Match Thread- Soccer scheduled to host Weber State (Saturday, 2/20, Noon MT, Free CU live stream)

[AztecBuff]

In soccer's last match before they head to Seattle to begin conference play next weekend, they are scheduled to host Weber State noon tomorrow (Saturday). With the Wildcats already boasting a tie against a Pac 12 team (Utah), I assume the Buffs will not be be looking forward.

Go Buffs!!!

Preview -


Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/2/19/soccer-cu-hosts-weber-state-on-saturday.aspx

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BOULDER — Colorado soccer gets set to make its Kittredge Field debut when it takes on Weber State on Saturday. The noon kickoff will mark the first time CU has played a home match outside of Prentup Field, since 2004.

Kittredge Field, although temporary, will be the third home to Colorado soccer, joining Pleasant View Soccer Complex and Prentup Field.

"There was so much snow at Prentup and we really want Prentup to be ready for Pac-12 play," head coach Danny Sanchez explained. "We don't want to be destroying the field. We've trained at Kit a lot this spring. The weather looks nice and we appreciate Weber State coming in."

Colorado (2-0-0) has had a solid start to the delayed 2020 season. The Buffs have played 187 minutes of shutout soccer, holding Denver and Northern Colorado scoreless the previous two matches. It's the second year in a row CU has not allowed a goal in its first two contests, but this time around it has been with two different goalkeepers. Dani Hansen got the start against Denver, while Megan Short got the nod against Northern Colorado.
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Weber State (0-0-1) has had a tough slate to start its season. The Wildcats played BYU in exhibition play and then opened the season with a 1-1 draw against Utah. Saturday will be the first meeting between the two schools.

The general public is prohibited.

The match will be live-streamed at CUBuffs.com/WatchSoc.
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More on the Wildcats:
Roster - https://weberstatesports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster
Stats (for their last (2019) season) - https://weberstatesports.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats/2019#individual
Schedule - https://uncbears.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule
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Media links:

Live video - Match is scheduled to be available on free live stream at https://pac-12.com/live/cubuffs .

Live stats - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary

 

[AztecBuff]

Match day!

 

[AztecBuff]

 

[AztecBuff]

Almost start time!

 

[AztecBuff]

GOOAAALLLL Buffs (Sharts) off the corner kick a little before the half!!!!!!

Buffs up 1-0.

 

[AztecBuff]

And it's 1-0 at the half.

Goal highlight-

 

[14er]

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[AztecBuff]

Bummer- the stream seems to be down .

 

[AztecBuff]

Bummer- the stream seems to be down .

And now it's back. Still 1-0 ~6 minutes into the 2nd half.

 

[Bmixer]

physical game. nice win. Offense needs to improve and finish some shots

 

[MarkW]

Only watched the second half,. All but one of Weber State's shots was from distance and they were weak - no threat at all. One time they did get a player behind the defense, and it appeared they were going to score, but Dani Hansen made a point blank save.

On the attack the Buffs really lacked creativity. They just can''t string together passes that amount to a real threat, at least in the part of the match I was watching. And there is a lot of "hit and hope," long balls hit in the general direction of a teammate which don't have much chance of success. This looks like an area that really needs to improve if the CU is going to have any success in conference play.

 

[MarkW]

An interview with Hannah Sharts and and highlights from the Weber State match: