Buffs Close Road Slate at WVU: Five Things to Know

MORGANTOWN, W.V. — Colorado soccer gets set for one of its biggest tests of the season when it takes on West Virginia to close the regular-season road slate on Sunday (11 a.m. MT/ESPN+).

Colorado (10-2-4, 4-1-4 Big 12) has had a string of three straight shutouts leading into Sunday's first-ever meeting with the Mountaineers. CU keeper Jordan Nytes, the reigning Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week, has 10 shutouts this season, becoming just the third Buffaloes keeper to hit double-digit shutouts.

West Virginia (10-4-2, 6-2-1 Big 12) dropped its last match to No. 19 Texas Tech, 1-0, on Thursday. The Mountaineers are 7-1-1 at home this season. Ajanae Respass leads WVU with 16 points this season (6 G, 4 A).

Five Things to Know

Colorado's three consecutive draws is the longest draw streak in program history. The two straight scoreless draws are the first back-to-back for the Buffs.
CU's scoreless drought is at 197:22 with Ava Priest notching the last goal in the 73rd minute at Texas Tech.
The Buffs remain unbeaten on the road this season with a 4-0-2 record. CU is 3-0-2 on the road in Big 12 play.
Nytes' 18 career shutouts at CU rank fifth in program history. She's one away from tying Kirstin Radlinski (2005-08) for fourth all-time.
Colorado is battling for positioning in the Big 12 standings. The Buffs dropped to fifth in the conference following Thursday's draw. Oklahoma State holds the fourth seed with 1.89 points per match. Colorado enters Sunday with 1.78 points per match. The top four teams in the league get a first-round bye to start the Big 12 Tournament.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Nytes

Ava Priest