COLORADO DROPS HEARTBREAKER TO KANSAS, 1-0

Friday, October 25

Boulder, Colo.

TBA

Colorado

4-9-1, 2-6-0Big 12

Kansas

6-10-0, 3-5-0Big 12

Kansas

Colorado

October 25, 1996 | Soccer

Box Score

By: Ollie Kirkpatrick, Graduate Assistant

BOULDER, Colo. - For 87 minutes Friday, the University of Colorado women's soccer team played nearly flawless defense, controlling the pace of the game and attacking every Kansas attempt with intensity.

Unfortunately for the Buffs, however, it was the final three minutes that counted most.

Jayhawk Jackie Horton fired a 30-yard bullet just over the outstretched fingertips of Colorado keeper Nina Bjornstad in the game's g7th minute, ending a scoreless tie and giving Kansas a 1-0 win in the Big 12 matchup. Colorado falls to 4-9-1 (2-6 Big 12) with the loss and drops out of contention for the sixth and final berth in the Nov. 7- 10 conference tournament. Kansas moves to 6-10 (2-5) with the win.

"Both teams probably had an equal number of chances," Colorado head coach Austin Daniels said. "But if you don't put your chances away, it's going to bite you -just like it did to us today."

Daniels was, however, pleased with his first-year squad's effort.

"They've worked hard all year long and they play with a lot of pride," Daniels said.

Colorado will return to the playing field Sunday, when the Buffs challenge Missouri at 1 p.m. MST at the Pleasant View Soccer Complex in north Boulder. The game will be free and open to the public.