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.

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.

And then there was one – Concordia-Moorhead women's soccer team is last Minnesota team left after starting the weekend with 9.

In D-2:
The U of M Duluth Bulldogs were taken down yesterday afternoon by Metro State of Colorado by a score of 2-1.

And then there was one – Concordia-Moorhead women's soccer team is the last Minnesota team left after starting the weekend with 9.

In D-2:
The U of M Duluth Bulldogs were taken down yesterday afternoon by Metro State of Colorado by a score of 2-1.

The 2009 NCAA Soccer Tournament gets heated up this weekend with a number of games taking place today.

Here is an update on the 9-Minnesota teams ivolved in the tournament this weekend.

In D-2:
Mankato State (16-3-2) were defeated by U of M Duluth (17-2-2) in Denver, CO.

Here is an update on the 9-Minnesota teams involved in the tournament this weekend.

In D-2:
Mankato State (16-3-2) were defeated by U of M Duluth (17-2-2) in Denver, CO. at Auraria Field on Friday by a score of 2-0.

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.

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.

Defender Fabian Kling scored the winning goal in the 40th minute as the Fort Lewis College men's soccer team won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament 3-1 against Metropolitan State College on Sunday in Durango.

Kling booted home a corner kick by Tom Settle as the Skyhawks took a 2-1 lead just before halftime.

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.

Here are the matchups for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's and women's soccer tournaments:

WOMEN
Wednesday
No. 6 Colorado-Colorado Colorado Springs at No. 3 Fort Lewis, 2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Mesa State at no. 4 Regis, 2 p.m.

Friday at Metro State
UCCS-Fort Lewis winner vs.

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 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.

RMAC defensive player of the week Wally Fink punches the ball away from Fort Lewis striker Euan Purcell. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Jeff Nelson of the Colorado School of Mines was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference offensive player of the week for games played the weekend of Oct.

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.

Fort Lewis College goalkeeper Zane Wells directs traffic in front of the Skyhawks' goal in a game this month against Regis University. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Fort Lewis College goalkeeper Zane Wells and Colorado School of Mines goal scorer Kayla Mitchell have been named the men's and women's academic soccer players of the year by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference has announced that the 2009 RMAC women's soccer championship will be hosted by Metropolitan State College of Denver at Auraria Field in downtown Denver.

In previous years, the tournament host was not announced until after the regular season was concluded and was always held at the highest seeded team that wished to host in, almost always the regular-season champion.

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.

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.

Once again, The Tuesday List examines the national rankings in Division II women's and men's soccer. No Colorado teams were among the top 25 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's weekly Division I poll.

DIVISION II WOMEN
1 West Florida
2 Saint Rose (N.

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 Metropolitan State College women's soccer team (11-1) remained sixth in the nation after posting a pair of 5-0 victories during the weekend, on Friday against Adams State and Sunday against Nebraska-Kearney. Fort Lewis also had two games with the same score on Friday and Sunday: The Skyhawks (11-1-1) started the weekend with a 2-0 victory over CSU-Pueblo and followed it up two days later with a 2-nil victory over New Mexico Highlands.

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 UCCSÂ dropped to 2-4-0, 1-4-0 in conference.

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.

In what's becoming a tradition around here, The Tuesday List examines the latest NSCAA polls. No Colorado teams were in the women's or men's Division I poll, although New Mexico (the big rival of the University of Denver's men's team) did receive some votes. Oklahoma State, which lost to Colorado this year, is 26th in the women's poll.

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.

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 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.

A roundup of college soccer in Colorado from Sunday:

WOMEN
Metro State 1, Colorado State-Pueblo 0: What a big difference from Friday. After pummeling the Colorado School of Mines at home two days earlier, the Roadrunners managed only a 1-0 victory over Colorado State-Pueblo 1-0 on the road Sunday.