BOX SCORE

BOULDER, Colo. -- Northern Colorado was unable to defeat Colorado in the teams' final exhibition of the season Sunday in a 2-1 loss to the Buffs.

Colorado scored early with a goal from Kelly Menachof, getting past sophomore goalkeeper Kirsten Salminen almost three minutes into the game. On the play, Caroline Danneburg crossed the ball to Menachof, who got the ball in the net on the left side.

Northern Colorado freshmen Alexsys Tamayo later tied the game 1-1 and scored her second goal of the exhibition season in the 15th minute when she scored unassisted off a rebound from Colorado goalkeeper Kara Linder.

The score remained tied until 63:34, when Colorado's Erin Bricker scored the game-winning goal for the Buffaloes. Shayne Marshall took the ball in for a shot but was deflected. Bricker then took control of the ball and tapped it into the goal to put the score at 2-1.

The Bears were outshot by the Buffs 23-13 in the game, with Salminen tallying eight saves overall.

Northern Colorado will now move on to open its regular season against Nebraska at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Jackson Stadium.