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Loss leaves CU 7th in Big 12

Buffs will face Texas again in first round of conference soccer tourney

AUSTIN, Texas — The Colorado women's soccer team closed out the regular season with a 4-1 loss to No. 12 Texas on Friday.

The Buffs finished the regular season 9-7-3 overall and 5-5 in Big 12 action, ending up in seventh place in the conference.

CU will have a rematch with second-seeded Texas in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in San Antonio.

In other pairings, No. 1 Texas A&M will face No. 8 Iowa State, No. 3 Kansas will play No. 6 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Missouri will meet No. 5 Texas Tech.

"The opportunity was there and we didn't take it," CU coach Bill Hempen said after Friday's loss. "We got out and scored early, but we weren't able to stay in the game and keep control."

CU notched the first goal as junior Gianna DeSaverio netted her fourth goal of the season just two minutes into the game.

Texas responded in the ninth minute and capitalized on a Colorado foul as Caitlin Kennedy scored to equalize the score at 1-1. The Longhorns would strike again in the 27th minute when Niki Arlitt broke through the Colorado defense and buried a shot in the upper corner of the goal for the 2-1 lead.

Texas would hold its momentum in the second half and went on to score two more goals and finish out the game with the 4-1 victory.

Texas outshot CU 14-9 for the game.

Comments

Posted by rabeu on November 5, 2007 at 9:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Come on Buffs! You can take the Big 12 tourney, and then another trip to the NCAAs.

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