Sunday, October 2
Tempe, Ariz.
4:00 PM
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Arizona State
Juliana Guthner
Photo by: CUBuffs.com
Buffs Take Six-Match Winning Streak To Arizona State
September 30, 2016 | Soccer
BOULDER - Colorado's soccer team will take a six-match winning streak to Arizona State on Sunday. The match will be televised on Pac-12 Mountain Network and kicks off at 4 p.m. MT at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium. Complete notes are attached to the right in the PDF.
Notes:
Up Next
• CU carries a six-match winning streak into Sunday's match at Arizona State.
• CU plays at ASU at 4 p.m. MT on Sunday and the match will televised on Pac-12 Mountain Network.
• Play-by-play will be handled by Matt McConnell, Danielle Slaton will do the color and Gregson Frampton will produce the show.
• A win would give CU a seven-match winning streak, the longest since 2008.
• It would also be a three-match winning streak in Pac-12 play, the second-longest for CU since joining the league in 2011 (longest is four from Oct. 31, 2014 to Sept. 27, 2015).
20th Anniversary, 200 Wins
• 2016 is the 20th anniverary of the first season of soccer at CU in 1996.
• CU won its 200th match in school history on Sept. 23 with a 1-0 victory at Washington State.
• The program currently has an all-time record of 200-176-43.
Best Pac-12 Start
• For the first time since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, CU started conference play with a 2-0-0 record.
• The Buffs will be looking to go 3-0-0 at Arizona State on Sunday.
• The only other time CU started Pac-12 play with a win was in 2015 when the Buffs beat California 2-1 in overtime.
Freshman First
• Taylor Kornieck became the first CU freshman ever to have back-to-back two-goal games when she scored twice (and had an assist) against Drexel and scored two more times against Hawai'i on Sept. 4 and 9.
Kornieck's Historic Performance
• Taylor Kornieck had five points in a 5-0 win over Drexel and it was just the third time in CU history a freshman has recorded five points in a match.
• Kornieck had two goals and one assist in the match.
• Former USWNT player and current volunteer assistant Nikki Marshall is the only other Buff to have five points in a match as a freshman and she did it twice in 2006.
First Win In Pullman, 200th Win Ever
• CU's 1-0 win at Washington State on Sept. 23 was big in several ways as it was the first-ever win for the Buffs in Pullman, Wash., and first win over WSU since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
• It was also the 200th win in school history.
• It was also head coach Danny Sanchez's 50th win at CU.
• Taylor Kornieck became the first freshman since 2010 to score in a conference opener (Hayley Hughes and Lizzy Herzl scored in a 2-1 win over No. 6 Texas A&M in 2010 when CU was in the Big 12).
Tompkins Earns Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week
• Jalen Tompkins made seven saves in a 1-0 win at Washington State on Sept. 23 and was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 27.
• With the match still scoreless in the 86th minute, Tompkins made a spectacular diving save on a shot from inside the box to keep WSU off the board and allow for Taylor Kornieck's game-winning goal just three minutes later.
Offense Breaks Out
• After having several unlucky losses where CU outshot its opponents considerably and dominated possession, the offense broke out of its slump with a 5-0 win over Drexel on Sept. 4, converting five of its 26 shot attempts (14 on goal).
• Taylor Kornieck (see note above) had the biggest performance, but Sarah Kinzner, Danica Evans and Stephanie Zuniga also got in the scoring column against the Dragons.
• Heading into the Drexel match, CU has outshot its opponents 79-52 over the previous four matches, yet the team had been outscored 6-4.
• Over the next three matches, CU outscored its opponents 12-2.
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• Danica Evans and Taylor Kornieck came in at No. 2 on SportsCenter's Top 10 on Sept. 9 after an impressive goal in the third minute a 3-1 win over Hawai'i.
• Evans used her traditional flip throw to throw the ball into play from the left sideline and Kornieck headed the throw into the far side of the net.
Newcomers Making an Impact
• In 11 matches this season, newcomers have 10 of the team's 21 goals (48 percent), five assists (29 percent) and 101 shot attempts (52 percent), while combining for 39 starts.
• Freshman Taylor Kornieck leads the team in most offensive categories, including goals, points and shot attempts (tied).
• Additionally, redshirt freshman Jalen Tompkins has made nine starts and leads the goalkeepers with a 0.54 GAA and .891 save percentage, while posting an 8-2-0 record.
• Kornieck and Tompkins rank among the nation's top freshmen:
NCAA Freshman Points Leaders
1. Allie Thornton, SMU 21
Evelyne Viens, South Florida 21
3. Chandler Backes, Kentucky (SEC) 19
Kristina Fisher, Miami (Fla.) (ACC) 19
5. Aerial Chavarin, Yale 17
6. Taylor Kornieck, Colorado (Pac-12) 16
Sarah Bonney, UTRGV 16
Sarah Segan, William & Mary 16
9. 4 tied 15
Ranks third among players at Power Five schools
NCAA Freshman Goals Leaders
1. Chandler Backes, Western Kentucky 9
Allie Thornton, SMU 9
Evelyne Viens, South Florida 9
4. Taylor Kornieck, Colorado (Pac-12) 7
Sarah Bonney, UTRGV 7
Aerial Chavarin, Yale 7
Kristina Fisher, Miami (Fla.) (ACC) 7
Jessie Fleming, UCLA (Pac-12) 7
Megan Greene, Charlotte 7
Kayla McKeon, Arkansas (SEC) 7
Sarah Segan, William & Mary 7
Abby Sotomayor, Colgate 7
Morgan Weaver, Washington State (Pac-12) 7
Ranks first among players at Power Five schools
NCAA Freshman GAA Leaders
1. Justice Stanford, South Alabama 0.14
2. Amanda Knaub, Monmouth 0.31
3. Katie Lund, TCU (Big 12) 0.34
4. Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina (SEC) 0.43
5. Jalen Tompkins, Colorado (Pac-12) 0.54
6. Rylee Foster, West Virginia (Big 12) 0.56
7. Kitty Qu, Penn 0.56
8. Sam Miller, Lehigh 0.58
9. Brooklyn Nielsen, Utah Valley 0.63
10. Annalena Kriebisch, Maine 0.71
Ranks third among players at Power Five schools
NCAA Freshman Save Percentage Leaders
1. Justice Stanford, South Alabama .964
2. Katie Lund, TCU (Big 12) .931
3. Jalen Tompkins, Colorado (Pac-12) .891
4. Sam Miller, Lehigh .878
5. Amanda Knaub, Monmouth .875
Brooklyn Nielsen, Utah Valley .875
7. Annalena Kriebisch, Maine .872
8. Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina (SEC) .852
9. Catherine Klein, North Dakota .848
10. Sara Teteak, Eastern Illinois .831
Ranks second among players at Power Five schools
Colorado Cup Notes (complete notes on pages 28-30)
• CU won its fifth Colorado Cup in the competition's sixth season this year with a perfect 3-0-0 record.
• CU opened the season with two of its three Colorado Cup matches, traveling to Air Force on Aug. 19 (won 2-0) and hosting Colorado State on Aug. 21 (won 2-1) and wrapped up the Colorado Cup on Sept. 17 with a 1-0 overtime win against Denver.
• Erin Greening and Mikaela Kraus are CU's two returning players who have scored in the Colorado Cup, each scoring one goal last season (Greening vs. CC and Kraus vs. DU).
• This year Sarah Kinzner, Alex Vidger (both vs. Air Force), Taylor Kornieck (both CSU) and Danica Evans (vs. CSU and Denver) have all scored goals.
Below are the past champions (with Colorado's finish in parenthesis)
Team Points
2011 Colorado 6
2012 Colorado 4
2013 Denver 6 (Colorado-2nd)
2014 Colorado 9
2015 Colorado 7
2016 Colorado 9
Season Opener Notes
• CU is now 11-5-5 all-time in season-opening matches and 4-1-4 in season openers on the road.
• CU is now unbeaten in its past 13 season openers (last loss in 2003 to Portland).
Home Opener Notes
• CU's 2-1 win over Colorado State on Aug. 21 stretched the team's unbeaten streak in home openers to 13 matches and winning streak to eight, while improving the all-time record in home openers to 16-4-1.
• The goal CU allowed in the first half was the first goal allowed in a home opener in 754 minutes and 19 seconds (the previous goal allowed in a home opener was in 2008 against Florida).
• When Taylor Kornieck scored in the seventh minute against CSU, it made this the fourth consecutive season a freshman has scored in the home opener (Erin Greening 2015, Brittney Stark 2014, Brie Hooks 2013).
Kinzner's Late Score
• Sarah Kinzner scored with three seconds left in the first half in CU's season-opening 2-0 win at Air Force for a 1-0 hafltime lead.
• It was the latest goal ever scored in the first half by a CU player, besting the previous-latest of 44:44 by Storie Ledger in 2012 at Arizona.
• It was only the fourth goal ever scored in the 45th minute by a Buffs player.
International Flavor
• The Buffs have five international players on their roster this season, the most ever in school history.
• Through 11 matches, CU's international players have combined for five of the team's 21 goals (24 percent), six assists (35 percent) and 39 shot attempts (20 percent), while two have them have started each match.
• Last season, CU had three international players and prior to last season, the most it had ever had was two.
• Junior transfer Hannah Scheid, who will have to sit out this season due to NCAA eligibility rules, is the first Buff to come from Germany.
• Sophomore Sarah Kinzner and freshman Camilla Shymka both hail from Calgary, Alberta, and are members of the Canada U-20 National Team.
• Senior Kahlia Hogg and sophomore Isobel Dalton are both natives of Australia.
Spring Recap
• CU finished the spring with a 4-0-2 record, defeating Air Force (1-0), Denver (2-1), Colorado College (1-0) and Nebraska (3-1), and tying Northern Colorado (1-1) and South Dakota State (1-1).
• Spring goal scorers: Erin Greening 3, Danica Evans 2, Stephanie Zuniga 2, Sarah Kinzner 1, Joss Orejel 1
• Evans also had two assists
• Scout Watson and Jalen Tompkins split time in goal
Hogg Returns
• Kahlia Hogg is back for her senior season after missing the majority of last season with an injury.
• She started the first six matches last season and led CU to a 4-1-1 record during that time, but the Buffs went 3-9-2 without her in the lineup over the final 14 matches.
National Team Experience
• Colorado has 13 players who have been involved with youth and women's national teams.
United States
Emily Bruder (U-14, U-17, U-18, U-20)
Danica Evans (U-17 player pool, U-18 player pool)
Taylor Kornieck (U-15, U-18)
Megan Massey (U-15)
Morgan Stanton (U-14 player pool, U-17)
Jalen Tompkins (U-15, U-16, U-17)
Alex Vidger (U-20 training camp)
Stephanie Zuniga (U-15 training camp, U-18 player pool)
Australia
Isobel Dalton (U-15-16, U-17)
Kahlia Hogg (U-17, U-19, U-20)
Canada
Sarah Kinzner (U-17, U-20)
Camilla Shymka (U-20)
Mexico
Joss Orejel (U-17, U-20)
BOLD indicates current team member
National Team Notes
• Kornieck traveled to England in July for two matches and training with the U-18 Women's National Team and started both matches against England.
• Kinzner started all five matches for Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras and scored two goals (one against Trinidad & Tobago and one against Jamaica), helping Canada reach the finals (United States won 1-0). (more details below)
• Shymka also competed for Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras and played in two matches as a reserve, totaling 27 minutes on the pitch.
Kinzner Shines at CONCACAF Championship
• Sarah Kinzner competed for Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Honduras in December.
• Kinzner started all five matches and scored two goals, leading Canada to the finals against the United States.
• Canada qualified for the 2016 U-20 World Cup by finishing in the top three (Canada lost 1-0 to the United States in the finals).
Recent Returning Starters In Past Decade
• Colorado returns five starters this season and in the four previous seasons when the Buffs have returned seven or fewer starters, they have reached the NCAA Tournament twice and have averaged 11 wins.
• When CU has had to replace its goalkeeper from the previous season, the Buffs have made the NCAA Tournament two out of four times and have averaged 11.3 wins.
• When CU returns its top scorer or a player who has tied for the team lead in goals the previous season, the Buffs have made the NCAA Tournament four out of seven times and have averaged 10.1 wins.
Year RS Goals Goalkeeper Record
2006 6 Griffin, 12 Keller, 16 14-6-4*
2007 8 Marshall, 17 Radlinski, 15 10-8-4*
2008 9 Marshall, 9 Radlinski, 13 14-5-4*
2009 6 DeSaverio, 9 Radlinski, 20 9-10-0
2010 8 Marshall, 8 Linder, 17 8-9-3
2011 9 Russell, 3 Brunner, 19 4-13-2
2012 9 Russell/Stuller, 4 Brunner, 14 8-8-4
2013 8 Stuller, 8 Brunner, 19 14-7-2*
2014 7 Stuller, 9 Brunner, 23 14-7-1*
2015 5 Hooks, 8 Scheele, 22 7-10-3
2016 5 Hooks/Evans, 5 Scheele, 16 ???
RS is number of returning starters
Goals is the leading scorer from previous season
Goalkeeper is the goalkeeper who started the most matches in the previous season
Record is record that season
BOLD indicates returning
*indicates made the NCAA Tournament
Notes:
Up Next
• CU carries a six-match winning streak into Sunday's match at Arizona State.
• CU plays at ASU at 4 p.m. MT on Sunday and the match will televised on Pac-12 Mountain Network.
• Play-by-play will be handled by Matt McConnell, Danielle Slaton will do the color and Gregson Frampton will produce the show.
• A win would give CU a seven-match winning streak, the longest since 2008.
• It would also be a three-match winning streak in Pac-12 play, the second-longest for CU since joining the league in 2011 (longest is four from Oct. 31, 2014 to Sept. 27, 2015).
20th Anniversary, 200 Wins
• 2016 is the 20th anniverary of the first season of soccer at CU in 1996.
• CU won its 200th match in school history on Sept. 23 with a 1-0 victory at Washington State.
• The program currently has an all-time record of 200-176-43.
Best Pac-12 Start
• For the first time since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, CU started conference play with a 2-0-0 record.
• The Buffs will be looking to go 3-0-0 at Arizona State on Sunday.
• The only other time CU started Pac-12 play with a win was in 2015 when the Buffs beat California 2-1 in overtime.
Freshman First
• Taylor Kornieck became the first CU freshman ever to have back-to-back two-goal games when she scored twice (and had an assist) against Drexel and scored two more times against Hawai'i on Sept. 4 and 9.
Kornieck's Historic Performance
• Taylor Kornieck had five points in a 5-0 win over Drexel and it was just the third time in CU history a freshman has recorded five points in a match.
• Kornieck had two goals and one assist in the match.
• Former USWNT player and current volunteer assistant Nikki Marshall is the only other Buff to have five points in a match as a freshman and she did it twice in 2006.
First Win In Pullman, 200th Win Ever
• CU's 1-0 win at Washington State on Sept. 23 was big in several ways as it was the first-ever win for the Buffs in Pullman, Wash., and first win over WSU since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
• It was also the 200th win in school history.
• It was also head coach Danny Sanchez's 50th win at CU.
• Taylor Kornieck became the first freshman since 2010 to score in a conference opener (Hayley Hughes and Lizzy Herzl scored in a 2-1 win over No. 6 Texas A&M in 2010 when CU was in the Big 12).
Tompkins Earns Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week
• Jalen Tompkins made seven saves in a 1-0 win at Washington State on Sept. 23 and was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 27.
• With the match still scoreless in the 86th minute, Tompkins made a spectacular diving save on a shot from inside the box to keep WSU off the board and allow for Taylor Kornieck's game-winning goal just three minutes later.
Offense Breaks Out
• After having several unlucky losses where CU outshot its opponents considerably and dominated possession, the offense broke out of its slump with a 5-0 win over Drexel on Sept. 4, converting five of its 26 shot attempts (14 on goal).
• Taylor Kornieck (see note above) had the biggest performance, but Sarah Kinzner, Danica Evans and Stephanie Zuniga also got in the scoring column against the Dragons.
• Heading into the Drexel match, CU has outshot its opponents 79-52 over the previous four matches, yet the team had been outscored 6-4.
• Over the next three matches, CU outscored its opponents 12-2.
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• Danica Evans and Taylor Kornieck came in at No. 2 on SportsCenter's Top 10 on Sept. 9 after an impressive goal in the third minute a 3-1 win over Hawai'i.
• Evans used her traditional flip throw to throw the ball into play from the left sideline and Kornieck headed the throw into the far side of the net.
Newcomers Making an Impact
• In 11 matches this season, newcomers have 10 of the team's 21 goals (48 percent), five assists (29 percent) and 101 shot attempts (52 percent), while combining for 39 starts.
• Freshman Taylor Kornieck leads the team in most offensive categories, including goals, points and shot attempts (tied).
• Additionally, redshirt freshman Jalen Tompkins has made nine starts and leads the goalkeepers with a 0.54 GAA and .891 save percentage, while posting an 8-2-0 record.
• Kornieck and Tompkins rank among the nation's top freshmen:
NCAA Freshman Points Leaders
1. Allie Thornton, SMU 21
Evelyne Viens, South Florida 21
3. Chandler Backes, Kentucky (SEC) 19
Kristina Fisher, Miami (Fla.) (ACC) 19
5. Aerial Chavarin, Yale 17
6. Taylor Kornieck, Colorado (Pac-12) 16
Sarah Bonney, UTRGV 16
Sarah Segan, William & Mary 16
9. 4 tied 15
Ranks third among players at Power Five schools
NCAA Freshman Goals Leaders
1. Chandler Backes, Western Kentucky 9
Allie Thornton, SMU 9
Evelyne Viens, South Florida 9
4. Taylor Kornieck, Colorado (Pac-12) 7
Sarah Bonney, UTRGV 7
Aerial Chavarin, Yale 7
Kristina Fisher, Miami (Fla.) (ACC) 7
Jessie Fleming, UCLA (Pac-12) 7
Megan Greene, Charlotte 7
Kayla McKeon, Arkansas (SEC) 7
Sarah Segan, William & Mary 7
Abby Sotomayor, Colgate 7
Morgan Weaver, Washington State (Pac-12) 7
Ranks first among players at Power Five schools
NCAA Freshman GAA Leaders
1. Justice Stanford, South Alabama 0.14
2. Amanda Knaub, Monmouth 0.31
3. Katie Lund, TCU (Big 12) 0.34
4. Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina (SEC) 0.43
5. Jalen Tompkins, Colorado (Pac-12) 0.54
6. Rylee Foster, West Virginia (Big 12) 0.56
7. Kitty Qu, Penn 0.56
8. Sam Miller, Lehigh 0.58
9. Brooklyn Nielsen, Utah Valley 0.63
10. Annalena Kriebisch, Maine 0.71
Ranks third among players at Power Five schools
NCAA Freshman Save Percentage Leaders
1. Justice Stanford, South Alabama .964
2. Katie Lund, TCU (Big 12) .931
3. Jalen Tompkins, Colorado (Pac-12) .891
4. Sam Miller, Lehigh .878
5. Amanda Knaub, Monmouth .875
Brooklyn Nielsen, Utah Valley .875
7. Annalena Kriebisch, Maine .872
8. Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina (SEC) .852
9. Catherine Klein, North Dakota .848
10. Sara Teteak, Eastern Illinois .831
Ranks second among players at Power Five schools
Colorado Cup Notes (complete notes on pages 28-30)
• CU won its fifth Colorado Cup in the competition's sixth season this year with a perfect 3-0-0 record.
• CU opened the season with two of its three Colorado Cup matches, traveling to Air Force on Aug. 19 (won 2-0) and hosting Colorado State on Aug. 21 (won 2-1) and wrapped up the Colorado Cup on Sept. 17 with a 1-0 overtime win against Denver.
• Erin Greening and Mikaela Kraus are CU's two returning players who have scored in the Colorado Cup, each scoring one goal last season (Greening vs. CC and Kraus vs. DU).
• This year Sarah Kinzner, Alex Vidger (both vs. Air Force), Taylor Kornieck (both CSU) and Danica Evans (vs. CSU and Denver) have all scored goals.
Below are the past champions (with Colorado's finish in parenthesis)
Team Points
2011 Colorado 6
2012 Colorado 4
2013 Denver 6 (Colorado-2nd)
2014 Colorado 9
2015 Colorado 7
2016 Colorado 9
Season Opener Notes
• CU is now 11-5-5 all-time in season-opening matches and 4-1-4 in season openers on the road.
• CU is now unbeaten in its past 13 season openers (last loss in 2003 to Portland).
Home Opener Notes
• CU's 2-1 win over Colorado State on Aug. 21 stretched the team's unbeaten streak in home openers to 13 matches and winning streak to eight, while improving the all-time record in home openers to 16-4-1.
• The goal CU allowed in the first half was the first goal allowed in a home opener in 754 minutes and 19 seconds (the previous goal allowed in a home opener was in 2008 against Florida).
• When Taylor Kornieck scored in the seventh minute against CSU, it made this the fourth consecutive season a freshman has scored in the home opener (Erin Greening 2015, Brittney Stark 2014, Brie Hooks 2013).
Kinzner's Late Score
• Sarah Kinzner scored with three seconds left in the first half in CU's season-opening 2-0 win at Air Force for a 1-0 hafltime lead.
• It was the latest goal ever scored in the first half by a CU player, besting the previous-latest of 44:44 by Storie Ledger in 2012 at Arizona.
• It was only the fourth goal ever scored in the 45th minute by a Buffs player.
International Flavor
• The Buffs have five international players on their roster this season, the most ever in school history.
• Through 11 matches, CU's international players have combined for five of the team's 21 goals (24 percent), six assists (35 percent) and 39 shot attempts (20 percent), while two have them have started each match.
• Last season, CU had three international players and prior to last season, the most it had ever had was two.
• Junior transfer Hannah Scheid, who will have to sit out this season due to NCAA eligibility rules, is the first Buff to come from Germany.
• Sophomore Sarah Kinzner and freshman Camilla Shymka both hail from Calgary, Alberta, and are members of the Canada U-20 National Team.
• Senior Kahlia Hogg and sophomore Isobel Dalton are both natives of Australia.
Spring Recap
• CU finished the spring with a 4-0-2 record, defeating Air Force (1-0), Denver (2-1), Colorado College (1-0) and Nebraska (3-1), and tying Northern Colorado (1-1) and South Dakota State (1-1).
• Spring goal scorers: Erin Greening 3, Danica Evans 2, Stephanie Zuniga 2, Sarah Kinzner 1, Joss Orejel 1
• Evans also had two assists
• Scout Watson and Jalen Tompkins split time in goal
Hogg Returns
• Kahlia Hogg is back for her senior season after missing the majority of last season with an injury.
• She started the first six matches last season and led CU to a 4-1-1 record during that time, but the Buffs went 3-9-2 without her in the lineup over the final 14 matches.
National Team Experience
• Colorado has 13 players who have been involved with youth and women's national teams.
United States
Emily Bruder (U-14, U-17, U-18, U-20)
Danica Evans (U-17 player pool, U-18 player pool)
Taylor Kornieck (U-15, U-18)
Megan Massey (U-15)
Morgan Stanton (U-14 player pool, U-17)
Jalen Tompkins (U-15, U-16, U-17)
Alex Vidger (U-20 training camp)
Stephanie Zuniga (U-15 training camp, U-18 player pool)
Australia
Isobel Dalton (U-15-16, U-17)
Kahlia Hogg (U-17, U-19, U-20)
Canada
Sarah Kinzner (U-17, U-20)
Camilla Shymka (U-20)
Mexico
Joss Orejel (U-17, U-20)
BOLD indicates current team member
National Team Notes
• Kornieck traveled to England in July for two matches and training with the U-18 Women's National Team and started both matches against England.
• Kinzner started all five matches for Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras and scored two goals (one against Trinidad & Tobago and one against Jamaica), helping Canada reach the finals (United States won 1-0). (more details below)
• Shymka also competed for Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras and played in two matches as a reserve, totaling 27 minutes on the pitch.
Kinzner Shines at CONCACAF Championship
• Sarah Kinzner competed for Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Honduras in December.
• Kinzner started all five matches and scored two goals, leading Canada to the finals against the United States.
• Canada qualified for the 2016 U-20 World Cup by finishing in the top three (Canada lost 1-0 to the United States in the finals).
Recent Returning Starters In Past Decade
• Colorado returns five starters this season and in the four previous seasons when the Buffs have returned seven or fewer starters, they have reached the NCAA Tournament twice and have averaged 11 wins.
• When CU has had to replace its goalkeeper from the previous season, the Buffs have made the NCAA Tournament two out of four times and have averaged 11.3 wins.
• When CU returns its top scorer or a player who has tied for the team lead in goals the previous season, the Buffs have made the NCAA Tournament four out of seven times and have averaged 10.1 wins.
Year RS Goals Goalkeeper Record
2006 6 Griffin, 12 Keller, 16 14-6-4*
2007 8 Marshall, 17 Radlinski, 15 10-8-4*
2008 9 Marshall, 9 Radlinski, 13 14-5-4*
2009 6 DeSaverio, 9 Radlinski, 20 9-10-0
2010 8 Marshall, 8 Linder, 17 8-9-3
2011 9 Russell, 3 Brunner, 19 4-13-2
2012 9 Russell/Stuller, 4 Brunner, 14 8-8-4
2013 8 Stuller, 8 Brunner, 19 14-7-2*
2014 7 Stuller, 9 Brunner, 23 14-7-1*
2015 5 Hooks, 8 Scheele, 22 7-10-3
2016 5 Hooks/Evans, 5 Scheele, 16 ???
RS is number of returning starters
Goals is the leading scorer from previous season
Goalkeeper is the goalkeeper who started the most matches in the previous season
Record is record that season
BOLD indicates returning
*indicates made the NCAA Tournament
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