2014 Skyhawks Women's Soccer Game Day Notes - Oct. 21

In the Classroom
Five Fort Lewis College women's soccer student-athletes earned 2014 RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll: Carolyn Archer (3.47 GPA, Athletic Training), Shannon Harpham (3.39 GPA, Undeclared), Sophie Mancha (3.86 GPA, Engineering), Brooke Milliet (3.81 GPA, Exercise Science), and Ana Moran (3.74, Political Science).

Last Time Out
Facing the fourth ranked team in the nation Friday afternoon at Dirks Field, the Fort Lewis College women's soccer team fell 2-0 to Colorado School of Mines.  The Orediggers have allowed only five goals all year.
 
The Ordiggers netted both goals in the first half.  Emily Garnier took a corner kick in the 39th minute which led to a header by Brooke Stoermer.  Kenzie King added an insurance goal at 44:35.
 
CSM outshot Fort Lewis, 11-7 (6-2 shots on goal).

Freshman Jessica Singleton netted her second game-winning goal of the season Sunday afternoon to lead the Fort Lewis College women's soccer team to a 1-0 win at Colorado State University-Pueblo. 
 
Singleton's goal came in the 81st minute after Carolyn Archer made a cross pass to Singleton in front of the goal.
 
Fort Lewis notched 11 shots against the ThunderWolves, five of which landed on goal.
 
Junior Caityln Espinosa faced 13 shots and stopped all five on goal to improve to 5-4-4 this season.

Eleven of the Skyhawks 14 games this season have been a one goal difference or less.  Of their five wins, only one game has been won by a two-goal (or more) differential - W, 2-0 at UCCS on Oct. 10.

Five of the Skyhawks six overtime games have ended in a tie.
 
Scouting #8 MSU Denver
MSU Denver enters Friday's match ranked eighth in the nation.  They are on top of the RMAC standings with an 8-0-2 record (11-1-2 overall).  

The Roadrunners lead the league in shots (218, 15.6 average), points (71, 5.1 average), goals (25, 1.8 average), and assists (21, 1.5 average).  Defensively they are third in goals allowed (9, 0.6 average), fourth in goals against average (0.62), and fifth in saves (64, 4.57).

Karisa Price has a league high 20 points off of nine goals and two assists.  Her nine goals are also a league high.  Teammate Abby Rolph's six assists lead the league (0.5 average).  Goalkeeper Breanna Flores ranks fourth in the RMAC in goals against average (0.65) and save percentage (.866), and fifth in saves (58, 4.5 average).

Scouting UCCS
The Mountain Lions are one point behind the Skyhawks in the league standings (15) with a 5-5 record (6-7 overall).

UCCS is ranked fifth in the league in points (48, 3.7 average), fourth in goals (18, 1.4 average), fifth in assists (0.92 average), sixth in shots (171, 13.2 average), and 10th in goals allowed (25, 1.9 average), goals against average (1.92) and shutouts (2, .15 average).

Michaela Mansfield is second in the league in points (18), first in points per game (1.5), second in goals (9) and fourth in shots (45).