After leading the Pac-12 in goals (15) and points (32), Colorado forward Shayla James was named first team all-conference. (Cliff Grasmick/Staff Photographer)
The Colorado women's soccer team will release its 2024 schedule as the Big 12 releases the league's full schedule, with the Buffaloes, Arizona State, Arizona State and Utah scheduled to join the conference this fall.
The Buffs will open the 2024 season with five straight home games, but their return season in the Big 12 begins with three straight road games, starting with the Kansas opener on Sept. 12 at Kansas State.
CU opens the season at home against North Texas on August 10th, and its opening five home games include a matchup against perennial power North Carolina on August 18th. The Tar Heels haven't visited Boulder since 1998.
The conference schedule is 11 games, so CU won't be playing a rotation of four league opponents every year. The Buffs will not play ASU, Arizona, BYU or Houston this fall.
Following the Big 12 opener at Kansas State, CU will play Oklahoma State and Iowa State before hosting a trifecta of league games, starting with a visit to Baylor University on Sept. 26.
Unlike the Pac-12, the Buffs have the opportunity to compete in the Big 12 league tournament, which begins Oct. 30 in Kansas City. The top 12 teams in the league qualify (the bottom four stay at home), and the top four receive first-round byes.
CU recently announced that seniors Rachel Rosen and Shyla James will return for a fifth season this fall.
“I couldn’t be more excited to advance to the Big 12 this year,” CU head coach Danny Sanchez said in a release. “It's a tough league from top to bottom. We've put together one of the most difficult non-conference schedules in CU history. National powers pose great challenges both domestically and on the road, leading us to conference play. Our supporters will be able to watch a great game at Plenup Field.”
2024 Colorado Women's Soccer Schedule
August 10: North Texas, 7 p.m.
August 15: Market, 7 p.m.
August 18th: North Carolina, noon
August 22nd: Wyoming, 7 p.m.
August 25th: Michigan, noon
August 29th: At UNC Greensboro, 5 p.m.
September 1st: North Carolina, 5 p.m.
September 5th: Denver, 7 p.m.
September 8th: Weber State, noon.
September 12: Kansas State, 6 p.m.*
September 19th: Oklahoma State University, 6 p.m.*
September 22nd: Iowa State University, 11 a.m.*
September 26th: Baylor, 7 p.m.*
September 29th: Kansas State, 1 p.m.*
October 5th: TCU, noon*
October 10th: At Texas Tech University, 6 p.m.*
October 13th: Central Florida, noon*
October 17th: Cincinnati, 5 p.m.*
October 20th: West Virginia, 11 a.m.*
October 25th: Utah State, 7 p.m.*
October 30th to November 9th: Big 12 Conference Tournament (Kansas City, Missouri)
(All times Mountain; home games at CAPS; *Big 12 Conference games)
