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.
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.
A roundup of Sunday's college soccer action involving teams from Colorado:
WOMEN
Santa Clara 1, Colorado 0 OT: At Palo Alto, Calif., the Buffaloes dropped their
second contest in the Stanford?Nike Invitational. Linder would be tested two more times in a
one-minute span, coming up with the saves on both attempts, however with less than two minutes to
play in the first overtime period, Santa Clara would seal the deal and finally sneak past Linder
for the win.
The Adams State College men's soccer team snapped its 265-minute scoreless streak on Monday
against Colorado Christian but could not capture its first-ever win. The Grizzlies and CCU tied 1-1
at Cougar Field in Lakewood.
Adams State sophomore midfielder Peter Freeman ended the goal-less skid in the 35th minute,
scoring his second goal of the season.
Recaps of Friday's games involving teams from around the state:
WOMEN
Colorado College 4, New Hampshire 0: The Tigers cashed in on a pair of corner
kicks early in the match and never looked back. Sophomore defender Beth Wright scored a goal and
assisted on another in the opening 13 minutes of play at Stewart Field in Colorado Springs.
Random notes from the world of soccer in Colorado:
TIGER TOURNAMENT: The Colorado College women's soccer team hosts the University
of Denver, Kansas and Texas Christian on Friday and Sunday. CC faces TCU at 4 p.m. Friday and
Kansas at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Pioneers meet the Jayhawks at 1:30 Friday and Texas Christian at
noon Sunday.
Chelsea Reichard, Jordan Miller and Heather Thomas scored as the Regis University women's soccer
team defeated Colorado Christian 3-1 on Saturday in Denver.
Five minutes, 18 seconds into the second half, Reichard scored to put Regis up by one. Katie
Horn assisted her on the play. 19 seconds later, Colorado Christian's Mallorie Kenczewicz tied the
game on an assist from Jessica Smith.
The Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team won its fourth straight match, posting a 2-0
victory over Colorado Christian on Sunday afternoon in Golden. The win helped the Orediggers secure
the No. 2 seed in the RMAC tournament, the highest seed Mines has ever earned.
Dani Hering gave Mines a lead in the 10th minute of the match.
The Regis University men's soccer team sent its four seniors off in style, defeating Colorado
Christian 7-0 on Tuesday afternoon in a makeup game from Friday. The Rangers ended the regular
season with a 9-5-4 record and will face Fort Lewis in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
tournament on Friday afternoon.
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.
Euan Purcell's treble and Byron Cephers' brace led the Fort Lewis College men's soccer team as
it recorded an 11-0 victory against Colorado Christian University on Sunday in Lakewood.
Fort Lewis, ranked No. 6 in the nation, recorded 49 shots in the victory to improve to 13-1
overall, 10-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
