Edit- As the tweet @MarkW shared in post #12 informs us, it was decided that the USC match scheduled for Sunday is being moved to Monday due to the amount of snow on Prentup Field. The release (https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/3/14/soccer-sundays-match-pushed-to-monday.aspx) says the rescheduled match time is TENTATIVELY set for 3:00 PM MT.
Another weekend, another chance to face some of the best in the country by being in the Pac 12, as the Buffs (4-2-1, 1-1-1) continue conference play in what looks to be (based on the rankings) the toughest 2 match set of the season. The #3 Bruins (6-0-0, 3-0-0) are 1st up with a scheduled noon start Friday, and then the #12/ 14 Trojans (3-1-0, 2-1-0) come for a Sunday 1:00 matinee in what could be a SNOWY match.
Notes
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/3/11/soccer-back-at-home.aspx
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BOULDER — The Colorado soccer team returns home for the first time in Pac-12 play this weekend. The Buffaloes will play host to No. 3 UCLA (Friday) and No. 14 USC (Sunday).
Colorado (4-2-1, 1-1-1 Pac-12) is coming off a successful trip to the Bay Area last weekend. Colorado upset then-No. 10 California, 2-1, to start the week. CU then took No. 23 Stanford down the wire, falling 2-1.
"In the big picture, it was a good weekend for us on the road," head coach Danny Sanchez said after the Stanford match. "We played two very good teams and now we have to build off that."
The Buffs now move into a stretch where six of their next nine matches are at home. Colorado has been very good when playing in Boulder. The Buffs have won 63 games at home and boast a .708 win percentage since Coach Sanchez has been at the helm.
"Like I told the team, six of our last nine are at home," Sanchez added. "We have to take advantage of being at Prentup and altitude. I think it's going to be key for us. Back-to-back weekends of Friday Sunday matches have been tight games. It's a bit of a mental strain, obviously a physical strain so it'll be great to be back home."
UCLA (6-0-0, 3-0-0 Pac-12) will be the first top 5 team to visit Boulder since No. 2 Stanford in 2019. The Bruins hold a 2-10-0 advantage in the series, with CU's last win coming in 2016. UCLA has scored 2.50 goals per game this season, ranking second in the conference and 28th in the NCAA. The duo of Mia Fishel and Jacey Pederson was named the Pac-12's Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, helping UCLA to wins over Oregon and Oregon State last weekend.
"UCLA is undefeated, ranked third and is kind of the frontrunner in the league right now," Sanchez previewed. "They are fantastic on the attack and great in the back. They are just a really good team. If we play like we played last weekend, I think we can get something out of this weekend."
USC (3-1-0, 2-1-0 Pac-12) opens the week in Utah on Friday, before making its way to Colorado. The Trojans swept the Oregon school last weekend in Los Angeles.
"This is Pac-12 soccer," Sanchez emphasized. "It's the same every year. It's not like it gets any easier down the road. Every single game [remaining] is a Pac-12 team. You look at some of the results around the league, every game, for the most part, has been a one-goal or overtime game."
This weekend offers up a chance for the Buffs to pick up win No. 100 for Coach Sanchez at CU. Colorado's win at Cal last Friday marked win No. 99 and the team came close to picking up the milestone win against Stanford.
Both matches are set to be played at Prentup Field. The impending snowstorm may force changes to Sunday's match against the Trojans.
Friday's match (noon) will be the inaugural live-event on the Pac-12's new broadband streaming channel, Pac-12 Insider. Pac-12 Insider is available through the Pac-12's partner platforms, Roku, Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, XUMO, Redbox and Vizio.
Sunday's match (1 p.m. MT) will be on the Pac-12 Networks.
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A little more on the opponents -
UCLA:
Roster - https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster
Stats - https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats/2020?path=wsoc#individual
Schedule/ results for this season - https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule
Their preview article for the matches with the Buffs - https://uclabruins.com/news/2021/3/10/womens-soccer-no-3-bruins-head-to-colorado-utah.aspx
USC
Roster - https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster?path=wsoc
Stats - https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats?path=wsoc
Schedule/ results for this season - https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule?path=wsoc
Their preview article for the matches with the Buffs - https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/3/10/no-12-usc-womens-soccer-heads-to-utah-colorado.aspx
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Media links:
Live stats (for both matches) - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
Vs. UCLA:
Live video - Should be available via a newer Pac-12 Insider streaming network; link at https://pac-12.com/womens-soccer/event/2020/10/08/ucla-colorado and/ or https://pac-12.com/live?networks=P12I. Once again quoting from the preview article, "Friday's match (noon) will be the inaugural live-event on the Pac-12's new broadband streaming channel, Pac-12 Insider. Pac-12 Insider is available through the Pac-12's partner platforms, Roku, Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, XUMO, Redbox and Vizio.".
Match notes -
Vs. USC:
Live video - Match is scheduled to be shown live on the Pac 12 Los Angeles channel. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to that Pac 12 channel, assume it can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-soccer/event/2021/03/14/usc-colorado .
Match notes -Not available as I type this. https://cubuffs.com/documents/2021/3/13//3_14_USC.pdf?id=20791
Another weekend, another chance to face some of the best in the country by being in the Pac 12, as the Buffs (4-2-1, 1-1-1) continue conference play in what looks to be (based on the rankings) the toughest 2 match set of the season. The #3 Bruins (6-0-0, 3-0-0) are 1st up with a scheduled noon start Friday, and then the #12/ 14 Trojans (3-1-0, 2-1-0) come for a Sunday 1:00 matinee in what could be a SNOWY match.
Notes
- Per the preview quoted below, sounds like contingency plans might be getting considered in case it snows as much as forecasted by the time the USC match is supposed to begin on Sunday.
- Interesting to see what this is and might mean, although from what I can see it is a free service. Per the below preview, "Friday's match (noon) will be the inaugural live-event on the Pac-12's new broadband streaming channel, Pac-12 Insider. Pac-12 Insider is available through the Pac-12's partner platforms, Roku, Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, XUMO, Redbox and Vizio.".
Preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/3/11/soccer-back-at-home.aspx
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BOULDER — The Colorado soccer team returns home for the first time in Pac-12 play this weekend. The Buffaloes will play host to No. 3 UCLA (Friday) and No. 14 USC (Sunday).
Colorado (4-2-1, 1-1-1 Pac-12) is coming off a successful trip to the Bay Area last weekend. Colorado upset then-No. 10 California, 2-1, to start the week. CU then took No. 23 Stanford down the wire, falling 2-1.
"In the big picture, it was a good weekend for us on the road," head coach Danny Sanchez said after the Stanford match. "We played two very good teams and now we have to build off that."
The Buffs now move into a stretch where six of their next nine matches are at home. Colorado has been very good when playing in Boulder. The Buffs have won 63 games at home and boast a .708 win percentage since Coach Sanchez has been at the helm.
"Like I told the team, six of our last nine are at home," Sanchez added. "We have to take advantage of being at Prentup and altitude. I think it's going to be key for us. Back-to-back weekends of Friday Sunday matches have been tight games. It's a bit of a mental strain, obviously a physical strain so it'll be great to be back home."
UCLA (6-0-0, 3-0-0 Pac-12) will be the first top 5 team to visit Boulder since No. 2 Stanford in 2019. The Bruins hold a 2-10-0 advantage in the series, with CU's last win coming in 2016. UCLA has scored 2.50 goals per game this season, ranking second in the conference and 28th in the NCAA. The duo of Mia Fishel and Jacey Pederson was named the Pac-12's Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, helping UCLA to wins over Oregon and Oregon State last weekend.
"UCLA is undefeated, ranked third and is kind of the frontrunner in the league right now," Sanchez previewed. "They are fantastic on the attack and great in the back. They are just a really good team. If we play like we played last weekend, I think we can get something out of this weekend."
USC (3-1-0, 2-1-0 Pac-12) opens the week in Utah on Friday, before making its way to Colorado. The Trojans swept the Oregon school last weekend in Los Angeles.
"This is Pac-12 soccer," Sanchez emphasized. "It's the same every year. It's not like it gets any easier down the road. Every single game [remaining] is a Pac-12 team. You look at some of the results around the league, every game, for the most part, has been a one-goal or overtime game."
This weekend offers up a chance for the Buffs to pick up win No. 100 for Coach Sanchez at CU. Colorado's win at Cal last Friday marked win No. 99 and the team came close to picking up the milestone win against Stanford.
Both matches are set to be played at Prentup Field. The impending snowstorm may force changes to Sunday's match against the Trojans.
Friday's match (noon) will be the inaugural live-event on the Pac-12's new broadband streaming channel, Pac-12 Insider. Pac-12 Insider is available through the Pac-12's partner platforms, Roku, Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, XUMO, Redbox and Vizio.
Sunday's match (1 p.m. MT) will be on the Pac-12 Networks.
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A little more on the opponents -
UCLA:
Roster - https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster
Stats - https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats/2020?path=wsoc#individual
Schedule/ results for this season - https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule
Their preview article for the matches with the Buffs - https://uclabruins.com/news/2021/3/10/womens-soccer-no-3-bruins-head-to-colorado-utah.aspx
USC
Roster - https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster?path=wsoc
Stats - https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats?path=wsoc
Schedule/ results for this season - https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule?path=wsoc
Their preview article for the matches with the Buffs - https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/3/10/no-12-usc-womens-soccer-heads-to-utah-colorado.aspx
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Media links:
Live stats (for both matches) - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
Vs. UCLA:
Live video - Should be available via a newer Pac-12 Insider streaming network; link at https://pac-12.com/womens-soccer/event/2020/10/08/ucla-colorado and/ or https://pac-12.com/live?networks=P12I. Once again quoting from the preview article, "Friday's match (noon) will be the inaugural live-event on the Pac-12's new broadband streaming channel, Pac-12 Insider. Pac-12 Insider is available through the Pac-12's partner platforms, Roku, Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, XUMO, Redbox and Vizio.".
Match notes -
Vs. USC:
Live video - Match is scheduled to be shown live on the Pac 12 Los Angeles channel. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to that Pac 12 channel, assume it can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/womens-soccer/event/2021/03/14/usc-colorado .
Match notes -
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