LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 4, 2019) – The Wyoming soccer team (4-4-3, 1-2-0 MW) couldn’t overcome a two goal deficit as it would fall 3-2 against the Air Force Falcons (7-2-1, 2-1-0 MW) on Friday night in Colorado Springs.

For Wyoming, sophomore Indianna Asimus had two looks at the goal in the first five minutes of the game that were unable to make it past goalie Danielle Katz. Air Force answered with three straight shots which came up empty for the Falcons. In the 25^th minute, a foul on the Cowgirls Savannah Warner would warrant a penalty shot for Air Force. Emma Nelson would bury it past goalie Hannah Lee to make it a 1-0 contest. About five minutes later, the Falcons would extend the lead. With 29:36 on the clock, Jillian Jamero connected and scored her fourth goal of the season to make it 2-0 in favor of Air Force. The Falcons had eight shots compared to four by Wyoming, along with four corner kicks to one by the Cowgirls.

Out of the break, the Cowgirls would respond in the 51^st minute. A series of shots by Wyoming wouldn’t reach the back of the net until a shot by senior Summer Taube was successful, cutting the Falcon lead in half. Redshirt freshman Jamie Tatum would record her first assist of her career while it was Taube’s second goal of the season. The Falcons would ramp up the intensity outshooting the Cowgirls 6-1 over the next 20 minutes. In the 82^nd minute, Tatum had a solid look at the goal but her laser shot would go wide right of the goal. Unfortunately, the Falcons continued to push the pace and Lexi Romero would give Air Force an insurance goal with 85:53 to go in the match. A late goal in the 90^th minute by Tatum cut the deficit to one, but Wyoming would fall short by a final of 3-2 after two halves.

“Definitely, our play was better in the second half,” head coach Pete Cuadrado said. “We matched the physicality of the game. It was a tough game and didn’t seem like there was a lot of flow. We need to regroup, go after three points on Sunday which is our next challenge. If we play a full 90 minutes, we can have some positive results.”

Wyoming ended up being outshot by Air Force 19-10 for the contest. Lee and Furbush each played 45 minutes and had a combined three total saves for UW.  Katz was in net for Air Force, and she made two saves in 90 minutes. The Falcons had seven corner kicks to Wyoming’s one, and both teams combined for 27 fouls.

The Cowgirls will return to the pitch on Sunday against the Colorado College Tigers. The match is set for 1 p.m. MT in Colorado Springs.  

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