Bears Open Road Slate at Colorado College Sunday

Sunday, August 25

Colorado Springs, Colo.

6 p.m.

University of Northern Colorado

Colorado College

8/24/2024 3:49:00 PM | Women's Soccer

By: Michael High, Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications

GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado heads out for a three-match road swing next week, beginning Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colorado, against Colorado College.

Sunday's match marks the third in four contests to open the season against a Mountain West foe for the Bears. They lifted the lid on the 2024 campaign against Air Force Aug. 15 and closed the homestand with Colorado State Thursday.

MATCH INFO
Who: Colorado College (1-2-0) at Northern Colorado (0-3-0)
Where: Colorado Springs, Colo. – Stewart Field
When: Sunday, Aug. 25 – 6 p.m.
Links: MW Network | Live Stats

INSIDE THE SERIES: UNC VS. COLORADO COLLEGE

The Bears hold a 4W-3L-1D in the all-time series, including 1W-2L-0D in Colorado Springs.
The teams last met Aug. 19, 2021, a 3-1 result for the Bears in Greeley.
UNC registered a 3-1 triumph on the Tigers' home pitch Aug. 18, 2017, the Bears last visit to Colorado Springs.

TOOTING HER HORN

Lexi Tuite returns for her sophomore season after leading the Bears in goals, points, shot attempts and shots on goal.
Tuite notched the first hat trick during UNC's NCAA Division I era, which began in 2006.
She tallied six goals and 13 points in her rookie campaign.
Tuite registered the first goal of her collegiate career at Air Force Aug. 27, 2023.

UNC WOMEN'S SOCCER ROSTER BY POSITION (HOMETOWN)

GOALKEEPERS (4): 0-Dylan Drennan (Brighton, Colo.), 1-Maddie Smith (Tucson, Ariz.), 14-Delaney Doremus, (Aurora, Colo.), 32-Kaya Lindberg* (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)

DEFENDERS (11): 2-Taryn Rea (Thornton, Colo.), 6-Riley Schneider (Ojai, Calif.), 8 Sydney Addink, (Sun Prairie, Wis.), 10-Mia Norman (Celina, Texas), 11-Victoria Franza (San Ramon, Calif.), 15-Francesca Jordan (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 20-Paige Hill (Greeley, Colo.), 22-Samantha Carter (Littleton, Colo.), 24-Esja Moore (Ventura, Calif.), 28-Lauryn Maggio (Parker, Colo.), 33-Dylan Winters (Las Vegas, Nev.),

MIDFIELDERS (11): 5-Morgan King* (Long Beach, Calif.), 13-Mackenzie Haase (Fort Collins, Colo.), 16-Sydney Engelkins (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 18-Abby Bush (Greeley, Colo.), 19-Brooke Holmberg (San Diego, Calif.), 23-Leila Donnerberg (Bellbrook, Ohio), 25-Alex Michael (Gillette, Wyo.), 30 -Hannah Schmitt (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 34-Ava Marshall (Albany, Ore.), 36-Isabella Haulman (Henderson, Nev.), 38-Anneliese Wong (Camarillo, Calif)

FORWARDS (14): 3-Ashley Hillman (Bend, Ore.), 4-Eliza Merrion (Park City, Utah), 7-Lauren Woodhull (Westminster, Colo.), 9-Riley Kaali-Nagy (Littleton, Colo.), 12-Nora Dougherty (Glenwood, Iowa), 17-Lauren Fuller (Littleton, Colo.), 21-Melina Faris* (Pueblo, Colo.), 26-Riley Johnson (San Diego, Calif.), 27-Keely Patterson (Cranford, N.J.), 29-Rachel Mortensen (Phoenix, Ariz.), 31-Ava Haas (Cypress, Calif.), 35-Sunnie Yarnell (Greely, Colo.), 37-Alexis Tuite (Celina, Texas), 39-Preslie Young (Liberty Lake, Wash.)

* - Team Captain

COACHING STAFF: Head Coach: Tim Barrera (26th Season/Virginia Tech '86), Assistant Coaches Amy Sickler (Fifth Season/Appalachian State '14), Everton Do Prado (Third Season/BYU Hawaii, 11), Kelli Tomlinson (First Season/Texas, '14)

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