The Buffs returned to the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time since 2020. CU finished 13-5-3 overall and finished fifth in the Pac-12 (5-3-3).
2023 Team Award
MVP – Faith Leyva
Offensive MVP – Shyla James
Defensive MVP – jordan knights
Newcomer of the Year Award – Eva Priest
Herbst Academic Award – laura stanley
Strength & Conditioning Award –Lawson Willis
Buff cup – jenny bayer
This year's goal – Amaya Gonzalez
new student Faith Leyva He was awarded as the team's best player. She became the first CU freshman to earn First Team Freshman Best Eleven last season, earning her national honors. top drawer soccer Since Taylor Korniek (first team) and Jalen Tompkins (second team) in 2016. Leyva was also a Pac-12 All-Freshman and a United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region Third Team selection. She was an All-Star with the Buffs. Revier, a native of Phoenix, Arizona (started in 21 games and commanded from all positions), scored three points on five shots from his defensive back position, the most the Buffs' back line has had since the 2020 season. He recorded eight shutouts.
Senior Shyla James He won the offensive MVP award for the third consecutive year. James was named a United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-America last season, joining Fran Mannery (2004, 2005) and Taylor Koniec (2018, 19) in earning All-America status. He became the second CU player. She finished the year with career highs in goals (15) and points (32). James finished the season ninth in the NCAA and led the Pac-12 in goals. She scored four game-winning goals last season, including a late goal in the 89th minute against Utah, helping CU qualify for the NCAAs. James was second in the conference and 18th in the NCAA in points. She finished the season 11th in the NCAA in goals per game (0.75) and fifth in the nation in shots allowed per game (4.65). James set a single-season CU record for scoring in seven consecutive games. Her 15 points and 32 points were the second-most in a single season, behind Nicky Marshall's 37 points and 17 points in 2006.
2nd year transfer jordan knights He was the record goalie in all 21 games for CU last season. She recorded 13 wins, the seventh-most wins by a CU goaltender. The Knights shut out eight opponents last season with an .860 scoring average and .802 save percentage. Her eight shutouts rank third in the Pac-12 and are the most by a CU keeper since Tompkins' eight shutouts in 2019. The Knights finished the season ranked 42nd in TDS' season top 100. She was named Pac-12 Goaltender of the Week and TDS Player of the Week after back-to-back shutout wins against the University of Colorado and No. 14 Michigan State.
new student Eva Priest He made a big contribution in his freshman season. She started 20 games and played in all 21 games. She was a Pac-12 All-Freshman selection at Priest. She scored her first career goal at the University of New Mexico, making her the youngest NCAA player (17 years, 65 days) to score a goal last season. She was second on the team for Priest with 10 points (2G, 6A). Last season, her six helpers led the team, which finished tied for fifth in the Pac-12.
2nd grade laura stanley I won the team academic award in my first year at CU. He played in 10 games last season and had one shot on goal.Seniors departing Lawson Willis Winner of the Strength and Conditioning Award. Willis started six games and appeared in 15 games last season. She had a day in which she had a goal and an assist, earning three points in the Buffs' 3-2 come-from-behind victory in the regular-season finale at the University of Utah.
New to the night's agenda was the Goal of the Year award. Amaya Gonzalez He won his first award with a self-volley against Purdue. The goal gave the Buffs the lead in a 3-0 victory and placed them fourth on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays.
Beyer scored the most points in team competition during the spring season and won the annual Buff Cup.
Earlier in the day, the Buffaloes played future Big 12 rival Kansas State in a spring conditioning game at Prentap Field, which ended in a 1-1 tie.
This game was the first of CU's two true home dates. Last weekend, the University of California hosted the Colorado Cup. The Buffs went 3-0 and retained the Cup for another season. The next game of the spring is April 16 against Colorado State (7:30 p.m.).