James pushed her career point total to 80, narrowing the gap behind Fran Munnelly (84) for third all-time.
It was the 36th career goal for James, moving her closer to Kornieck (39) for second all-time at CU. Nikki Marshall owns the program record with 17 goals in 2006. Former teammate Civana Kuhlmann scored 12 goals last year, as did Taylor Kornieck (2019), Jorian Baucom (2018) and Katie Griffin (2005). James joined an exclusive club with her 12th goal of the season, becoming the sixth CU player to score at least 12 goals. CU had lost in its previous four visits to USC, and has now posted consecutive ties against the Trojans after losing six of the previous seven matchups.ĬU went winless on the road last year (0-5-3) and owned a 2-10-5 mark in road games over the previous two seasons.īoth teams scored within the first 9 minutes, 21 seconds of the match, but that accounted for all of the scoring on Saturday afternoon.Īfter CU freshman Ava Priest drew a foul in the USC penalty box, senior forward Shyra James converted the penalty kick to pull the Buffs even. The Buffs improved to 4-0-1 on the road this season, giving the program its longest unbeaten run on the road since a six-game streak (4-0-2) during the 2018 season. CU’s record moved to 10-3-2 overall with a 2-2-2 mark in the Pac-12. 13 USC to a 1-1 draw at McAlister Field in Los Angeles.
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The road results are piling up for the Buffs, but none of them might be bigger than the one CU picked up on Saturday. If the Colorado women’s soccer team ultimately makes a run at an NCAA Tournament bid, the Buffaloes’ road prowess so far this season will be a big reason why.
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