Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Cowgirl soccer to host SDSU, UNLV

The Wyoming soccer team, fresh off of two big Mountain West Conference road wins, returns home this week for a pair of conference matchups.

On Thursday, the Cowgirls face San Diego State at 3 p.m., before hosting UNLV Saturday at noon.

Both matches are set for the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex.

The Cowgirls, winners of five straight, are now 3-0 in league play and 9-4-2 overall.

Last week, Wyoming stopped New Mexico 2-1 in Albuquerque on goals from Carmen Blume and Mara Crosgrove.

On Saturday, Wyoming played into overtime, but came away with the victory against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. Jackson-native Nicole Rice scored two goals to lift the Cowgirls over the Horn Frogs, 2-1.

SDSU is 7-3-5 overall and 0-0-2 in the MWC. The Aztecs have scored 21 goals this season, ranking fifth in that category in the conference. Last week SDSU played Utah and BYU to draws.

UNLV is 4-6-4 and 0-2 in league Rebels are currently on a three-game losing streak after falling to BYU and Utah last week.

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