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The Colorado College women's soccer team opens play in the Mountain West this week. The Tigers travel to the West Coast for a match at Fresno State on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 8 p.m. (MT), followed by a contest against San Jose State at Stewart Field on Sunday, Sept. 25, beginning at noon. LAST TIME OUT

The Tigers closed out their non-conference slate with a 2-1 loss at Big East opponent Creighton University on Sept. 9. For the sixth consecutive match, CC allowed its opponent to score the opening goal. This time, it came in the 13th minute. Azumi Manriki sent a through ball to Hannah Luke, who struck a shot from the left side of the box towards the far post. CC goalkeeper Ally Wakeman made a beautiful kick save, but the ball went right to Jenny Grissom, who was on the doorstep and scored. The Tigers evened things up when Josie Morales scored her second of the season in the 58th minute. Kaelin Woodruff sent a left-footed cross into the box that Creighton keeper Keelan Terrell came out to knock away, but Adelaide Gaffney shielded her and the ball bounced right to Morales, who headed it into the open net. The Bluejays regained the lead for good just 1:18 later when Lara Kazandjian fired a rocket from the just outside the top of the box that found the upper right corner past Wakeman. WATCH THE TIGERS

Fans can watch this week's matches on the Mountain West Network. Sunday's contest will have Jake Gadon and Bridget Howard on the call. Links are available on the women's soccer schedule at CCTigers.com. CONFERENCE OPENERS

Colorado College is 10-4-2 all-time in conference openers. The Tigers are 4-2-2 in the Mountain West, including a 1-1 tie against Fresno State last season. CC was 6-2 in its eight seasons in Conference USA. Nine of the Tigers' 16 conference openers have ended in a 1-0 score (6-3 record). FOR THE RECORD

Colorado College is 3-3-1 after the loss at Creighton on Sept. 9. The Tigers are 0-2-1 in their last three games after opening the campaign with a 3-1 mark. Fresno State is 0-6-2 after falling to Texas Tech, 2-0, on Sept. 16. Meanwhile, San Jose State is 1-3-3 and captured its first victory of the season on Sept. 15 with a 2-1 triumph over Eastern Washington. The Spartans host Air Force on Friday. WINNING ALTITUDE

Regardless of whether Colorado College plays on Stewart Field or Washburn Field, the Tigers have enjoyed a significant advantage when playing at home at an elevation of 6,035 feet. Entering this weekend's game, CC is 269-67-32 (.774) in 368 all-time matches on its own campus. ALL-TIME SERIES vs. OPPONENTS

Fresno State holds a 4-2-2 lead in the all-time series against Colorado College, which began with a 1-1 draw in a non-conference meeting in 2011. They also battled to a 1-1 tie in the conference opener last season at Stewart Field. San Jose State leads the all-time series with CC, 6-1-0, including a 2-0 victory last season in San Jose.    A LOOK AT THE TIGERS

Seniors Adelaide Gaffney and Morales join freshman Erin Ewers at the top of the team's scoring list with two goals and four points. Freshman Haley Williams, who is tied for the Mountain West lead with three assists, is one point behind. Senior Ally Wakeman has appeared in all seven games and has a 1.80 goals-against average and a .727 saves percentage. Sophomore Zahra Cheeseman has played the second half in four contests and collected the victory against Bucknell and Army. She has a 1.00 GAA and .818 saves percentage. EIGHT NEWCOMERS JOIN THE SQUAD

Joining the 16 returners for the 2022 campaign are one transfer and seven freshmen. Shalom Prince played two seasons at the University of Oklahoma, while Mea Allex, Evie Biggs, Erin Ewers, Makenna Kolson, McKenna O'Toole, Kylie Smith and Haley Williams comprise the Class of 2026. UP NEXT FOR THE TIGERS

Colorado College remains at home for Mountain West matches against San Diego State on Thursday, Sept. 29 (6 p.m.) and New Mexico on Sunday, Oct. 2 (1:30 p.m.)

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