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.

Kayla Mitchell scored twice as the Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team defeated RMAC tournament champion Fort Lewis 2-1 on Sunday at Dirks Field in Durango.

Mines (19-4-0) will face Metropolitan State College at noon Friday at Auraria Field in downtown Denver.

Mitchell, who finished the match with eight shots, scored the winning goal in the 40th minute, capitalizing on some miscommunication in the Fort Lewis defense.

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.

Fort Lewis defender Laurel Reinhardt cleans up the mess after Kayla Mitchell, right, got the ball behind FLC goalkeeper Christine Schmelzle. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

DENVER — Hayley Hollenga scored two goals, including the game winner with a little more than 6 minutes to play, as the Fort Lewis College women's soccer team knocked off the Colorado School of Mines 3-2 on Friday at Auraria Field in the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament.

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.

The first playoff match for the Colorado-Colorado Springs women's soccer program turned out to be a 3-0 loss to Fort Lewis. Hayley Hollenga, Sam Smith and Torrey Lawson scored in a span of less than four minutes in the first half on Wednesday in Durango in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference quarterfinals.

The Metropolitan State College women's soccer team remains at No. 4 in Division II this week. Fort Lewis, which tied Regis 2-2 and beat CSU-Pueblo 3-1 to slip to third in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings, dropped one spot in the national poll to 13th. Mines, which finished in second place in the RMAC's regular season, was at No.

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 Metropolitan State College women's team improved to 17-1 and climbed from No. 6 to No. 4 in the most recent poll by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Fort Lewis moved up one spot in the rankings.

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

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.

The Regis University women's soccer team, seeded two spots behind the Colorado School of Mines in the Central Region rankings, used a goal by freshman Erin Kettmann to knock off the Orediggers 1-0 on Wednesday in Golden.

Regis, ranked fifth in the region, improved to 10-2-2 overall and 7-1-2 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with its fifth win in as many matches.

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 Metropolitan State College women's soccer team climbed from 13th to sixth in the nation in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's weekly poll of coaches. Fort Lewis moved up from 18th to 11th.

DIVISION II WOMEN
1 Seattle Pacific (Wash.)
2 West Florida
3 Saint Rose (N.

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.

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 Tuesday List took a two-week vacation early in the college soccer season, but it's back today because the National Soccer Coaches Association of America has released its Top 25 lists. A few Colorado teams have made the Division II rankings, including the men and women from the Colorado School of Mines.

A quick roundup of the weekend's games for Colorado's college soccer teams:

WOMEN
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 1, COLGATE 0 2OT: Senior midfielder Kelli Breidenbach scored on an assist from Mariah Johnston in the second overtime Sunday afternoon in the Colorado Soccer Classic at Prentup Field in Boulder.

Freshman forward Brittany Henry and junior Laura Leber scored as the Minnesota State women's soccer team knocked off Metropolitan State College 2-1 on Friday in Denver.

The Mavericks avenged a 1-0 loss to Metro State that ended their season last year in the NCAA tournament.

Henry broke a scoreless tie in the 51st minute with an assist from senior Abby Maxson.

Lots of notes, many of them from Boulder. Let's get to 'em. ...

GOALKEEPER HONORED: University of Colorado senior goalkeeper Kara Linder was named the Big 12 defensive player of the week for games played Aug. 21-23, the conference office announced. Linder led Colorado to a 1-0 win over then-No.