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Kennedy named coach of the year

Colorado Soccer Now 16 January @ 04:10 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Fort Lewis College head men's soccer coach Oige Kennedy was named the 2011 NSCAA/MONDO National Coach of the Year for NCAA Division II, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced last week at its annual convention and awards banquet.

"Recognition by your peers is always special," said FLC Director of Athletics Gary Hunter.

British player joins Skyhawks

Colorado Soccer Now 16 January @ 04:07 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Fort Lewis College men's soccer coach Oige Kennedy announced that English-born player Sameth Al-Basith has enrolled in classes this semester and has joined the Skyhawks in their defense of the NCAA Division II national championship.

"Sameth is a player that we are extremely excited to add to our roster for the upcoming spring," said Kennedy, who guided the Skyhawks to their third NCAA Division II title since 2005 last month.

5 women’s, 2 men’s teams make tourney

Colorado Soccer Now 08 November @ 12:28 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Carly Nelson, left, makes an leaping effort to connect with the ball against Skyhawk Sara Egbom during an Oct. 9 match in December. Metro State and Fort Lewis each made it into the women's NCAA Division II tournament. (Photograph by Joel Baud/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

The NCAA Division II soccer tournament will have plenty of Colorado representatives after announcing the brackets for the men's and women's tournaments on Monday evening.

5 women’s, 2 men’s teams make tourney

Colorado Soccer Now 08 November @ 12:28 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Carly Nelson, left, makes an leaping effort to connect with the ball against Skyhawk Sara Egbom during an Oct. 9 match in December. Metro State and Fort Lewis each made it into the women's NCAA Division II tournament. (Photograph by Joel Baud/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

The NCAA Division II soccer tournament will have plenty of Colorado representatives after announcing the brackets for the men's and women's tournaments on Monday evening.

Orediggers bury Grizzlies 8-1

Colorado Soccer Now 29 October @ 05:03 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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After two straight losses, the Colorado School of Mines squad made sure that senior night included a win to remember.

Five players scored as the Orediggers pounded the Adams State Grizzlies 8-1 on Friday night in Golden. Tesho Akindele led the assault, scoring his first goal in the fifth minute, en route to his sixth career hat trick.

Herschberger strike stuns Mines

Colorado Soccer Now 25 September @ 08:39 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Marc Herschberger scored 3:44 into the first overtime as Metro State upset No. 11 Colorado Mines 2-1 on Sunday at home.

It was the second win over a top-25 team in the past week for the Roadrunners, who improved to 6-2-1 overall and 4-1-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. CSM fell to 6-2-0 and 4-1-0.

‘Runners win in 2OT

Colorado Soccer Now 23 September @ 11:55 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines played into the dark and into a second overtime period before someone finally found a goal on Friday night.

The game, which started in Golden at 7:30 p.m., looked like it could stretch into days before someone found a difference maker.

Striedel goal nips Mavericks

Colorado Soccer Now 22 September @ 01:13 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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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.

OT goal propels men

Colorado Soccer Now 22 September @ 12:35 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Mash Shaswar scored 2:30 into the second overtime to lift the University of Colorado Colorado Springs to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves Wednesday evening at the Rawlings Soccer Complex.

A UCCS throw-in in the second extra period turned into a free-for-all in front of the CSU-Pueblo net.

Grizzlies upend Cowgirls

Colorado Soccer Now 22 September @ 12:19 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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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.

Striedel brace key in win

Colorado Soccer Now 18 September @ 06:18 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Megan Striedel scored a pair of goals and Emma Cannis notched three assists as No. 3 Fort Lewis (5-0-1 overall, 2-0-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) defeated Nebraska-Kearney (2-4-0, 0-2-0) 4-2 Sunday at Dirks Field.

Forward Hayley Hollenga — FLC's career leader in goals (36), assists (25), and total points (97) — had a goal and an assist on a day that saw her accept an award as the fan choice for best Skyhawk player ever at the school's Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and All-Century Team celebration.

Orediggers slip by Colorado Springs

Colorado Soccer Now 18 September @ 05:38 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team answered the No. 13-ranked Colorado School of Mines Orediggers twice Sunday, but ran out of time in its search for a third reply in a 3-2 defeat at CSM Soccer Field.

The Orediggers took leads at 1-0 and 2-1, but the Mountain Lions tied the match shortly afterward each time.

‘Runners pound Grizzlies

Colorado Soccer Now 17 September @ 12:13 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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No. 11 Metro State opened Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play with a 5-1 victory over Adams State at home on Friday.

The Roadrunners improved to 5-0-0 overall, while ASC fell to 3-2-0.

The Grizzlies came out on fire, with Autumn Boyer giving Adams State a 1-0 lead at 3:18.

Metro State rallied to take a 2-1 lead at halftime, tying the game at 38:19 on an own goal after Nicole Pollack's shot from the top of the box was deflected into the net by an ASC defender.

Skyhawks edge Orediggers 2-1

Colorado Soccer Now 12 September @ 12:05 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Fort Lewis scored in the second minute, added some second half insurance, then withstood a furious rally to defeat No. 8 Colorado Mines 2-1 on Sunday at Dirks Field.

Freshman Kosta Kordistos started the scoring early, slipping a shot past CSM goalkeeper Manville Strand and inside the far post just 1:43 into the game.

Mountain Lions women win, men fall

Colorado Soccer Now 11 September @ 11:39 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Colorado Springs sides faced some extra work on Sunday, as the Mountain Lion men faced a naitonal power from Texas, while the women went into overtime against a side from Kansas.

For the men, a pair of penalty kicks was too much to overcome as Colorado Colorado Springs was beaten 2-0 by the No.

Fantastic Friday for local women

Colorado Soccer Now 09 September @ 11:59 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The Colorado Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women's soccer teams had a flawless Friday as six teams took the pitch for nonconference matches and all six notched wins.

The day included overwhelming triumphs from Colorado School of Mines and Adams State College, and nailbiters for Metropolitan State College of Denver and Colorado Christian.

Fantastic Friday for local women

Colorado Soccer Now 09 September @ 11:59 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The Colorado Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women's soccer teams had a flawless Friday as six teams took the pitch for nonconference matches and all six notched wins.

The day included overwhelming triumphs from Colorado School of Mines and Adams State College, and nailbiters for Metropolitan State College of Denver and Colorado Christian.

Skyhawks dice visitors

Colorado Soccer Now 02 September @ 11:51 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Jordan Alexander scored twice and Thomas Hoang added a goal and an assist as Fort Lewis defeated Montana State-Billings 3-0 at Dirks Field in the season opener for both teams.

After a scoreless opening frame, Alexander and Hoang worked some give-and-go magic early in the second stanza to give FLC a 1-0 lead.

Skyhawks, Orediggers topping the lists

Colorado Soccer Now 18 August @ 11:31 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Follow the bouncing ball. It's time for another college soccer, only this one will be without Steven Emory, the two-time RMAC player of the year, who moved up to the MLS. (Photograph by Jessica Taves/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

For The Thursday List, we took a look back at past RMAC soccer champions and a look ahead to the coming season as we considered the top picks to take men's and women's crowns this season.

Skyhawks, Rangers in women’s poll

Colorado Soccer Now 14 August @ 09:53 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The Fort Lewis College women's soccer team is ranked No. 7 in the preseason NCAA Division II poll, with Regis University sneaking into the rankings at No. 22.

The Skyhawks were ranked in 11 of the NSCAA's 12 national polls in 2010, attaining a program-high No. 3 ranking. FLC finished No. 7 in the final poll of the season.

Skyhawks, Rangers in women’s poll

Colorado Soccer Now 14 August @ 09:53 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The Fort Lewis College women's soccer team is ranked No. 7 in the preseason NCAA Division II poll, with Regis University sneaking into the rankings at No. 22.

The Skyhawks were ranked in 11 of the NSCAA's 12 national polls in 2010, attaining a program-high No. 3 ranking. FLC finished No. 7 in the final poll of the season.

Two RMAC teams in preseason polls

Colorado Soccer Now 14 August @ 09:38 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Colorado School of Mines and Regis University were each ranked in the top 25 men's NCAA Division II preseason poll.

The Orediggers and Rangers (No. 18) were the only RMAC men's teams included in the preseason ranks.

Mines men's soccer team ranked ninth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II Pre-Season Poll.

Emory, Holody on Rapids roster

Colorado Soccer Now 02 March @ 12:21 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Steven Emory makes a scissors stop while practicing with the Rapids on Feb. 25, 2011, in Commerce City. Emory, the two-time RMAC player of the year, became the first former Roadrunner to make it to the MLS. (Photograph by Joel Baud/ColoradoSoccerNow.com.)

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Steven Emory, became the first Roadrunner to make it into the top flight of U.