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FLC Women's Team
Colorado Mines Athletic Communications
FLC players applaud fans in attendance following Friday's RMAC quarterfinals loss to No. 14 Colorado School of Mines.
0
Fort Lewis FLC (7-7-3, 6-4-3)
3
Winner Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM (16-2-1, 11-1-1)
Fort Lewis FLC
(7-7-3, 6-4-3)
0
Final
3
Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM
(16-2-1, 11-1-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fort Lewis FLC 0 0 0
Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | David Wilson, Assistant AD-Communications

Skyhawks end positive 2019 season in RMAC quarterfinals with loss to No. 14 ranked Colorado School of Mines

GOLDEN, Colorado — The Fort Lewis College women's soccer team had its bounce-back 2019 season come to an end on Friday in the RMAC Tournament quarterfinals, falling by a 3-0 final on the road to No. 14 ranked Colorado School of Mines.

Fort Lewis, the No. 7 seed in the tournament, was arguably the hottest team entering the tournament as the Skyhawks (7-7-3 overall) won their final four regular season games to earn their date with No. 2-seeded Orediggers (16-2-1 overall).

"I think today we just didn't quite get ourselves inserted into the game as quickly or as well as we'd have liked to. I think we're all a little disappointed in our performance. We're happy effort, but disappointed with the result," said Fort Lewis head women's soccer coach, Damian Clarke. "We think we could have done more to make (the Orediggers) lives more difficult."

FLC tied the high-powered Orediggers back when the two teams faced off on Oct. 4 in Durango, earning a scoreless draw by loading up defensively and keeping Colorado School of Mines on the perimeter.

The Skyhawks, who had outscored opponents 11-2 during their four-game win streak, played for the win on Friday and opened up play, allowing for a few more scoring opportunities for the Orediggers.

Colorado School of Mines finished with a 10-3 shots on goal advantage, and netted the first goal of the game at the 7:48 mark of the first half.

The Orediggers were held off the scoreboard by the FLC goalkeeper duo of freshman Katherine Dunbabin and senior Britt Blomso until cashing in insurance goals at 50:29 and 85:47.

"We chose to sit in the low block against them the first time. But we didn't want to just sit there (Friday). We've come too far as an attacking team," Clarke said. "We didn't ask the kids to do the same thing as we did that first game. We asked them to attack, try to score a goal and get the win."

Dunbabin, a RMAC Honorable Mention selection this fall, stopped two of the three shots she faced in the first half, while Blomso handled four of her six opportunities over the final 45 minutes.

Senior forward Bailey Webster and senior midfielder Emma Patron each produced shots on goal for the Skyhawks in their final game in a FLC uniform, while freshman forward Ashley Strader also had a shot on goal to lead the offensive effort.

"At the end of the day, we have a pretty young team and our freshmen kids have impacted us tremendously," Clarke said. "We'd like to think we're going to keep moving forward with a group that has a lot of experience now."

Clarke added that he was proud of the work done by the FLC graduating seniors — Webster, Patron, Britney Johnson, Megan Trent, Courtney Wamboldt, Chloe Chapman and Maddy Duran — in helping the program back to the RMAC Tournament this season and setting up the Skyhawks, who finished .500 or better for the first time since 2015, for future success moving into 2020.

"I think the senior class left us with a lot of progress and a lot of growth," Clarke said. "We're pretty confident that we're going to carry this forward into the next year and be a different animal for the RMAC to deal with."
 
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