaloes 5-4 in a shootout after
110 minutes of scoreless action.
Eighth-seeded Colorado ends its season at 8-9-3 overall while the top-seeded Aggies (15-3-2)
advance to Friday's semifinals to face fourth seed Oklahoma.
