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September 18, 2018 | Soccer
Colorado starts the week at No. 23
SAN FRANCISCO โย University of Colorado goalkeeperย Jalen Tompkinsย helped the Buffaloes soccer team remain unbeaten last week. She picked up wins over Utah Valley and instate rival Denver on her way to being named the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week.
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Tompkins, a native of Phoenix, Ariz., began the week with a scoreless performance against Utah Valley. She played a perfect first half against the Wolverines, making two saves. The junior got the starting nod against Denver on Sunday. The Buffs gained a 2-0 lead in the first half. Tompkins stopped all four shots she faced to help complete CU's first unbeaten record in non-conference play in program history.
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Tompkins ranks second in the Pac-12 with aย . 917 save percentage, just behind teammateย Scout Watsonย (.938). Tompkins and Watson have combined for the nation's fifth-ranked save percentage (. 939). Individually, Tompkins ranks 13th in the NCAA with aย . 383 goals against average. She has made 22 saves on the season and has not allowed a goal in her last 178:33.
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BUFFS RANKED
Colorado cracked the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 rankings for the first time this season. The Buffs are ranked No. 23 in the weekly poll with an 8-0-1 record. It is the first time Colorado has been ranked in the pollยsince ย Sept. 5, 2017. Colorado is one of just 14 teams left in DI to not have a loss.ย
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CU comes in at No. 20 in this week's TopDrawerSoccer.com poll. Colorado has steadily moved up Top Drawer rankings, having been No. 23 and No. 22 in previous weeks.
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Coloradoย opens Pac-12 play this week at Oregon State on Friday. The game is set for a 5 p.m. MT kickoff and is available across the Pac-12 Networks. ย
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Tompkins, a native of Phoenix, Ariz., began the week with a scoreless performance against Utah Valley. She played a perfect first half against the Wolverines, making two saves. The junior got the starting nod against Denver on Sunday. The Buffs gained a 2-0 lead in the first half. Tompkins stopped all four shots she faced to help complete CU's first unbeaten record in non-conference play in program history.
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Tompkins ranks second in the Pac-12 with a
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BUFFS RANKED
Colorado cracked the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 rankings for the first time this season. The Buffs are ranked No. 23 in the weekly poll with an 8-0-1 record. It is the first time Colorado has been ranked in the pollย
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CU comes in at No. 20 in this week's TopDrawerSoccer.com poll. Colorado has steadily moved up Top Drawer rankings, having been No. 23 and No. 22 in previous weeks.
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Coloradoย opens Pac-12 play this week at Oregon State on Friday. The game is set for a 5 p.m. MT kickoff and is available across the Pac-12 Networks. ย
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