Colorado Christian vs. Colorado Mesa
Friday October, 22nd | 7:00 PM
Grand Junction, CO

• The last time the Cougars faced the Mavericks they lost 2-1 in double overtime (Nov. 20)
• Colorado Christian last took home the victory against Mesa 1-0 (Oct. 6)
• The Cougars have registered 18 goals against the Mavericks in total

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Colorado Christian vs. Westminster College
Sunday October, 24th | 2:30 PM
Salt Lake City, UT

• The Cougars have only faced Westminster five times
• The last match against the Griffins they lost 1-0 (Oct. 13)
• Colorado Christian have notched two goals against Westminster

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Last Week Recap: 

Last Friday the Cougars played Colorado Mines that ended in a 1-0 loss. Colorado Christian faced 25 shots with 11 on frame. The were able to fire seven shots against the Orediggers with three on frame. Ireland Van Dyke notched 10 saves to keep the team in the game.

Although they had opportunities against the Orediggers they were not able to capitalize. On Sunday they played Regis and were able to capitalize in the 86th minute by Capri Dewing to take away the Rangers shutout. They conceded three goals resulting in a 3-1 loss. The Cougars faced 18 shots as opposed to their seven shots.

Season Stats: 

Colorado Christian have tallied 11 goals averaging over 10 shots per game. They have registered four assists and 71 saves by the Cougars goalkeepers. Colorado Christian have given up 19 goals over the course of their season. 

Currently, the Cougars overall record is 4-6-3 and their conference record is 3-4-1. Their away record is 3-3-1- while their home record is 1-3-3.

Preseason Poll
 
The Cougars were voted to finish in the tenth slot in the RMAC preseason poll. Colorado School of Mines is predicted to finish in the first spot for the eighth time in the last eleven years.
 
2021 RMAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
1. Colorado School of Mines (7)-138
2. UCCS (3)-128
3. CSU Pueblo (3)-121
4. Westminster-110
5. Fort Lewis-95
6. Regis-87
7. Colorado Mesa-85
8. MSU Denver-66
9. Adams State-51
10. Colorado Christian-50
11. Western Colorado-33
12. Black Hills State-30

Head Coach – Tammy McPherson

Head Women's Soccer Coach Tammy McPherson was honored by the United Soccer Coaches by being named the National NCCAA DI Women's Soccer Coach of the Year in 2016. She is celebrating her 15^th year in total as the Head Coach of the Women's Soccer Program. 
 
Tammy McPherson started her career with Colorado Christian University as a student-athlete, graduating in 1999 as one of the most talented individuals to ever wear a Colorado Christian uniform. Over the course of her career, McPherson (formerly Wishard) would go on to earn the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Freshman of the Year Award, as well as four first team RMAC All-Conference nods, while ranking first all-time at Colorado Christian in single season points, second in single season goals, second in single season assists, first in career points, first in career assists, and second all-time for career goals scored. Her records as a player remain intact to this day.
 
McPherson started her coaching career with the Cougars in 2003 when she moved from an assistant position to taking the entire women's soccer program under her wing. In those eight years with the Cougars, McPherson developed a competitive program that competed at a high level in the RMAC, as well as the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) with two NCCAA Regional Championship Titles, as well as her recent 2016 NCCAA National Championship Title.   
 
In 2011, McPherson made the hard decision to leave Colorado Christian and the coaching world in order to assist her husband with humanitarian work in Uganda, Africa.   However, after a four year absence, in 2015 McPherson was approached by Colorado Christian Athletics to return as the head women's soccer coach.   Once McPherson officially accepted the position she stated: "I missed coaching soccer and the atmosphere at Colorado Christian. I am excited to get back into the competitive environment of sport and even more excited about mentoring and training college athletes again."
 
In 2015 Colorado Christian Women's Soccer went 0-15-3.  However, the transition time did not take long, as the following season (2016) the Cougars went 13-8-3, the most wins in Colorado Christian women's soccer history, while also earning an RMAC Conference playoff berth and their first NCCAA National Championship Title.  McPherson said "the success of this season can be attributed to the hard work of the players and the coaching staff, but at the end of the day, it's nothing short of a miracle." Coach lead her Cougars back to the RMAC playoffs in 2018.

Coach McPherson also holds her United Soccer Coaches National, Advanced National, and Premier Licenses. To earn these levels of achievement, coach McPherson dedicated over 120 hours of class and field time.