LARAMIE, Wyo. (October 9, 2019) – The Cowgirls will be back home for the first two matches of a four-game homestand this weekend. They will host the San Jose State Spartans on Friday afternoon followed by a contest with the Fresno State Bulldogs. Friday's match is set for 3 p.m. MT while Sunday's contest will begin at 12 p.m. There will be a scarf giveaway against the Spartans and a tumbler for the Fresno State contest, one per person while supplies last.
Wyoming enters the week with a 5-4-3 record and 2-2 in MW action. They split the weekend with a 3-2 loss against the Air Force Falcons followed up by a come from behind victory over Colorado College, 3-2.
Four Cowgirls currently lead the team in goals with four, which is tied for ninth in the league, including redshirt freshman
Jamie Tatum. She also has a team high 31 shots, 21 of them on goal, plus nine points. Seniors
Michaela Stark and
Summer Taube along with sophomore
Indianna Asimus also have four goals. Stark has 23 shots and two game winning goals. Sophomore
Amber Vokoun has a team best two assists.
In the MW, the Cowgirls are second in overall goals scored with 23 (1.92 gpg) and fourth in points with 56 (4.67 ppg). The offense is averaging 11.4 shots per game and has a 59.9 shots on goal percentage.
Sophomore goalie
Hannah Lee has played in all 12 matches in net, has 38 saves and a 1.49 goals against average. She ranks seventh overall in the league in goals against average. Fellow sophomore
Riley Furbush has played in eight games and has 23 saves. Sophomore
Savannah Warner has logged a team-high 1,117 minutes followed by freshman
Keelie Wortmann with 1,077 minutes played.
"Our team worked hard last weekend, and even in our loss fought until the last minute of the match to score a goal. That type of effort paid off on Sunday when we scored the game winner late," head coach
Pete Cuadrado said. "This coming weekend, it will require the same kind of approach to each match. Both teams are balanced and will play hard. For us, if we can clean some things up in front of our own goal and continue to score goals we have a good chance to get two results. Gaining positive results will put us in a great position heading into the final weeks of conference play."
San Jose State enters the weekend with a 4-6-2 overall record and 2-2 in the league. Last time out, the Spartans defeated Utah State 1-0 in San Jose.
Sabrina Weinman leads the way with three goals, plus ten shots and six points. Her teammate, Jamilecxth Becerra follows with two goals along with a team-high 19 shots with 12 of them on goal. In goal, Ariana Romero is giving up 1.20 goals per game and has 51 saves. As a team, they averaging 8.5 shots per game.
They were picked to finish second in the Mountain West preseason coaches' poll. San Jose State is coached by Lauren Hanson who is in her sixth season with the program.
This is the tenth meeting between the two teams. The Spartans lead the series 5-4-0. The last time the two teams met was Oct. 14, 2018 with Wyoming earning the 3-2 overtime victory on the road.
Fresno State comes in to the week with a 6-3-2 overall record, a 2-1-1 mark in conference play and will play Colorado State prior to the Cowgirls. Last time out, the Bulldogs defeated the Boise State Broncos, 2-1.
Emma Chivers has three goals and 17 shots while adding six points to lead the way. Ele Avery and Mariona Segales each have two goals apiece. In net, Milena Zink has played in 11 contests and is averaging 1.00 goals against average and has 26 saves. The Bulldogs average 1.45 goals and 9.6 shots per contest.
They were picked to finish seventh in the MW coaches' poll. Fresno State is coached by Brian Zwaschka who is in his tenth season with the program.
This is the ninth meeting between the two teams. Wyoming leads the series 3-2-3. The last time the two teams met was Oct. 12, 2018. The two teams ended in a 0-0 double overtime draw.
Live stats and video will be available at GoWyo.com, along with live stats. Follow @Wyo_soccer on twitter for updates throughout the game.
