LARAMIE, Wyo. (October 2, 2019) – The Wyoming soccer team will open up a two-game road swing Friday against the Air Force Falcons followed by an afternoon match on Sunday against the Colorado College Tigers. Friday's match is set for 6 p.m. MT while a 1:00 p.m. time is scheduled for Sunday. Both matches will be played in Colorado Springs.
 
The Cowgirls enter the week with a 4-3-3 record and 1-1 in MW action. They split the opening weekend with a 3-2 victory over San Diego State followed up by a tough 3-0 loss against New Mexico.
 
Senior Michaela Stark and sophomore Indianna Asimus currently lead the team with four goals, which is tied for ninth in the league, plus 20 and 18 shots, respectively. Redshirt freshman Jamie Tatum has three goals and a team high 26 shots, which is tied for sixth, along with 19 shots on goal. Sophomore Savannah Warner and freshman Keelie Wortmann, each have two goals apiece, while sophomore Amber Vokoun has a team best two assists.  
 
The Cowgirls are tied for second in goals scored with 18 and fourth in points with 44 and goals per game averaging 1.80. The offense is averaging 11.6 shots per game and has a 61.2 shots on goal percentage.
 
Sophomore goalie Hannah Lee has played in all ten matches in net, has 30 saves and a 1.30 goals against average. She ranks fourth overall in the league in goals against average. Fellow sophomore Riley Furbush has played in six games and has 17 saves. Warner has logged a team-high 969 minutes followed by Wortmann with 897 minutes played.
 
"We head in to these two matches hoping we can really separate ourselves from the rest of the conference," head coach Pete Cuadrado said. "10 of the 12 teams with the same league record after the opening weekend.  It would have been great for us to put together two great performances last weekend, so that should be our lesson learned for these upcoming matches.  If we can put together two great games, then we will be in a great position moving forward.  Our team has to know that anyone can beat anyone in the Mountain West, and I think they saw that this past weekend and are ready to move forward."
 
Air Force enters the weekend with a 6-2 overall record and 1-1 in the league. Last time out, the Falcons dropped a tough 2-1 loss against San Jose State at home. 
 
Forward Lexi Romero leads the way with eight goals, 19 points and 37 shots. She is ranked second in the league in goals and points and fourth in shots. Her teammate, forward Jillian Jamero has three goals, eight points and 15 shots. In goal, Danielle Katz is giving up 0.95 goals per game and has 32 saves. As a team, they averaging two goals and 15.7 shots per contest.
 
The Falcons return six starters and 17 letterwinners to a team that went 2-9-6 overall and 1-7-3 in the Mountain West a season ago. They were picked to finish 11th in the Mountain West preseason coaches' poll. Air Force is coached by Larry Friend who is in his 11th season with the program.
 
This is the 24th meeting between the two teams. Wyoming leads the series 13-8-2. The last time the two teams met was Oct. 7, 2018 with the two teams ending in a 1-1 double overtime draw in Laramie.
 
Colorado College comes in to Friday's match with a 6-2 overall record, a 1-1 mark in conference play and will play Colorado State prior to the Cowgirls.  Last time out, the Tigers dropped a 1-0 contest against Fresno State.
 
Midfielder Jenna Wilt has three goals and a team-best seven assists and 13 points. Forward Jacqui Hand is first with four goals and second with nine points, while forward Kiley Suter is second with five assists plus nine points. The Tigers average 1.88 goals per game and 16.9 shots per contest, which are both third in the league. They were picked to finish eighth in the MW coaches' poll. Colorado College is coached by Geoff Bennett who is in his 16th season.
 
This is the 14th meeting between the two teams. Colorado College leads the series 9-4-0, but Wyoming has won the last three meetings. The last time the two teams met was Oct. 5, 2018. The Cowgirls defeated the Tigers 3-1 in Laramie.     
 
Live stats and video will be available at GoWyo.com, along with live stats. Follow @Wyo_soccer on twitter for updates throughout the game.