Hope Leyba’s historic season retains marching ahead.
On Tuesday, the junior ahead from the Colorado girls’s soccer staff was considered one of 35 gamers throughout the nation named to the midseason watch record for the Hermann Trophy, which is awarded to the highest participant within the nation.
Leyba, who additionally was on the preseason watch record for the Hermann Trophy, leads the Huge 12 and shares the nationwide lead with 14 targets. That complete leaves Leyba properly within reach of Nikki Marshall’s staff file of 17 targets set in 2006 with a minimal of seven video games remaining.
Earlier this season, Leyba turned the primary CU participant to file two hat tips in the identical season, scoring three targets in opposition to Fordham on Aug. 21 and doing it once more in opposition to Iowa State on Sept. 25.
Leyba’s 29 factors rank sixth amongst CU’s all-time season leaders, and she or he continues to climb the Buffs’ record of profession leaders with 24 targets (seventh) and 52 factors (ninth).
CU (9-2-2, 3-1-1 Huge 12) entered this week’s United Soccer Coaches ballot at No. 24 after successful at then-No. 7 TCU final week earlier than seeing a five-game unbeaten streak finish on Sunday with a 2-1 loss at Baylor. The Buffs host Arizona State (9-2-2, 2-2-1 Huge 12) on Friday evening at Prentup Area (7 p.m., ESPN+).
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