FT. COLLINS, Colo. (Nov. 1, 2019) – The Wyoming soccer team (7-7-5, 4-5-2 MW) and the Colorado State Rams (12-5-2, 7-3-1 MW) couldn't settle anything after 110 minutes, playing to a 0-0 draw on Friday afternoon.
There were several opportunities for both sides early in the first half of the game. The Cowgirls came out and had shots in the seventh and ninth minutes by senior
Summer Taube and sophomore
Amber Vokoun. Taube's shot sailed left while Vokoun had her shot saved by goalie Gabi McDonald. Colorado State had a chance with 10:23 on the clock with a strike by Gracie Armstrong and Taylor Steinke with 11:21 showing, each went right. Less than three minutes later, redshirt freshman
Jamie Tatum had her look at the net go right as well. Both teams continued to push the ball towards the net. The Rams had another chance from Steinke that went high followed up by a shot by freshman
Maria Allen that was stopped by McDonald. The two teams combined for three shots the remainder of the half as they headed in to the lockerroom tied up at 0-0. Wyoming had six shots compared to four by the Rams.
In the second half, Wyoming had an early chance from senior
Michaela Stark that missed right. Off a corner by CSU, Alex Lanning was unable to connect followed by a shot to the bottom right that was saved by sophomore goalie
Riley Furbush. The Cowgirls had back to back chances by Taube that was saved and off a corner came in the 58
th minute with a header by sophomore
Savannah Warner going over the net. The two teams exchanged several shots over the next 15 minutes with no results for either one. In the 76
th minute, Colorado State had one of its best looks with a breakaway that was crossed in and the shot by Caroline Lucas was tipped high and out by Furbush. After a corner kick that followed, Armstrong's fourth shot of the game would hit the top post giving the Cowgirls a free kick. Wyoming had one final chance with the clock winding down which went high left. The teams would head into extra time after 90 minutes still with a 0-0 score.
In the first overtime, each team had chances within a minute of each other but were unable to connect. Stark and Lanning had opportunities bottom right that were scooped up by the goalies. Late in the ten minutes off a cross, Taube had her strike saved by McDonald. Both teams had several good looks in the second overtime period. The Rams best chances came in the 109
th minute with strikes from Caeley Lordemann and Steinke which came up empty. Wyoming had one final push and with 109:36 a shot by sophomore
Indianna Asimus went wide right of the goal. It would end 0-0 after 110 minutes.
Stark finished the match with a team-high four shots with one of them on goal. Taube had three looks while tfour others had two shots a piece. Six Cowgirls logged all 110 minutes in the match. Lee played 45 minutes in net, while Furbush saw action in 65 minutes and had six saves. McDonald finished her night with seven saves in 110 minutes. The two teams combined for 33 shots while the Rams had six corner kicks compared to four by Wyoming.