Senior Day on Friday

BOULDER—The University of Colorado soccer team closes out the regular season, hosting Utah on Friday. The game will be the final regular season game for the Buffaloes seven seniors.

Colorado (13-3-3, 5-3-2 Pac-12) looks to close out the regular season on a high note. The Buffs have lost their last three matches, all coming against teams ranked in the top-10. Utah (8-8-2, 5-4-1 Pac-12) is just one point behind Colorado in the Pac-12 standings, having tied No. 2 USC on Sunday.

"Utah has been great in conference play," head coach Danny Sanchez noted. "They have had some good results. They beat Washington State. They have tied USC. It is a must win for the Buffs as we hopefully look forward to the NCAA Tournament."

CU will honor its seven seniors in a pregame ceremony on the field. Scout Watson, Jorian Baucom, Nancy Best, Isobel Dalton, Megan Massey, Sarah Kinzner and Erin Greening will each get recognized for their contributions to the Colorado soccer program.

"We have seven great seniors," Sanchez added. "We will have a great dinner on Thursday night. They will give some emotional speeches and hopefully say some nice things about the program. At the end of the day, it is a good group. We have three fifth-year seniors in there. It is a great group of young ladies who have been a large part of our success this year and in the past. We are going to miss them, and I know they are going to want to go out with a win."

Watson, an Overland Park, Kan., native, redshirted her first season in 2014. She played in six matches in 2015, earning four starts in net. As a sophomore, she helped CU reach the NCAA Tournament and finish second in the Pac-12. She was a team captain her junior and senior seasons, helping the Buffaloes back to the NCAA Tournament in 2017. She played in eight matches last season, helping break the school records for shutouts and goals-against average. This season she has appeared in 10 matches, recording her first solo shutout in CU's 4-0 win over UTSA. She is majoring in strategic communication and earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as a junior.

Baucom, a native of Scottsdale, Ariz., redshirted her first year as a Buff to recover from surgery. This year she has played a huge role in the team's offensive output. She is 20th in the NCAA and leads the Pac-12 with 12 goals this season. Her 30 points this season also lead the conference and rank 19th in the nation. She has helped Colorado set records in goals and assists this season. She recorded her 100th career point, netting the game-winning goal in overtime against Washington. Combined with her numbers at LSU, she has totaled 45 career goals and 103 points. She is majoring in communications and earned SEC Academic Honor Roll in each of her three years at LSU.

Best, a native of Cave Creek, Ariz., became a key reserve the Buffs as a sophomore. She played in 11 matches in the Buffaloes' 2016 run to the NCAA Tournament. She returned from a late knee in 2016 to play in 18 matches her junior year. She scored her first career goal in a 6-0 win over UC Riverside. She has played in 16 matches this season, helping CU record seven shutouts. She is majoring in integrative physiology and earned the Clancy A. Herbst, Jr., Student-Athlete Achievement Award, given annually to a student-athlete that overcomes personal, academic, and or emotional challenges to succeed both academically and athletically.

Dalton, a Caloundra, Queensland, Australia, native, has played in 36 career matches a midfielder. She played in 14 matches in her first two seasons, helping CU to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. This season, she played in 12 matches, recording an assist at Oregon State. She is majoring in sociology and has an interest in criminal justice.

Massey, a native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., transferred to CU in 2016. She has played in 63 matches and made 61 career starts in the midfield. She started all 22 matches in her sophomore season. She finished her junior year with four goals and six assists, ranking 10th in the Pac-12 in assists. She scored her first career goal in last season's 6-0 win over UC Riverside. This season, she has started 18 matches and has two goals and two assists. She is majoring in marketing and intends to go into technology sales after graduation. She earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as a junior.

Kinzner, a Calgary, Alberta, native, has started in 79 of her 81 career matches. She has been a presence in the midfield since she stepped foot on campus, starting all 20 matches as a freshman in 2015. She was named a 2015 Pac-12 All-Freshman. She scored her first career goal against Arizona in her freshman season and scored four more her sophomore year. She was a huge part of CU's back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2016 and 2017. She is third on the team this season in minutes, playing 1,409 in her 19 starts. She has one assist this season against Washington while helping hold the opponents scoreless in seven matches this season. She is majoring in business accounting and finance and has earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as both a sophomore and junior.

Greening, a Piedmont, Calif., native, has appeared in 73 career matches. She began her career as a forward, playing in 18 matches her freshman year. She scored two goals in her first season before transitioning to outside back as a sophomore. She started all 22 games in her second season, helping the Buffs to the NCAA Tournament and a second-place conference finish. She was a major contributor for the Buffs in 2017, helping CU record a school record 14 shutouts and a program-best .61 goals against average. She made 13 starts, splitting time at outside back and the midfield. She recorded one assist and played in 1,414 minutes in the Buffs charge back to the NCAA Tournament. She missed eight matches this season but has been a key contributor since returning to the lineup. She has three assists this season, starting all 11 matches she has played. She is majoring in strategic communication with a focus on advertising and anthropology. She has earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as both a sophomore and junior.

The game is set for a 3 p.m. kickoff and will be broadcast on Pac-12 Mountain.

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Players Mentioned

Jorian Baucom

Nancy Best

Isobel Dalton

Erin Greening

Sarah Kinzner

Megan Massey

Scout Watson