Boulder – Chibana Coolman score a goal, Bella Glast He made nine saves in the weekend’s 1-1 draw against Colorado’s No. 15 Southern California on Sunday.
The Buffaloes (8-5-4, 2-4-2 Pac-12) posted a two-game losing streak and kept the team’s NCAA Tournament hopes alive with the result.
Coolman had the first score of the game and the 11th of the season to lead the Buffs to a 1–0 halftime lead. The Trojans came back even late in the second half, forcing a draw with an Aaliyah Farmer tap-in goal.
“Overall, we needed to deliver results today,” said the head coach. Danny Sanchez pointed out after the game. “Overall, I told the team that I was very proud of how hard they played and defended. It was like CU football. I stepped in and thought I gave a good performance.”
The Southern Cals (9-2-3, 5-1-2 Pac-12) still edged the Buffs 21-6, but Colorado limited the dangerous looks UCLA took advantage of Thursday. Farmer provided the majority of USC’s offense, scoring seven total shots in the game.
Glast made his first net start since September 4 against Omaha. Nine saves in sophomore year tied for career high Dani Hansen Most by a CU goaltender this season (in Michigan).
“I’ve said all year that I have a lot of faith in Bella,” Sanchez added. “When she got her chance, she did well. I thought she was very good today.”
How did this happen
The Trojans were the first to threaten the scoreboard on Sunday, with USC finding the post in the second minute and nearly slotting a free kick in the eighth minute. Shira James It was the final buff to sweep the ball out of danger on UCS’s set-piece attempt.
emerson rain Scored CU’s first shot of the day and a heel flick off the net. Jade Babcock Chee Shoot in 11 minutes. James then started action on the attacking side of the ball in the 13th minute, sending the ball past USC’s Anna Smith to have the goal called back for offside.
“We started off slow in the last few games and USC hit the post early on, but after that I thought we did really well,” Sanchez said. “They have very dynamic attacking. He had a lot of players and I think he handled it really well for the most part.
The buff broke through in the 38th minute, with Babcock Chee springing up Coolman. The first-year Buffs scored his 11th goal of the season by beating a Stanford defender 1-1 down the middle of the field and firing his left-footed shot into the short side of the net.
“A world-class goal for Cibana,” said Sanchez. “A great strike that has changed the momentum of the group in the last few games.”
Grust really got into action in the second half, making 6 saves in the final 45.
The Trojans were able to put just one Grust off a misplayed header that took the CU off a misplayed header for an easy put-in by Farmer in the 75th minute.
Buff nearly regained the goal on the next offensive possession when James shot from distance hovering over the crossbar.
CU’s only corner chance in the second half was the last 20 seconds. Jenny Bayer Served balls come back little by little Amaya Gonzales I hit a desperate shot just before the whistle at the end of the game.
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Colorado leaves next week for its final road trip of the season. The Buffs will travel to No. 25 California on Thursday before taking on No. 7 Stanford on Sunday.
Note
freshman mallory allen made her first career start…Hannah Shirts Coming off the bench for the first time in her 75-game career with CU… Coolman is now tied with James for the team lead in goals (11)… She continues to amass a career-high points tally with 28 now. …Her 28 points tied Taylor Kornick (2018) and Danica Evans (2016) for fourth most in a season at CU…Babcock Chee’s assist was her third of the season and a new career high … The Buffs were 0-0-2nd against the 15th-ranked team in the country this season. They also tied Washington State (1-1), who held the same ranking.
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