Short article summarizing the now-completed fall training/ scrimmage period-
Direct link -
http://www.cubuffs.com/news/2017/12...ok-forward-to-regular-season-this-spring.aspx
Not a lot of details. A couple things of interest to me-
1) Be interesting to see who takes over for 4 year starter Soenksen at goalie. Nice the team has returning players, including a red-shirt senior and red-shirt sophomore , who I assume have both have logged LOTS of practice time as Buffs already, so will hopefully be able to ably man that VERY important position.
From the article-
"Among the biggest departures in CU's first graduating class is All-American and four-year starter in goal, Paige Soenksen. Colorado returns a pair of goalkeepers who will vie for the starting job in senior Sophia Gambitsky and sophomore Julia Lisella. "At the goaltender position in particular, we have two very talented players who can get the job done. They're very different in what they bring to this team and we're excited to keep watching them and see where we're at [in February]." Elliott said of the two goalkeepers, acknowledging that she likely won't name a starter until the first game. "We're trying not to rush anything. We want to give everybody the opportunity to come into their own and see who steps up.""
2) After losing its huge and inpactful inaugural class of 14 seniors after last year, I'd assume there will be a great opportunity for some freshmen to come in and have the (beloved sports phrase) "immediate impact". From the article- "Two freshmen in particular have stood out through the fall. "I think our freshman class as a whole is really coming along and challenging themselves. Devon (Bayer) has really done a great job of learning and growing as a defender and in the midfield this fall. Sadie (Grozier) is another one that I think really stepped up during the Northwestern games and did a great job for us. I think we have a lot of players that have the potential to step up, so we're excited to see how the next couple of months go for us and see where we're at in February."
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Note- doesn't look like this season's schedule has been posted yet (
http://www.cubuffs.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=438), but based on the last couple seasons (when the 1st matches were both on Feb. 12th), look like the opening face-off may now less than 2 months away for the lax Buffs!