Colorado Christian vs. CSU Pueblo 
Thursday, October 28 | 12:00 PM
Lakewood, CO

• The last time the Cougars beat the Thunderwolves was in 2010
• In their last match up together CSU Pueblo won in overtime1-0 (Apr. 7)
• Colorado Christian has registered 18 goals against the Thunderwolves overall

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Colorado Christian vs. UCCS
Sunday, October 31 | 2:30 PM
Lakewood, CO

• The Cougars have tallied 14 goals against the Mountain Lions
• The last time UCCS has last conceded to Colorado Christian was in 2009
• Their last match up the Cougars lost 5-0 (Oct.20)

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Last Week Recap: 

Colorado Christian faced Colorado Mesa last Friday. Despite their efforts they ended in a 4-0 loss. The Cougars faced 33 shots with 15 on goal, leading Ireland Van Dyke to make 11 saves over the course of the game. They has seven shots against the Mavericks with two on goal. Capri Dewing led the team in shots totaling three in her 82 minutes played.

As they were wrapping up their travels they played Westminster last Sunday. They faced an astonishing 29 shots with 13 on goal, in comparison with the Cougars six shots with one on goal against the Griffins. Van Dyke racked up 10 saves totaling 21 saves for the weekend. Dewing once again was the leading shooter with three shots on the Griffins.

Season Stats: 

The team leaders for goals are Saige Stock and Dewing. Dewing had five goals and is fifth in the RMAC with her total of 47 shots. Stock had tallied three goals this season.

Van Dyke is ranked in the RMAC for a game high of 11 saves against Colorado Mesa. 

Colorado Christian has a total of 11 goals with 148 shots taken against opponents. 

Playoff Possibilities: 

Currently, Colorado Christian is in eighth place with 10 points just two points behind MSU Denver. There is still several possibilities that could get the team to playoffs or remove them out of the tournament. Black Hills is only three points behind the Cougars and will play Fort Lewis, Western and MSU Denver in hopes of earning those points. Black Hills have three games left, meaning three chances to get three points to take the Cougars place in the playoffs while Colorado Christian only have two games.

If the Cougars and grab the victory over CSU Pueblo and UCCS they are guaranteed in. However, if they lose both or tie one team their fate would rest on how Black Hills does against their competitors. 

RMAC Standings

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.