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Women’s soccer prepares to host RMAC Tournament First Round

11/7/2024 11:04:00 AM

By: Angela Roberts, Associate AD-Communications
DURANGO, Colo. – After a dominant win to cap off the regular-season, the Fort Lewis College women's soccer team has earned a home match in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament.

Fort Lewis, the seven-seed, will welcome Regis University, the eight-seed, for a 1:00 p.m. match on Friday. The winner of Friday's match will advance to take on the second-seed and No. 18-ranked Colorado Mesa University Mavericks on Sunday in Grand Junction.

Last Time Out
The 4-0 win for the Skyhawks on Wednesday saw Fort Lewis outshoot Western Colorado 20-16 with the Mountaineer holding an 11-8 edge in shots on goal. The teams played a relatively clean match and combined for 13 fouls. Salas led the way with two goals, and junior Rachel Peebles and sophomore Jenna Salazar added the third and fourth. Junior Josie Coulter earned two assists to bring her season total to five, and senior Sabrina Reyes was credited with her second.

The defense and goalkeeping was as stout as it has been all season with six players competing in the full 90 minutes. The fifth-year goalkeeping duo of Riley Bravin and Katlyn Rosenbaum combined for 11 saves—including eight by Rosenbaum in the second half—to earn the shutout.

RMAC Tournament Outlook
Colorado School of Mines has earned the number one seed following a dominant year in the league, earning a bye to the semifinals on Wednesday, November 13. Colorado Mesa is the second-seed, followed by MSU Denver and UCCS at number three and four. The Roadrunners host the six-seed of Westminster University while UCCS will welcome the five-seed of Colorado Christian.

All of the RMAC Tournament matches will be available to stream on the RMAC Network through a pay-per-view platform. Purchase options can be found HERE. Tickets for all tournament events can be purchased HERE.

Scouting Regis University
Fort Lewis faced Regis at home 10 days ago and played to a 1-1 draw. Fort Lewis held a 17-7 edge in shots and a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal. The teams combined for 10 corners and 18 fouls. Elizabeth David was responsible for the team's lone goal.

The Rangers are 6-9-3 overall and 5-5-2 in conference play following a 4-0 win over Black Hills State to close out the regular-season last night. Regis averages 1.39 goals per game and 11.1 shots per game. They are led by Madeline Gardner who has seven goals, followed by Natalie Bunch with six. Grace Glover has been the primary goalkeeper with 13 starts and owns a 1.00 goals against average. She last appeared in the match versus Fort Lewis and has since been replaced by Maggie Payne whose goals against average is 1.66.

Inside the Numbers
The Skyhawks have 32 goals this season, most since at least 2012 and double the amount that the team scored two seasons ago. There have been goals scored by 15 different players, including 10 individuals with multiple goals to their credit. Sophomore Abila Tapia leads the team with five goals, followed by sophomore Ashlyn Salas with four. Junior Josie Coulter leads all players with five assists while senior Danielle Gonzales has dished out four.

Goalkeeping and defense has been a staple for Fort Lewis once again, and the fifth-year keepers have performed as well as ever. Riley Bravin owns a goals against average of 1.33 while Katlyn Rosenbaum has a 1.10 goals against average. The two have combined for six shutouts and 74 saves. Junior Rachel Peebles and senior Gabi Meraz-Fishbein lead the team in minutes played and anchor a strong midfield and defensive unit.
 
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