The 2021 senior day was a special one for the University of Colorado soccer team. On Friday, the Buffs honored junior forward Libby Geraghty, who won’t be returning next season, and senior forward Katie Joella. In Geraghty’s final home game at Prentup Field, she scored a critical first half goal that helped propel the Buffs to a 2-1 win over Pac-12 rival Utah.
Perhaps normally this matchup would only carry the weight of a rivalry game, however, the now 9-5-2 (5-4-2 Pac-12) Buffs were also playing for one of 48 spots in the NCAA tournament. Although Utah (4-9-3, 3-6-2 Pac-12) was likely well out of the postseason picture entering Friday, the Utes were still looking to spoil their rival’s postseason hopes.