Fort Lewis College Athletics

Five Skyhawks earn All-RMAC recognition, three named to Second-Team

11/5/2023 10:00:00 AM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD-Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Fort Lewis College women's soccer team saw three players named Second Team All-Conference list and a pair found a spot on the Honorable Mention team, announced by the league on Sunday.

Senior forward Aubrey Swindle earned Second Team All-Conference honors, the second All-Conference nods of her career, after leading the team with 11 points through the regular season. Swindle tied for a team lead with four goals and three assists. All four of her goals stood as game-winners, a distinction that tied for second in the conference. For her career, Swindle carries 12 goals to go along with four assists through 60 matches.

Junior midfielder Gabi Meraz-Fishbein joins Swindle on the Second Team after scoring four goals in 16 matches. Despite missing a pair of contests due to injury, Meraz-Fishbein ranks fourth on the team with 1225 minutes played. She has played the full 90 minutes in five matches this season. The junior has started in 48 career games and owns five goals through three seasons.

Freshman defender Amber Otts rounds out the Second Team All-Conference award winners for the Skyhawks following an impressive regular season. Otts ranks first on the team with 1516 minutes played and has played the full 90 in all but two matches. For her efforts, Fort Lewis ranks second in the conference in goals against average at .67 after allowing just 12 goals through 18 matches—the best mark since 2015 and significantly better than the 1.32 average from 2022. Otts and her defensive counterparts allow just 9.9 shots per game compared to 15.9 last season.

Making the All-Conference Honorable Mention team is the duo of senior goalkeeper Riley Bravin and junior midfielder Sabrina Reyes. Bravin has allowed just three goals this season for an RMAC-best goals-against average of .31. Her saves percentage of .914 also leads the conference. Her guidance and prowess between the pipes have led to 10 shutouts for Fort Lewis in 2023. Her goals-against average is a single-season program record, as is her career goals-against average of .51.

Reyes, an Honorable Mention pick in 2022 as well, has played in all 18 matches this season. The junior has one goal and a pair of assists to her credit. Her 1188 minutes played ranks sixth on the team. She has played in 53 career matches and owns five goals and three assists heading into her senior season.

Reese McDermott of Colorado School of Mines was named RMAC Player of the Year while Bella Campos earned RMAC Freshman of the Year distinction and Natalie Rouse was selected as RMAC Defensive Player of the Year. RMAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors went to Isabella Whitmore of UCCS, and the Mountain Lion's head coach J.B. Belzer was named RMAC Coach of the Year.

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