Oct. 5, 2005

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LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech soccer team will take to the road for a pair of matches this weekend, taking a break from Big 12 play on Friday by traveling to Colorado Spring, Colo., to battle the Colorado College Tigers at 8 p.m. before jumping back into conference action on Sunday with a match against in-state rival Texas in Austin, Texas, at 1 p.m.

The Red Raiders received a outstanding effort in goal from senior Megan Knauss in the team match against Oklahoma over the weekend. The Tigard, Ore., native collected a season-high nine saves, including two crucial stops in the opening minutes of each half, as the Red Raiders were edged by the Sooners.

Offensively, sophomore Priscilla Esquivel and senior Kimmie Davis generated several scoring chances for Tech, combining for seven second half shots in Sunday's contest at Oklahoma State. Davis, who ranks among the Big 12 leaders in several offensive categories, enters the weekend looking to add a goal to her team-leading total of six this season.

Colorado College, an independent school, enters this weekend with a record of 6-4-3, but the team has emerged victorious only once in its last eight contests, meanwhile, the Texas Longhorns defeated Baylor and Texas A&M last weekend to even their conference mark at 2-2 and improve their overall record this season to 5-5-1.

Last Time Out...

The Red Raiders dropped a pair of matches on an Oklahoma road swing over the weekend, falling to Oklahoma by a score of 2-0 on Friday in Norman, Okla., and suffering a 5-0 setback against Oklahoma State on Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.

Senior goalkeeper Megan Knauss made several key saves, finishing with a season-high nine stops, in Friday's contests as her strong play in goal kept Tech within striking distance of the Sooners.

In the OSU match, the Red Raiders ran up against a hot Cowgirl team and surrendered two goals to  Big 12-leading scorer Jesyca Rosholt. Sophomore Priscilla Esquivel led the Red Raiders with four shots in the match and gave Tech its best scoring chance of the day, hitting the crossbar with a shot from 30-yards late in the second half.

A look at Colorado College

Colorado College, an indepenedent school, enters this weekend with a record of 6-4-3, but the team has emerged victorious only once in its last eight contests.

Sophomore forward Amara Wilson leads the Tigers with six goals and 13 points this season, while fellow second-year player Lisa Balsama has chipped in with five tallies this season. Freshman Geneva Sills has played every minute in goal for Colorado College this season and has turned in a 0.69 goals against average and a .897 save percentage.

Head coach Geoff Bennett is in his second season at the helm of the Tiger women's soccer program.

A look at Texas

The Texas Longhorns defeated Baylor and Texas A&M last weekend to even their conference mark at 2-2 and improve their overall record this season to 5-5-1. UT has a balanced scoring attack that features eight players who have at least one goal this season.

A pair of Longhorns were honored by the conference this week as sophomore midfielder Caitlin Kennedy was named this Big 12 Offensive Player of the week and freshman goalkeeper Dianna Pfenninger was selected Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. Kennedy collected a pair of goals and an assist over the weekend, while Pfenninger earned a shutout against Baylor and allowed only one goal against the nationally ranked Aggies.