By: Casey Crigger, Austin Peay Athletics Communications Assistant
CLARKSVILLE – For the first time in program history, the Austin Peay State University soccer team will play a match at mile-high altitude when it takes on Colorado at 5 p.m. Thursday. The Govs also will play Northern Colorado in a 12 p.m. Sunday match
Thursday, the Governors begin their first trip to the Rocky Mountains with a stop in a Boulder, Colorado. The Govs will take on Colorado at an elevation of 5,430Â feet, the highest elevation at which an Austin Peay soccer team has ever played. The Buffaloes enters the match undefeated, having knocked off No. 24 Texas last weekend at Prentup Field.
Sunday, the Governors travel to Jackson Field in Greeley, Colorado, for their first-ever meeting with Northern Colorado. The Govs and Bears both enter the weekend searching for their season's first win. Northern Colorado will have two chances to find a win before they play the Govs, with matches at Grand Canyon (Sep. 5) and SMU (Sep. 6) before hosting Austin Peay on Sunday.
Opponent Quick Facts
Colorado
- Boulder, Colorado
- Elevation: 5,430Â ft.
- Prentup Field
- Pac-12 Conference
- Buffaloes vs. opponents from Tennessee: 3-0-1
- Buffaloes vs. opponents from the Ohio Valley Conference: 2-0
Northern Colorado
- Greeley, Colorado
- Elevation: 4,675 ft.
- Jackson Field
- Big Sky Conference
- Bears vs. opponents from Tennessee: 0-0
- Bears vs. opponents from the Ohio Valley Conference: 4-0-1
Through three games, Claire Larose leads the Govs with eight shots, three of which have been on goal. Frehsman Anna McPhie has helped lead the aggressive attack for the Governors this season, firing off three shots, two of which have been on goal. However, junior Katie Kenward is still the only Governor to have found the back of the net this season, scoring against Chattanooga (Aug. 23).
On the other side of the ball, senior captain Renee Semaan has yet to leave the field for the Govs, leading the way on defense. Semaan got off her first shot on goal of 2019 off a free kick in the last match against Mercer.
Both games this weekend will be available for streaming. The Thursday match at Colorado will be streamed for free on the Pac-12 Plus Facebook page. Sunday's match against Northern Colorado will be streamed on Pluto TV.
The Governors will be back in action at Morgan Bros. Soccer Field Sep. 15 at noon against Evansville. To keep up with news and scores from the Govs on their trip west, be sure to follow along on Twitter (@AustinPeaySOCR).
