Colorado Stops West Virginia’s 22-Match Run as Michigan State Barely Escapes

#13 Colorado handed #10 West Virginia its first loss of the season and ended a 22-match regular-season unbeaten streak with a 2-0 victory. Hope Leyba put the Buffaloes ahead with a first-half volley before Reagan Kotschau, who assisted the opener, added a penalty after the break. Colorado has now won five straight and improved to 8-1-1, putting nine of its 13 shots on target.

#2 Michigan State nearly joined the Mountaineers in the upset column. The Spartans led Nebraska 2-0 before the Huskers scored twice in the final 20 minutes, including Ella Guyott’s penalty to tie it in the 84th. Just over three minutes later, Emerson Sargeant ran onto Bella Najera’s pass and buried the winner in a 3-2 victory. Elsewhere in the Big Ten, #18 Washington extended the best unbeaten start in program history to 10 matches with a 1-0 win at #20 Michigan despite being outshot 11-5, #12 UCLA waited until the 85th minute for Cate Sarinopoulos to break through in a 1-0 win at Rutgers, and #14 Wisconsin earned its fourth consecutive clean sheet with a 1-0 victory at Maryland.