The Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team down 2-1 at the half rallied back to scoring
three second-half goals on its way to a 4-2 victory over Colorado Mesa in RMAC action on Sunday
afternoon.
A penalty kick by Alex Nass, his fourth goal of the season, put Mines on the board in the 20th
minute of the match.
Megan Striedel headed a perfectly-placed corner kick into the center of the net with 2:37
remaining to lift No. 18 Fort Lewis (6-0-1 overall, 3-0-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference) to a 2-1 win over a spirited Colorado Mesa (3-4-0, 2-1-0) squad Wednesday at Dirks
Field.
"I knew it was obviously going to be a very tough game," said FLC head coach Damian Clarke.
Kaylee Smith scored her first goal of the 2011 season on Wednesday night as the Grizzlies won
their first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game of the season 1-0 over the New Mexico Highlands
University Cowgirls.
Smith's goal, which came in the 61st minute, came on one of her six shots she had during the
contest.
The Adams State College Grizzlies and Colorado Mesa University Mavericks couldn't find
separation on Sunday in Grand Junction as the two tied 1-1 after two overtime periods.
The Mavericks put the first tally on the scoreboard in the 17th minute of action as Stevie Palma
put a rebound goal back in the net after a save by 'keeper Paul Pizza.
Operating under a new name, Colorado Mesa University got off to a tough start on the weekend
with an early run on Thursday night.
Cal State Dominguez Hills notched a goal in the 7th minute and the 79th minute to seal the win,
2-1, in the opener for both teams.
Cal State Dominguez Hills, the 2008 NCAA National Champions, got an early goal from Billy
Gutierrez to give the Toros an early advantage.
The White Hart Lane Faithful has been blessed throughout the years with some of the best wingers
to grace the British and world game.
Since I've been a fan, we've had the likes of Chris Waddle, David Ginola and Darren Anderton
hogging the touchline, dropping a shoulder and producing a moment of brilliance or a cross which
has brightened a dull winter evening.
The college soccer season kicks off Friday, with all four of the state's NCAA Division I teams
in action.
Two of the sides are at home: No. 12 Marquette plays host to Western Michigan at Valley Fields,
while UW-Green Bay and its 13-member freshman class welcome Nebraska-Omaha to Aldo Santaga Stadium
for the Mavericks' first match as a Division I program.
