Colorado Christian vs. Black Hills
Friday, September 24 | 11:00 AM
Lakewood, CO

• The last time three times the Cougars faced the Yellow Jackets they have taken home the victory
• Out of the five matches Colorado Christian has played Black Hills they have tallied a total of 16 goals
• With a home record of 4-0, the Cougars have stayed undefeated on their home turf

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Colorado Christian vs. MSU Denver
Sunday, September 26 | 11:00 AM
Lakewood, CO

• The last time the Cougars have won against the Roadrunners was in 2016 (W, 2-1)
• The past four years Colorado Christian have conceded to MSU Denver by a margin of just one goal
• In 2020 MSU Denver and Colorado Christian went into double overtime (L, 2-1) with a last minute goal that gave the Roadrunners their victory

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Last Week Recap:
 
Colorado Christian competed against Lubbock Christian last Friday ending in another double overtime tie (T, 1-1) for the Cougars. They were down 1-0 for most of the game until Freshman Capri Dewing tied up the game by firing a shot straight over the goalkeeper's head.

Dewing played 100 minutes and received her first collegiate goal in order to keep the Cougars in the game. Junior Kinley Sanders had three shots adding to the total of 11 shots against Lubbock Christian. Freshman goalkeeper Keeley Kroonenberg recorded seven saves to keep the game tied.

Season Stats:

The Cougars have an overall record of 1-2-2. This week marks the first RMAC game of the season against Black Hills. Colorado Christian has tallied a total of three goals with 44 shots, averaging 8.8 shots per game. Cougar's goalkeepers have recorded 30 saves altogether.

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.