From left: Sally Cole, Brittney Macdonald, Iris Mora, Kay Hawke and Jenae Gibbons.
(photos by Tom Auclair, Zane Tanner, George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
I enjoyed the 2009 W-League season so much that I decided to put together an all-conference team
based on the games we covered at ColoradoSoccerNow.
The Real Colorado Cougars won two games during a three-game swing in Southern California,
beating Ventura County and Los Angeles and falling to W-League powerhouse Pali Blues.
Beth West, Becca Mays and Brittney McDonald scored for the Cougars in a 3-1 victory over Ventura
County, and Kellyn Farrell, a right midfielder who is a recent graduate of South Dakota State,
assisted on all three goals.
Real Colorado midfielder Taryn Hemmings heads toward the goal in the first half on
Friday at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch. (photo by George
Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
Despite a flurry of scoring chances by Becca Mays in the second half, the Pali Blues made a
first-half goal stand up for a 1-0 victory on Friday night over the Real Colorado Cougars at Shea
Stadium in Highlands Ranch.
Taryn Hemmings of Real Colorado slips past L.A. defender Jenae Gibbons to score the first
of her three goals Tuesday at Highlands Ranch. (photos by Tom
Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
At the end, the scoreboard showed Real Colorado Cougars 3, Los Angeles Legends 2.
Aleah DeGeneres scored on a cross from Madison McQuilliams in the 103rd minute to give No. 20
Metro State a 3-2 victory over No. 11 Fort Lewis on Friday afternoon at Auraria Field. It was the
first loss of the season for Fort Lewis and marked the first time the Skyhawks had allowed a goal
in 2009.
The No. 13 Metropolitan State College women's soccer team, led by Becca Mays' three goals,
cruised to a 5-1 victory over Colorado-Colorado Springs on Friday evening in Colorado Springs. The
Roadrunners improved to 8-1-0 overall and 5-0-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while
UCCS dropped to 2-4-0, 1-4-0 in conference.
The University of Denver's Alex Tarnoczi, above in a scrimmage against Stanford, was named
to Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 13. (photo
by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
Another roundup of notable news from the beautiful game in this beautiful state.
The Metropolitan State College women's soccer team scored four second-half goals to cruise to a
5-0 victory over Mesa State on Wednesday on a cold, rainy day at Auraria Field in Denver. The win
keeps the Roadrunners perfect in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Metro improved to 4-0 in
the RMAC and 7-1 overall; the Mavericks dropped to 5-3 overall, 2-2 in the RMAC.
Kayla Mitchell scored four goals, including her conference-leading 26th of the season, as the
Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team posted its 12th shutout, a 4-0 victory against
CSU-Pueblo on Friday in Golden.
The Orediggers have shut out seven of their past eight opponents.
Mitchell gave Mines a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute, when Liz Oba chipped a ball over the
CSU-Pueblo defense.
Jestina Orlando, left, fends off Cougars striker Beth West in the first half of Real
Colorado's 2-2 tie with the Colorado Force on Thursday in Loveland. (photo by George
Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
Brianne Young scored on a free kick in the 88th minute as the Real Colorado Cougars salvaged a
2-2 tie with the Colorado Force on Thursday at the Loveland Sports Park.
DENVER — Senior Becca Mays scored three goals and freshman Annie Austin added two as the
Metropolitan State College women's soccer team handed the Colorado School of Mines its first loss,
a 6-1 thumping Saturday at the Auraria Fields in Denver. Mines entered the game with 4-0 record
and was ranked 20th by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
The University of Colorado soccer team sent its seniors out on good note Friday afternoon at
Prentup Field with a 2-0 victory over Texas Tech in CU's final regular-season game.
Colorado finishes the regular season 9-9, 6-4-0 in the Big 12, while the Red Raiders fall to
8-8-3 overall and 3-4-3 in conference.
James Copeland scored as the Regis University men's soccer team tied the 15th-ranked Colorado
School of Mines on Friday in Denver.
Regis remained unbeaten in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The Rangers' record is 4-2-3
overall, 2-0-3 in conference.
"Whenever you play Mines, it is going to be a tough match, especially when they are ranked in
the Top 15," Regis coach Tony McCall said.
The Fort Lewis College women's soccer team hoists the RMAC tournament trophy.
(photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
DENVER — On Friday, after Fort Lewis College came from behind to win in the semifinals of the
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament, coach Damian Clark said his team is
accustomed to playing with poise, even when trailing.
Today, The Tuesday List takes a look at the final goal-scoring totals for Colorado's two
W-League teams. Each team played 12 games in the regular season.
COLORADO FORCE
Lisa Franke, 4 goals
Nikki Marshall, 4 goals
Emmalie Pfankuch, 4 goals
Jessica Boots, 1 goal
Monica Dolinsky, 1 goal
Carly Peetz, 1 goal
Molly Thomas, 1 goal
REAL COLORADO COUGARS
Kellyn Farrell, 4 goals
Taryn Hemmings, 3 goals
Becca Mays, 2 goals
Jenna Owens, 2 goals
Brianna Pugh, 2 goals
Brittney Macdonald, 1 goal
Beth West, 1 goal
Brianne Young, 1 goal
DENVER – Becca Mays is the type of player who makes her teammates better, and she showed it on
Friday against Regis University. Mays didn't score any of her team's goals, but had a hand in all
of them as the Metropolitan State College women's soccer team scored three quick goals in the
second half for a 3-0 victory at Auraria Field in downtown Denver.
Regis defender Heidi Boersma fights Metro State's Becca Mays for control of the
ball. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
DENVER — When the women's soccer teams from Metropolitan State College and Regis University
met in mid-October at Auraria Field in downtown Denver, the Roadrunners went on a three-goal tear
in the second half.
DENVER — On Friday, after Fort Lewis College came from behind to win in the semifinals of the
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament, coach Damian Clark said his team is
accustomed to playing with poise, even when trailing.
He said the Skyhawks are confident that when they play a possession game the result will turn
out in their favor.
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has selected its 2009 women's Division II
All-America teams, and three Colorado players have been honored:
FIRST TEAM
Position, Player, Class, School, Hometown
K, Jamie Gillis, Sr., Massachusetts-Lowell, Billerica, Mass.
From left: Lara Campbell, DU; Becca Mays, Metro State; Nikki Marshall, CU; Kayla Mitchell,
Mines; and Nichole Kluk, Fort Lewis. (photos by Jonathan Ingraham, Tom Auclair and
George Tanner/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
I was very thankful in 2009 to see many excellent college soccer teams and players on the field
in Division I and II.
After recording 1-0 home losses to Seattle last week, the Colorado Force and Real Colorado
Cougars prepare to meet twice in four days in W-League fixtures.
The home-and-home dates start at 7 p.m. Thursday with Hawaiian shirt night at Loveland Sports
Park; the second leg is scheduled for 1 p.
Colorado School of Mines striker Kayla Mitchell was named the RMAC offensive player of the week
for games played during the week of Oct. 2. It marks the fifth time in Mitchell's career and second
time this season that she has received this honor.
Mitchell, a senior forward from Ontario, Ore.
The sixth-ranked Metropolitan State College women's soccer team stretched its winning streak to
12 games with a 3-0 win against Colorado Christian on Wednesday in Lakewood.
The Roadrunners improved to 14-1-0 overall and 11-0-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference,
while the Cougars dropped to 4-5-2 and 2-5-1 in the RMAC.
Sunday's start time was pushed back one hour as Metro State, including members of the
administrative staff and baseball and softball teams, had to clear 7 inches of snow from the field
after a winter storm buried Denver on Saturday night. (photo courtesy Metropolitan
State College)
Becca Mays scored her second goal of the game with about four minutes remaining in overtime to
give the No.
Mines freshman Dani Hering scores the decisive goal in a shootout against Metropolitan
State College on Friday during an NCAA tournament game in Denver. (photo by Jonathan
Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
DENVER — In Friday's shootout, things started going poorly for the No.
