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Buffs trample record book, St. Mary’s
On Sunday, the Buffs came to play.
After giving up two goals against the run of play in a 2-1 loss to Illinois on Friday, the University of Colorado soccer team pummeled St. Mary’s 8-1 on Sunday afternoon at an invitational tournament hosted by the University of Denver.
And the turnaround from Friday was almost instant. St. Mary’s took a shot on the kickoff, then Marshall gave the Buffaloes the lead 23 seconds into the match, a University of Colorado record for fastest goal at the beginning of a game.
“Yeah, it was a great ball down the line, and I ran,” Marshall said. “I wasn’t quite in the box yet. I was going to cross it, but I guess I just decided to keep going. And I guess I was kind of lucky.”
After starting at center back against Oklahoma State and Illinois, Marshall began Sunday’s match at forward. And the move paid off. She scored again two minutes after her first goal. Senior Ally Goodman crossed the ball, and Marshall’s one-touch volley sailed into the net.
The Buffaloes didn’t stop there. They increased the lead to 3-0 when sophomore Kelly Butler scored in the fourth minute at the top of the box.
CU sophomore Kassidy Fitzpatrick curled the ball into the net from the far right side of the field in the 25th minute for CU. And at the 40-minute mark, Butler got her second goal of the day.
An own goal by St. Mary’s shortly before halftime gave the Buffs a 6-0 lead at the intermission, also a CU record.
Freshman Amy Barczuk scored on her own rebound five minutes after halftime as Colorado matched its record for most goals in a single game, set in 2004 against Texas Tech.
Freshman Quinn Krier scored on a feed from senior Kelly Menachof to set a new record of eight goals.
“I’m real pleased with how they attacked this team,” CU coach Bill Hempen said.
St. Mary’s, however, continued to push. In the final minutes Alex Ciliento scored on a rebound to end CU’s chances for a shutout.
SISTER ACT: CU freshman Shaye Marshall took the field for the first time with older sister Nikki and got off a shot of her own. “I love playing with Shaye,” Nikki Marshall said. “I think it’s so cool she’s getting some time, and I hope she can continue to develop so that toward the end of the season we’ll be playing a little more together.”
PIONEERS TIE ILLINOIS: The final score was 1-1 despite Denver being outshot 23-5. Read the whole story here.
2009 DU INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Krystin Miller, defender, Illinois
Jordan Hilbrands, forward, Illinois
Marissa Mykines, midfielder, Illinois
Lara Campbell, goalkeeper, Denver
Katy Van Lieshout, midfielder, Denver
Emily Stewart, defender, Denver
Kelly Butler, midfielder, Colorado
Kate Russell, midfielder, Colorado
Nikki Marshall, forward/defender, Colorado
Daelyn Paul, midfielder, St. Mary’s
Jessica Menzhuber, forward, St. Mary’s
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