Colorado State University Athletics
Rams hold first full practice in new soccer facility
8/3/2017 9:50:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Rams start practice leading up to Aug. 9 exhibition at Washington State
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State women's soccer team opened the 2017-18 campaign with its first full scrimmage of the preseason and the program's first-ever full practice at its newly-installed soccer facility on Thursday morning.
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Details on the new facility - which is located on Elizabeth Street next to Moby Arena - were unveiled on Monday. The program's first practice in its new home comes one week prior before a scrimmage against Washington State, which is set for 12 p.m. MT (11 a.m. PT) on Aug. 9 in Pullman, Wash. CSU will continue to work out at the new facility before hosting Colorado in the location's first official match on Friday, Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. MT.
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"We are always trying to improve," Colorado State head coach Bill Hempen said. "I tell our players I always want the next year to be better. It could be something physical, emotional, or as a team, where we have grown. Being able to be out here at our new facility is another step in the development of our program and we are excited. It's great to be closer to people we interact with on a daily basis, and it will be a lot easier to have people walk 150 yards or so to watch a game instead of walking across campus. We are thankful for the opportunity to be here - we won't be complacent."
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CSU's contest with the Buffaloes is the first match of the annual Colorado Cup, a round-robin tournament between the in-state collegiate soccer programs. Each of the six teams play three games and a champion is based off record in competition, where a victory equals three points and one point for a draw. After hosting Colorado, the Rams will face off against Denver on Aug. 20 in Boulder, Colo., and against Northern Colorado on Aug. 24 in Greeley, Colo.
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CSU benefits from the return of 18 letterwinners from its 2016 squad, including leading scorer Kaija Ornes (four goals, eight points), junior Hannah Gerdin (four points, 35 shots) and senior Maddi Rodriguez (1,589 minutes played, most among returning players). Team captains for the 2017 season will be senior midfielder Janelle Stone (led the team with 1,073 minutes played before season-ending injury in the team's 13th match) and senior defender Taylor Hodgson (40 appearances, 12 starts).
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Joining that group are eight freshmen, as well as transfers Caeley Lordemann (10 points as a freshman at Creighton) and Hunter Peifer (3-0-0, 0.29 goals against average at South Carolina).
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Details on the new facility - which is located on Elizabeth Street next to Moby Arena - were unveiled on Monday. The program's first practice in its new home comes one week prior before a scrimmage against Washington State, which is set for 12 p.m. MT (11 a.m. PT) on Aug. 9 in Pullman, Wash. CSU will continue to work out at the new facility before hosting Colorado in the location's first official match on Friday, Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. MT.
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"We are always trying to improve," Colorado State head coach Bill Hempen said. "I tell our players I always want the next year to be better. It could be something physical, emotional, or as a team, where we have grown. Being able to be out here at our new facility is another step in the development of our program and we are excited. It's great to be closer to people we interact with on a daily basis, and it will be a lot easier to have people walk 150 yards or so to watch a game instead of walking across campus. We are thankful for the opportunity to be here - we won't be complacent."
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CSU's contest with the Buffaloes is the first match of the annual Colorado Cup, a round-robin tournament between the in-state collegiate soccer programs. Each of the six teams play three games and a champion is based off record in competition, where a victory equals three points and one point for a draw. After hosting Colorado, the Rams will face off against Denver on Aug. 20 in Boulder, Colo., and against Northern Colorado on Aug. 24 in Greeley, Colo.
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CSU benefits from the return of 18 letterwinners from its 2016 squad, including leading scorer Kaija Ornes (four goals, eight points), junior Hannah Gerdin (four points, 35 shots) and senior Maddi Rodriguez (1,589 minutes played, most among returning players). Team captains for the 2017 season will be senior midfielder Janelle Stone (led the team with 1,073 minutes played before season-ending injury in the team's 13th match) and senior defender Taylor Hodgson (40 appearances, 12 starts).
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Joining that group are eight freshmen, as well as transfers Caeley Lordemann (10 points as a freshman at Creighton) and Hunter Peifer (3-0-0, 0.29 goals against average at South Carolina).
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