Women’s Soccer Falls to Colorado, 8-0
BOULDER, COLO. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team fell 8-0 in a matchup with the Buffaloes of Colorado on Sunday at Prentup Field in Boulder, Colorado.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Colorado struck first when Jordan Whiteaker passed the ball up to Hope Leyba along the left side of the field. Leyba dribbled down the field with defenders pacing and eventually found the back of the net to put the Buffaloes up 1-0 in the 12th minute. The Buffaloes added another goal at 23:04 for a 2-0 advantage. Colorado put up one more goal in the first half when Caley Swierenga passed the ball from the left side of the 18-yard box to Whiteaker on the inside. Whiteaker then passed through Spartan defenders to Jace Holley, who used her right foot to put the ball in the bottom center of the goal for the 3-0 lead in the 30th minute.
The Buffaloes continued their momentum in the second half. In the 49th minute, Swierenga launched the ball from about 30 yards out to Raegan Kotschau who headed the ball into the net from the top of the six-yard box making it 4-0 Colorado. The Spartans had their best look of the game in the 50th minute when Merle Greulich sent an outswinger from the near corner to Rachel Poplin, who headed the ball into the cross bar, but good defense from Colorado kept UNCG from scoring. In the 54th minute, Vivi Zacarias passed the ball down field to Holley, who took on Emma Malone one-on-one. Zacarias struck the ball with her right foot to find the bottom center of the net, 5-0. Colorado scored again at 58:29 when Emerson Layne slipped the ball to Leyba for the 6-0 advantage. Colorado took a 7-0 lead in the 73rd minute when Maddie Sharer sent a cross to Sami Fisher inside the six-yard box. Colorado tallied its final goal of the game at 82:32 to give the Buffaloes the 8-0 victory.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Malone's four saves and Morgan Shively's one save bested Colorado, 5-2.
- UNCG recorded five corner kicks to Colorado's two.
- The Spartans recorded nine shots in the game.
- Ryen Ortiz led UNCG with three shots.
RECORDS
UNCG: 0-3-0
COLORADO: 3-0-1
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UP NEXT
The Spartans return to Greensboro and will begin preparing to face No. 12 North Carolina on Thursday in Chapel Hill on Dorrance Field with a 4:00 p.m. start time.
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