LARAMIE, Wyo. – Cowgirl soccer will kick off Mountain West play with a weekend of competition in Colorado Springs, Colo. On Friday, the Cowgirls will clash with Colorado College at 3 p.m. MT. Then on Sunday, Wyoming and Air Force will face off at 12 p.m.

The Cowgirls (4-3-1) enter MW play at .500 or better for the third-straight season. Redshirt junior forward Brittney Stark continues to lead the team with four goals this season, which is tied for fourth in the Mountain West, despite only taking 14 shots. No other player in the MW has scored four or more goals on fewer than 20 attempts. Senior defender Tristan Tyrrell's team-best three assists is tied for the fifth-most in the conference. Wyoming is 25-20-5 in five seasons of conference play under head coach Pete Cuadrado.

Wyoming now ranks sixth in the MW in shots per game averaging 11.50 attempts, and tied for second in goals per game, scoring 1.75 per contest. UW takes fewer shots than Air Force who average more shots per game (14.43) but have netted only six goals, eight fewer than the Cowgirls. Colorado College fires off fewer shots per game (9.62) than UW and have slightly lower goals per game (1.38).

The Cowgirl defense has helped the team to a scoring margin of plus-0.62 per game, which is tied for the third-best mark in the league. Senior goalkeeper Georgia Rowntree currently ranks tied for seventh in the conference in total saves, with 28 this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Cristina Salazar made her second appearance of the season against Idaho State, and has yet to allow a goal in 27 minutes of action. Rowntree and Salazar combined for the shutout against the Bengals in their last outing. Junior defender Taylor Burton is the only Cowgirl to compete in every minute of action this season for UW.

"We're ready and excited for conference play to start, and we have a veteran group that knows what we need to do," Cuadrado said. "We've played a complete 90 minutes the last two games, and that's what we need to continue to do. We're keeping it simple. We all know what this team's goal is for the Mountain West and everyone is focused on that."

Colorado College (3-3-2) enters conference play on a four-game unbeaten streak, tied for second-longest in the MW. The Tigers earned draws at Yale and UConn in their last two matches, and beat South Dakota, 4-1, and Army, 2-0, in their previous weekend of action. Colorado College opened the season against Northern Colorado, falling 3-1. Wyoming took down the Bears on Sept. 10 by a score of 2-1.

Junior midfielder Lauren Milliet leads the Tigers in both goals and assists with three each. She is tied with Stark for seventh in the MW in total points (9). Freshman goalkeeper Jade Odom is one of only five MW goalkeepers to hold a goals-against average under 1.00 (0.92) and has the seventh-best save percentage (.788).

The Tigers lead the overall series with the Cowgirls, 9-2-0. Wyoming won last season's matchup, 2-0, at home. The Cowgirls are still looking for their first road victory against the Tigers in program history.

Air Force is 3-4-0 and the winner of three of its last four contests. The Falcons closed out non-conference play with a 1-0 victory over South Dakota. Air Force took down McNeese State, 1-0, on Sept. 1, two days before Wyoming earned a 0-0 draw in the Cowgirl showdown. The Falcons also faced Northern Colorado, falling 2-0 in the Colorado Cup match. Air Force will open MW play against Colorado State on Friday before Sunday's match against UW.

Junior forward Kaitlyn Cook and senior forward Brooke Rittman lead Air Force with two goals each. Junior forward Taylor Cobb has logged a team-high two assists on the season.

Wyoming and Air Force will meet for the 22nd time on Sunday, currently tied for the second-longest series in program history. Wyoming holds a 7-3-1 lead overall and has claimed victory in the last three meetings. The Cowgirls are 6-4-0 against the Falcons on the road.

Live video for each game will be available at GoWyo.com through the link above, along with live stats for each match at the respective links. Follow @WyoSoccer on twitter for updates throughout each game.