SOCCER (Last season - 13-5-3 overall; 5-3-3 in conference play), as usual, opens up the CU sports (academic) year as they host 2 teams at Prentup Field.. 1st off is a Thursday evening match against the Marquette Golden Eagles (5-10-4, 2-6-2), followed up by a Sunday nioon match against the pre-season ranked #8 (in the Coaches' Poll) and THE legacy program in the sport North Carolina (UNC) Tar Heels (13-2-8; 5-0-5).
I believe the team is expecting a BIG crowd for the Tar Heel game against the winningest team in the sport's history, but after Marquette earned 1 of it's 5 victories last season early in the year 0-1 over the Buffs in Boulder, I assume/ hope that CU will also be VERY ready to compete when opening the season off against the Golden Eagles
I wasn't sure how video coverage would be handled with the Buffs joining the Big 12. At least based on these 2 matches, looks like ESPN+ will be the main needed subscription for those of us who love the "Olympic sports". (See more details and links near the bottom of this post.)
Go Buffs!!!
(Cubuffs.com preview not available as I type this.)
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More on the opponents -
Marquette:
Roster - https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/2024
Stats (last season) - https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats/2023
Schedule/ results for (last) season - https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule/2023
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - https://gomarquette.com/news/2024/8/12/womens-soccer-wsoc-opens-2024-campaign-thursday-at-colorado
North Carolina:
Roster - https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster
Stats (last season) - https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats
Schedule/ results for (last) season - https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule/2023
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:
Link to links to Live stats for both matches - https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=colo . Direct links for the matches:
Marquette - UNC - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/mob...BJ*MTcyNDAwNzY0MS4zLjAuMTcyNDAwNzY0MS4wLjAuMA..
Live Video: Both matches are scheduled to be provided through the premium ($) ESPN+ subscription service, available either on the ESPN app or at:
Vs. Marquette - https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401698811?gameId=716912.
Vs. UNC - https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/3a1d8d20-3edc-4b1b-94a3-ea99c42af048?om-navmethod=espn:globalsearch:results
Match notes (If blank below, they weren't available as I type this.) :
Vs. Marquette - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2024/8/13/SOC_2024_Game1_Marquette_Notes.pdf
Vs. UNC -
I believe the team is expecting a BIG crowd for the Tar Heel game against the winningest team in the sport's history, but after Marquette earned 1 of it's 5 victories last season early in the year 0-1 over the Buffs in Boulder, I assume/ hope that CU will also be VERY ready to compete when opening the season off against the Golden Eagles
I wasn't sure how video coverage would be handled with the Buffs joining the Big 12. At least based on these 2 matches, looks like ESPN+ will be the main needed subscription for those of us who love the "Olympic sports". (See more details and links near the bottom of this post.)
Go Buffs!!!
(Cubuffs.com preview not available as I type this.)
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More on the opponents -
Marquette:
Roster - https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/2024
Stats (last season) - https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats/2023
Schedule/ results for (last) season - https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule/2023
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - https://gomarquette.com/news/2024/8/12/womens-soccer-wsoc-opens-2024-campaign-thursday-at-colorado
North Carolina:
Roster - https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster
Stats (last season) - https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats
Schedule/ results for (last) season - https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule/2023
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:
Link to links to Live stats for both matches - https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=colo . Direct links for the matches:
Marquette - UNC - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/mob...BJ*MTcyNDAwNzY0MS4zLjAuMTcyNDAwNzY0MS4wLjAuMA..
Live Video: Both matches are scheduled to be provided through the premium ($) ESPN+ subscription service, available either on the ESPN app or at:
Vs. Marquette - https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401698811?gameId=716912.
Vs. UNC - https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/3a1d8d20-3edc-4b1b-94a3-ea99c42af048?om-navmethod=espn:globalsearch:results
Match notes (If blank below, they weren't available as I type this.) :
Vs. Marquette - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2024/8/13/SOC_2024_Game1_Marquette_Notes.pdf
Vs. UNC -
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