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CU soccer moves to Sweet 16, defeating BYU
Nov 21st
Behind first-half goals by sophomore Emily Paxton and junior Carly Bolyard, the Buffaloes took down the Cougars to advance the Sweet 16. This is CU’s second trip to the third round of NCAAs – the Buffs advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2006 to post the program’s best NCAA finish.
“I think first and foremost to beat a team of BYU’s quality is a tremendous testament to how we have grown as a program throughout the year,” CU head coach Danny Sanchez said. “We have struggled at the end of the season and never lost focus; we have never lost any fight, I’m just real proud on how they just kept working. As far as the game today, we knew that BYU would bring a lot of pressure and Emily got that early goal which gave us a lot of confidence and then Carly got the second. You know what they say a 2-0 lead is the most dangerous lead, which I disagree because if it was 1-0 and would have been tied, but there is always a tendency to relax a little bit and I think that they caught us and made it 2-1 with about 30 minutes to go, but I feel after that we played very well.”
Colorado improves to 14-6-2 overall. The Buffs are now 9-0-1 when scoring at least two goals. CU is also 2-3-2 against ranked opponents, picking up back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 2010 when the Buffs beat No. 12 UCLA and No. 6 Texas A&M in back-to-back games.
BYU’s eight game unbeaten streak and season both come to an end. The Cougars gave up two goals for just the fourth time this season (only one other time did that result in a loss). BYU ends its season with a 15-5-1 record.
Though the Cougars edged the Buffs in shots (17 to 11) and shots on goal (seven to five), CU netted the shots that mattered most, and keeper Annie Brunner grabbed six saves. Though the Cougars entered the game holding the nation’s 19th best goals-against average and 29th best shutout percentage, the CU attack was too much for West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year Erica Owens.
“We defended like warriors; BYU was putting so much pressure on us near the end of the game and we were just smart going forward,” Sanchez said. “We had a couple of chances to make it a 3-1 game, but I’m just real proud of this team because I don’t think these players understand what this means to the University of Colorado, what it means to the alumni and former players. It’s just big for our players now and whether it’s soccer, basketball or football we are just really pleased to represent a great institution at this level.”
BYU seemed primed to make some big moves in the beginning of the game, taking the first four shots. In the sixth minute, after a long Alex Huynh free kick found its way to the front of the Cougar net, CU couldn’t retain possession. BYU rushed back, and Paige Hunt sent a ball wide off a corner kick.
While the Cougars were dominating the pace, the CU defense remained solid. In the eighth minute, Marissa Nimmer sent the ball toward the net for an easy save by Brunner. Cloee Colohan continued the offensive pressure, first getting stopped by a big-time block by Lizzy Herzl and then, despite creating some space in front of the net, hitting the ball wide right.
The Buffs got their moment in the 15 and 16th minutes, when Darcy Jerman and Anne Stuller both hit their shots just high, helping the squad gain momentum. The Cougars once again got back into Buffalo territory, but this time, it was Niki Fernandes who rushed her shot wide.
CU responded with a big attack. In the 21st minute, Anne Stuller sent her corner kick to the near post. The ball got to Emily Paxton, who shot to the far post. The ball deflected off a BYU player to fall into the net and put the Buffs up 1-0.
“It was a great build up,” Paxton said. “It was also a great through ball from Madi to earn the corner and it was a near post ball. It felt like the longest two seconds that I’ve had before they came after me and luckily it went in.”
The Buffs continued to press, taking two more corner kicks in the 25th and 26th minutes. The first was finger-tipped away by Owens at the net, but the second couldn’t stay in the Buffs’ possession.
The Cougars looked to even the score, taking three consecutive shots. First, Nimmer sent a field goal of a kick to the net. Jaiden Thornock matched her pace, rushing in in an attempt to beat several CU defenders. Huynh came in for the tackle and Brunner was ready for the ensuing save. Brunner picked up another save in the 30th minute, after Ella Johnson booted the ball her way.
BYU’s attack wouldn’t last for long, as CU extended its lead to 2-0 in the 34th minute. From 18 yards out, Carly Bolyard took a beautiful shot that reached Owens, who wasn’t able to hold onto the ball and could only watch as the ball slid into the net. Madison Krauser provided the assist from the far post.
The goal was Bolyard’s first since she netted a goal and contributed an assist in the Buffs’ 5-0 win over Colorado College in the 2011 Colorado Cup. “It feels amazing, that moment in unforgettable and it’s just nice to finally get one,” Bolyard said of her goal.
Stuller and Brooke Rice would both take shots for CU in the final 10 minutes of the half as the Cougars were forced to play defense. Though the game became more physical in the final six minutes, CU’s 2-0 lead would hold at the break.
The Buffs picked up right where they left off to start the second half. In the 52nd minute, Mikaela Kraus sent a shot wide. Less than a minute later, Paxton forced Owens to grab her first save of the game. However, the momentum would quickly turn in BYU’s favor. In the 58th minute, Fernandes got one-on-one with Hayley Hughes in the right edge of the box. Fernandes found her opportunity and shot the ball high to the far post.
The Cougars continued to push the CU defense and got their scoring opportunity in the 59th minute. Brunner got faked out and fell to the far post as Fernandes snuck in a goal from 10 yards out. Rachel Manning was credited with the assist as the Cougars narrowed the Buffs’ lead to 2-1.
Both hungry to keep their season alive, CU and BYU combined for five shots in an eight minute span, with the Cougars grabbing a three to two edge. Fernandes and Hughes were once again head-to-head, with Fernandes getting the advantage and forcing a save. The Buffs and Cougars battled back and forth for possession and offensive dominance, but it was BYU who would find their stride on the attack. With 20 minutes remaining, Fernandes took her fourth consecutive shot, getting blocked to set up a corner, where Manning would head the ball wide.
CU was able to respond, with Paxton continuing her strength in front of the net, taking a shot from the right edge to force another save. In the 77th minute, Jerman took the Buffs’ final shot of the game, hitting the ball wide past the far post.
In the closing minutes, BYU sent everyone forward, causing a close call in the 83rd minute. Following a corner kick, a group of Cougars fought to even the score. First, Johnson used her head to force a save. Then, Colohan got the ball, knocking one into the crossbar. Hughes and Fernandes met one final time, with Brunner meeting her blocked shot to close out the game.
The Buffs will face the winner of the Mississippi/Florida State matchup. Kick-off of the Sweet 16 game is at 1 p.m. ET (11 a.m. MT) on Saturday, Nov. 23. at Florida State Soccer Stadium.
“It’s just awesome, I told (coach) that he can’t get rid of us yet,” Hughes said. “I think as seniors we just want to keep going because we aren’t ready to be done. I think that it’s just awesome and it means a lot to us and there are also a lot of people that are following us. I have teachers and just old teammates that are just so invested in this and it just means a lot to us and this is a great experience and we just want to keep going.”
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Marlee Horn Graduate Assistant SID University of Colorado
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CU’s Mars mission off the ground
Nov 19th
successfully launches from Florida
A $671 million NASA mission to Mars led by the University of Colorado Boulder thundered into the sky today from Cape Canaveral, Fla., at 1:28 p.m. EST, the first step on its 10-month journey to Mars.
Known as the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission, the MAVEN spacecraft was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket provided by United Launch Alliance of Centennial, Colo. The mission will target the role the loss of atmospheric gases played in changing Mars from a warm, wet and possibly habitable planet for life to the cold dry and inhospitable planet it appears to be today.
“Our team is incredibly excited,” said Bruce Jakosky, MAVEN’s principal investigator who is at CU-Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). “Everything went absolutely perfectly, exactly as we had planned when we accepted the challenge to develop this mission five years ago. Now it’s on to Mars.”
The spacecraft is carrying three instrument suites. LASP’s Remote Sensing Package will determine global characteristics of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, while the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer, provided by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will measure the composition of neutral gases and ions.
The Particles and Fields Package, built by the University of California, Berkeley, with some instrument elements from LASP and NASA Goddard, contains six instruments to characterize the solar wind and the ionosphere of Mars.
NASA selected the MAVEN mission for flight in 2008. Scientists think Mars was much more Earth-like roughly four billion years ago, and want to know how the climate changed, where the water went and what happened to the atmosphere, said Jakosky, also a professor in CU-Boulder’s geological sciences department.
CU-Boulder also is providing science operations and directing education and public outreach efforts. NASA Goddard provided two of the science instruments and manages the project. In addition to building the spacecraft, Lockheed Martin will perform mission operations. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., is providing program management via the Mars Program Office, as well as navigation support, the Deep Space Network and the Electra telecommunications relay hardware and operations.
MAVEN is slated to begin orbiting Mars in September 2014. For more information about MAVEN visit http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/ and http://www.nasa.gov/maven.
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Everything you want to know about the 2013 Buff football team, and much, much more
Mar 6th
2013 COLORADO FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS
2013 COLORADO Schedule
2012 Results
(Won 1, Lost 11; 1-8 Pac-12)
Colorado State (Denver)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS FRESNO STATE
*at Oregon State
*OREGON (Family Weekend) *at Arizona State *ARIZONA (Homecoming) *at UCLA
*at Washington *CALIFORNIA *SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA *at Utah
Colorado State (Denver)
SACRAMENTO STATE
at Fresno State
*at Washington State *UCLA (Family Weekend) *ARIZONA STATE
*at Southern California
*at Oregon
*STANFORD (Homecoming) *at Arizona *WASHINGTON
*UTAH
Head Coach: Mike MacIntyre (Georgia Tech ‘89) Record at Colorado: 0-0 (first season)
Career I-A Record: 16-21 (three seasons)
Office Telephone: 303/492-5330 Twitter: TBA
Location: Boulder, Colo. (Pop., 102,500)
Enrollment: 29.884 (full-time)
Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Silver, Gold & Black Conference: Pac-12
Stadium: Folsom Field (53,613; natural grass/opened in 1924)
*—Pac-12 Conference game.
2012 Record: 1-11
Pac-12: 1-8 (6th/6, South Division) National Rankings: NR
Bowl: none
Program Quick Notes: This fall will celebrate CU’s 124th season of intercollegiate football (first was in 1890) … Colorado has had its last 26 games televised nationally or regionally, upping its total to 203 (out of 282) dating back to 1990 (72%); 43 of CU’s last 49 regular season non-conference games (88%) have also been on the tube … CU has been ranked 293 times in its history, the 26th most all-time… Since 1989, CU has played the sixth most ranked teams in the nation (114), trailing Florida (130), LSU (120), Michigan and Ohio State (117) and Florida State (116) … CU’s 43 wins over ranked teams dating back to ‘89 are the 16th most in the nation (third in pac-12, behind USC, 55, and Oregon 44; all-time, Colorado’s 66 wins over ranked teams are the 23rd most in history …The team’s 2.683 cumulative grade point average through the Fall 2012 semester is its highest on record.
Lettermen Returning: 63 (29 offense, 30 defense, 4 specialists) Lettermen Lost: 11 (6 offense, 4 defense, 1 specialist)
Starters Returning (18)—Offense 9: C Gus Handler (15/5), OT Jack Harris (13/11), OG Alexander Lewis (14/11), WR Tyler McCulloch (12/10), C/OG Daniel Munyer (15/12), OT Stephane Nembot (7/7), TB Christian Powell (9/9), WR Nelson Spruce (9/9), QB Jordan Webb (9/9). Defense 9: CB Kenneth Crawley (10/10), CB Greg Henderson (21/9), S Marques Mosley (7/7), DB Parker Orms (16/10), SS Terrel Smith (19/7), DT Josh Tupou (7/7), DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe (17/10), ILB Derrick Webb (16/9), CB Yuri Wright (6/6).
Others Returning With Significant Starting Experience (14; min. 3 career starts)— DB Jered Bell (3/2), DT Nate Bonsu (5/5), QB Nick Hirschman (3/2), TE Vincent Hobbs (5/5), TB Tony Jones (4/2), DT Samson Kafovalu (4/4), DE Kirk Poston (3/3), WR Paul Richardson (13/0), TE Kyle Slavin (4/3), WR Gerald Thomas (4/4), WR DaVaughn Thornton (3/0), ILB Paul Vigo (6/5), DB Kyle Washington (5/2), FB Alex Wood (3/3).
Others Returning With Significant Position Game Experience (13; two or fewer career starts)— TB Donta Abron, WR Keenan Canty, C Brad Cotner, TB Malcolm Creer, ILB Brady Daigh, TE Scott Fernandez, TB Josh Ford, TB D.D. Goodson, DB Jeffrey Hall, DT Tyler Henington, OG Jeromy Irwin, DE Juda Parker, DT Justin Solis.
Starters Lost (5)—Offense 2: OT David Bakhtiari (33/22), TE *Nick Kasa (12/12). Defense 3: OLB Jon Major (31/12), DT Will Pericak (49/12), FS Ray Polk (33/7). *—career starts at tight end; previously a DE.
Others Lost With Significant Starting/Playing Experience (4)— OG/T Ryan Dannewitz, WR Dustin Ebner, OG Eric Richter, ILB Douglas Rippy. Specialists Returning (4)— PK Justin Castor, SN Ryan Iverson, P Darragh O’Neill, PK Will Oliver.
Specialists Lost (1)— P Zach Grossnickle.
Base Spring Roster (97 players/71 scholarship)— 17 seniors, 29 juniors, 28 sophomores, 23 freshmen (18 redshirt/5 true).
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2013 Spring Schedule
Colorado is allowed 15 practices over 34 days per NCAA rules (not including spring break); sessions break down as follows, tentatively listed below on the column on the right: three in shorts (no contact), four in pads (no tackling, or NT below), four in pads (tackling allowed 50 percent or less of the time), four in pads (tackling allowed throughout). The primary location will be the practice fields north of Boulder Creek; the spring game will be at Folsom Field (other scrimmages on the practice fields).
Calendar (dates, times approximate and subject to change; confirm daily with the CU Sports Information Office)
MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH
5— Pre-Spring Coach Mike MacIntyre Media Roundtable (10:00 a.m., Dal Ward Center)
7— Practice # 1
(2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice) (2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice) (2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice)
OPEN shorts/helmets OPEN shorts/helmets OPEN pads-NT
OPEN pads OPEN pads OPEN pads OPEN pads-NT OPEN pads
8— Practice # 2
12— Practice # 3
13— PRO TIMING DAY (8:30 a.m., Dal Ward Center/Practice Bubble; ’12 seniors: assorted sprints and drills)
14— Practice # 4 15— Practice # 5 19— Practice # 6 21— Practice # 7 22— Practice # 8
(2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice) (2:15 p.m. meetings, 4:00 p.m. scrimmage) (2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice) (2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice) (2:15 p.m. meetings, 4:00 p.m. scrimmage)
—————————————————— Spring Break (March 23 through March 31) —————————————————
APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL
2— Practice # 9 4— Practice #10 5— Practice #11 9— Practice #12
11— Practice #13 13— SPRING GAME 16— Practice #15
(2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice)
(2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice)
(2:15 p.m. meetings, 4:00 p.m. scrimmage)
(2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice)
(2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:45-6:15 p.m. practice)
(Practice #14; meetings TBA, 10:30 a.m. game; Pac 12 Network, KOA-Radio) (2:15 p.m. meetings, 3:30-5:00 p.m. practice)
OPEN pads-NT OPEN pads OPEN pads OPEN pads-NT OPEN pads OPEN pads OPEN shorts/helmets
PRACTICE ACCESS (MEDIA & PUBLIC): All spring practices are generally open, however the last 20 minutes or so of most if not all will be a closed period. Photography and video are permitted during the first 20 minutes; see below for additional information.
2013 Expanded Schedule
SEPT. 7 SEPT. 14 Sept. 28 OCT. 5 Oct. 12 OCT. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 NOV. 16 NOV. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7
Colorado State (Denver) tba CENTRAL ARKANSAS tba FRESNO STATE tba at Oregon State tba OREGON (FW) tba at Arizona State tba ARIZONA (H) tba at UCLA tba at Washington tba CALIFORNIA tba SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA tba at Utah tba Pac-12 Championship Game ESPN
31-25-3
at campus site (division champion with best record)
OPEN WEEKENDS: Sept. 21, Oct. 19. *—Pac-12 Conference game; (H)—Homecoming; (FW)—Family Weekend. tba—to be announced (games on the selection menu of ESPN-ABC, FOX Sports/FSN and the Pac-12 Networks; most arrangements will be announced up to 12 days in advance). RADIO: All games broadcast locally on the Colorado Football Network. National radio games to be determined.
2013 COLORADO FOOTBALL STAFF
Mike MacIntyre (Georgia Tech ‘89)
Brian Lindgren (Idaho ‘04)
Gary Bernardi (Cal State-Northridge ‘76) Klayton Adams (Boise State ’05)
Troy Walters (Stanford ’99)
Toby Neinas (Missouri ‘95)
Bryan McGinnis (San Jose State ’07) Adam Toyama (Hawai’i ’04)
Darian Hagan (Colorado ’96)
Katie Bason (Wake Forest ‘05)
Max Allen (Colorado ‘10) Scott Unrein (Colorado ‘11)
Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Secondary / Cornerbacks
Secondary / Safeties
Defensive Line
Kent Baer (Utah State ‘73)
Andy LaRussa (Southern Utah ’02) Charles Clark (Mississippi ’07) Jim Jeffcoat (Arizona State ‘82)
Offensive Graduate Assistant Offensive Graduate Assistant Defensive Graduate Assistant Defensive Graduate Assistant
T.C. McCartney (Louisiana State ’11) Mike Pitre (UCLA ‘07)
Omar Young (Savannah State ‘05) Jeff Smart (Colorado ’09)
Director of Sports Performance Dave Forman (James Madison ’02) Assistant Director of Sports Performance Kerry Johnson (Mississippi ’05)
2013 COLORADO FOOTBALL LETTERMEN PICTURE
Colorado has 63 lettermen returning for 2012 (61 from the 2012 team, with an additional two from the 2011 season); they break down into 29 on offense, 30 on defense and four specialists; the Buffs lose 11 lettermen off the 2012 squad (6 offense/4 defense/1 specialist). CU returns 18 starters from last season (9 offense/9 defense), losing 5 (2 offense/3 defense); several positions had multiple personnel shuttle in and out, so there are several other players back with starting experience. The 2012 starters are listed in bold (six or more starts, thus occasionally two players listed at same position if they shared time due to injury or rotated), and (*) denotes letters earned primarily on special teams. The breakdown:
2013 Colorado Football / Alphabetical Roster 2-2-2
No. Player
49 RASMUSSEN, Kory 89 RAY, Austin
7 REED, Markeis
6 RICHARDSON, Paul 14 SCHROCK, John
88 SLAVIN, Kyle
23 SMITH, Josh
41 SMITH, Terrel
57 SOLIS, Justin
22 SPRUCE, Nelson
38 STEWART, Alexander 82 STUART, John
25 THOMAS, Gerald 9 THOMAS, Jeff
42 TU’UMALO, K.T. 55 TUPOU, Josh
86 TURBOW, Alex 51 TUSO, John
96 UZO-DIRIBE, Chidera 32 VIGO, Paul
26 WALKER, John
4 WASHINGTON, Kyle 1 WEBB, Derrick
4 WEBB, Jordan
97 WILHELM, D.J.
45 WILLIAMS, Lowell 90 WILSON, De’Jon 47 WOOD, Alex
5 WOOD, Connor
2013 TEAM CAPTAINS: To be named in the fall.
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