Rams hold Green & White Scrimmage, postgame meet-and-greet on Sunday

Colorado State Rams
Green & White Scrimmage
Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 | Noon MT
CSU Soccer Field | Fort Collins, Colo.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State women's soccer team will make its first appearance of the season at CSU Soccer Field this Sunday when the Rams take the pitch for the Green & White Scrimmage.

The Green & White Scrimmage is slated to begin at Noon MT. Because of the event's nature as a scrimmage, the coaching staff will determine an appropriate duration for the intrasquad match based upon a number of factors that day. Other than match duration, play will be contested with referees as if it was an official match.

Following the conclusion of the Green & White Scrimmage, fans will have the opportunity to interact with the team as part of a postgame meet-and-greet session. Players will be available after the intrasquad match for autographs as part of the postgame festivities.

There are no plans for live video or live stats for the Rams' intrasquad scrimmage. However, details on Sunday's scrimmage will be shared on CSURams.com following its conclusion.

Three Things to Know
- The Colorado State women's soccer team returns 20 players from its 2017 roster. Of that group returning, 18 of those players appeared in 10 matches or more.
- Additionally, Colorado State returns each of its top eight points scorers from the 2017 squad. Makenzi Taylor, a senior in 2018, paced the Rams with eight points last season (two goals, four assists). Each of sophomore Karli Eheart, junior Halley Havlicek and sophomore Ally Murphy-Pauletto had seven points in 2017 (three goals, one assist).
- CSU's first-ever All-Mountain West selection, redshirt junior Hunter Peifer, returns in goal for the Rams in 2018. The Colorado Springs, Colo., native posted a 1.50 goals-against average with four shutouts last season.

Rams Begin Second Season at CSU Soccer Field
- The Colorado State women's soccer program, which enters its sixth season in 2018, moved to a new, permanent home in 2018. After playing its matches in Fort Collins at The Lagoon from 2014-16, the Rams called CSU Soccer Field
- The Rams' new facility, which was designed with consideration to both training and official matches, is located directly adjacent to Moby Arena and CSU softball's Ram Field at the intersection of Shields and Elizabeth Streets.
- Fans looking to attend a home CSU soccer match may park in the Moby Arena parking lot, conveniently located immediately next to the Rams' new facility. Entrances to the Moby Arena parking lot are located on Shields Street and on Plum Street.
- Fans attending a CSU home match can expect seating and set-up similar to game days at The Lagoon, and are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets or other similar items to use for seating at a match. Some bleacher seating is available.

Havlicek and Ornes Named Captains for 2018 Season
- Colorado State women's soccer and head coach Bill Hempen announced on Friday, March 23 that junior Halley Havlicek and senior Kaija Ornes were named team captains for 2018.
- Havlicek, a defender from Spring Grove, Ill., has appeared in 37 matches with 35 starts through her first two collegiate seasons. Havlicek started all 19 matches in 2017, leading the team with 1,780 minutes played. The junior tied for the team lead with three goals in 2017, and ranked second on the team with seven points last season.
- Ornes, a forward from Prior Lake, Minn., has appeared in 56 with starts in 43 for Colorado State prior to 2018. Ornes enters 2018 with five career goals, tied for the third-most in a career in CSU soccer's five-year history. The rising senior forward was the Rams' leading scorer as a sophomore in 2016, pacing the team in points (eight) and goals (four).

Rams Return Program's All-Time Leading Scorer
- Senior Hannah Gerdin enters the 2018 season as the holder of 15 of CSU soccer's all-time records. Among the records she holds are the program's all-time points lead (19 entering 2018) and goals (seven entering 2018).
- Gerdin became the Rams' all-time career goals leader with her goal against Utah State on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. That goal against Utah State, the seventh of her career, broke a tie with Gianna Bertana. Gerdin had five goals her freshman season and one in 2016.
- Gerdin already ranks as the program's all-time points leader after her sophomore season. The Colorado Springs, Colo., native entered the 2017 season with a program-best 17 points and added a pair of points as a junior.

Nationally Recognized
- Following a historic offensive weekend, then-freshman forward Ally Murphy-Pauletto gained national attention when she was named the NCAA Soccer Women's Player of the Week on Sept. 6, 2017.
- Murphy-Pauletto became the first student-athlete in program history to record a hat trick in the Rams' 5-1 win over then-undefeated New Mexico State (Sept. 4, 2017). CSU's win was its first-ever at CSU Soccer Field, while the Rams' five goals against the Aggies marked a new single-match team record.
- Murphy-Pauletto is the fastest Ram to register her first three career goals, reaching that mark before any Ram ever reached her first two career goals (Hannah Gerdin – two goals in first six career matches in 2015).

Get to Know the Newcomers
- Of Colorado State's 27-athlete roster, 14 are either freshmen or sophomores. Half of that group joined the roster this season in the Rams' most recent signing class. See below for quick hits on each of those newcomers.
- No. 0 Gabi McDonald - Northern Colorado Female Athlete of the Year (2017), runner-up for Northern Colorado Female Soccer Player of the Year (2017) and Northern Colorado Female Soccer Player of the Year (2016) ... a CHSSCA all-state and a CHSAA all-state honorable mention in soccer.
- No. 5 Samantha Studt - Rated a three-star athlete by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... competed in soccer for Mountain Range High School and the Colorado Storm ... team captain her final three seasons ... voted by coaches as the team's offensive MVP every season ... a three-time academic all-state honoree.
- No. 9 Jackie Balderrama - All-city and all-district selection ... named 2016 Texas District 1-5A Offensive Player of the Year ... captained El Paso in 2017 and 2018 ... ranked seventh in the state in assists (19) in her sophomore season, as well as 13th in Texas in points (56) and 23rd in goals (19).
- No. 20 Ariell Hopkins - All-district honoree each season ... helped Rockwall High School to bi-district titles in 2015, 2016 and 2017, an Elite Eight regional finish and a district championship in 2017 ... in cross country and track & field, was a four-time all-district performer and two-time district champion.
- No. 24 Scout Bohlender - Two-sport athlete in high school ... earned four varsity letters in soccer and one in badminton ... played her club soccer for Arsenal Colorado ... competed against current CSU teammate Bailyn Furrow during each player's respective high school/club careers.
- No. 25 Marissa Porras - Helped club team Sting ECNL '99 to a North American Cup title in 2015, Disney Cup crowns in 2015 and 2016, a Plano Labor Day Cup in 2016 and a second-place finish in the South Texas State Cup in 2017 ... voted by her teammates as the team's "most skilled player" in 2015.
- No. 26 Baylee Bedard - Two-year member of the Kansas State women's soccer team ... in high school, honored as an All-Front Range Honorable Mention and the 2016 Arsenal Colorado Girls Player of the Year ... her senior year, Rocky Mountain HS went 11-5-1 and held opponents to 18 goals in 17 matches.

Up Next
- The Colorado State women's soccer team travels to Lawrence, Kan., next weekend for an exhibition match at Kansas. The match is slated for a Noon MT/1 p.m. CT start on Sunday, Aug. 12 from Rock Chalk Park.

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