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Another Mays hat trick as Metro rolls
The No. 13 Metropolitan State College women’s soccer team, led by Becca Mays’ three goals, cruised to a 5-1 victory over Colorado-Colorado Springs on Friday evening in Colorado Springs. The Roadrunners improved to 8-1-0 overall and 5-0-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while UCCS dropped to 2-4-0, 1-4-0 in conference.
Mays’ three goals marked her third career hat trick and her second this season. She also scored three times in a win over Colorado Mines on Sept. 11. Friday was also her 13th career multi-goal game.
Mays got her first just 30 seconds into the second half then added back-to-back goals in the 71st and 75th to break open the game.
Jen Thomas and Ashley Nemmers also scored for the Roadrunners, while Madison McQuilliams, Courtney Ryan, Aleah DeGeneres and Caitlin Oliver had assists.
Goalkeeper Becca Maloney stopped four shots and did not allow a goal. Backup goalkeeper Alee Seehausen made one save, but was victim to UCCS’ lone goal in the closing minutes.
Krista Mirabelli put UCCS on the board in the 87th minute. Ashley Collins’ cross hit Mirabelli in the upper thigh and deflected into the net.
The Roadrunners will host their homecoming game at noon Sunday against Colorado State-Pueblo. Festivities, including free food, will go on throughout the women’s game and the men’s game, which begins at 2:30 p.m. against No. 9 Fort Lewis.
WOMEN’S ROUNDUP
Regis 3, Fort Lewis 3: In Durango, Regis freshman Erin Kettmann scored twice as the Rangers got their second draw in as many games. Jordan Miller scored in the 69th minute to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead, then Hayley Hollenga got the equalizer for the Skyhawks about a minute later. Torrey Larson and Kortney Hull also scored for Fort Lewis.
Denver 6, Louisiana-Monroe 0: Kaitlin Bast scored two goals and had two assists in a blowout at home. Junior defender Jessie Rogers opened the floodgates just 3:42 into the game, scoring on a corner kick by Bria Beardsley, and Kelli Breidenbach and Kalie Vaughn struck 30 seconds apart from each other in the 15th minute. Katy Van Lieshout had DU’s other goal. Pioneer goalkeeper Maria Khan recorded her first career shutout with five saves. The Pioneers take on Louisiana-Lafayette at noon Sunday at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.
Colorado College 4, Southern Methodist 1: Kelly LaVoie provided the spark, and Tiffany Brown delivered the knockout punch in CC’s Conference USA opener. LaVoie struck for a pair of goals just 84 seconds apart in the opening five minutes of play, and Brown clicked twice in the second half. CC improved to 5-3-1 overall, while the Mustangs dropped to 2-6. LaVoie, a senior, gave her team an early lead with an unassisted tally at 3:10, chipping a rebound into the upper right corner of the net after Ericka Baer’s header of a Beth Wright corner kick was blocked in the box. At 4:34, LaVoie scored from just outside the left post on a one-timer off Brown’s pass from the right side. Brown scored four minutes into the second half and in the 61st minute. SMU’s Ryanne Lewis headed in a corner kick for her first career goal. CC hosts Tulsa at noon Sunday.
Mines 2, CSU-Pueblo 1: At Pueblo, Kayla Mitchell scored a goal in each half as the Orediggers overcame an early 1-0 deficit. Mitchell got the winner in the 62nd minute on a feed from Megan Woodworth. Mitchell’s equalizer came on a free kick from 40 yards out in the 35th minute. Jessa Cook had given the Thunderwolves the lead with an unassisted goal just seven minutes into the match. Mines improved to 8-2-0 overall and 4-2-0 in the RMAC; CSU-Pueblo fell to 3-5-1, 2-3-0 in conference.
Mesa State 2, Colorado Christian 0: Mesa State improved to 6-3-0 overall and 3-2-0 in RMAC play with goals by Natali Koen and Kelci Crispe. Koen blasted a shot into the top right corner to put the Mavs on top in the first half, and Crispe also tucked her second-half goal in the top shelf. Liana Signorile stopped eight Maverick shots for Colorado Christian. The Cougars fell to 6-2-1 and 3-2-0 in RMAC play.
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Metro State 1, Regis 1: At Regis, the host Rangers and Metro State combined for 52 shots, including 25 shots on goal between the two teams, in a wild contest that came down to a battle of the goalkeepers. Dominique Griffith made a career-high 11 saves for Metro State, while Wally Fink stopped 12 shots for Regis. Scott Crawford put Metro State on the board in the 27th minute. Pat Laughlin’s inbounds pass from the left side was deflected but uncontrolled, and Crawford took possession of the loose ball and kicked it from 14 yards out on the left wing. Nathan Kafer tied the game for Regis in the 66th minute with a stunning free kick from 30 yards out that he buried in the upper left corner of the net. The tie was the first in nearly a year for the Roadrunners. Their previous tie came on Oct. 5, 2009, in a 1-1 draw at home against Regis. Metro State is now 5-2-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while the Rangers are 3-2-2 overall and 1-0-2 in the RMAC. Fink made a save on a blistering shot by Tyler Hambrick from directly in front of the net in the 76th minute. Fink stopped shots by Jack Belanger and Scott Grode in the final 2 minutes, 15 seconds of the first overtime session and denied Laughlin in the second OT. Grode led both teams with a career-high nines as Metro State outshot Regis 31-21. The Roadrunners will host their homecoming game at 2:30 p.m. Sunday against No. 9 Fort Lewis at Auraria Field. Regis will host Mesa State at 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the Regis Match Pitch.
Denver 0, Cal State-Northridge 0: Denver junior goalkeeper Joe Willis set a career high with 10 saves to record his second straight shutout. Freshman forward Alex Tarnoczi put all three of his shots on goal, but could not get the ball past CSUN goalkeeper Michael Abalos, who had six saves. Denver (2-2-2) was outshot 28-12 by the Matadors (5-1-1) at the Fullerton Classic, in Fullerton, Calif.
UCCS 4, CSU-Pueblo 3: In Colorado Springs, Greg Miley scored what would be the winning goal in the 71st minute for the Mountain Lions. UCCS also got two goals from Matt Friesen and one from Garrett Maloney. Sam Henritze, Robert Kinsey and Erik Anderson scored for the Thunderwolves. UCCS improved to 3-3-1 overall and 1-1-1 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The Thunderwolves, who were ranked No. 23 nationally just two weeks ago, dropped their third straight match, all against RMAC opponents. CSU-Pueblo is now 4-4 overall and 0-3 in the conference. The win increased UCCS’ lead in the 2009-10 Steel & Silver Series to 6-0 with single wins in volleyball, men’s golf and men’s soccer. The respective teams in each of those sports will play each other one more time this season, with the second meeting in men’s soccer coming on Oct. 11 in Pueblo. The Steel & Silver Series awards points to the winner of games between the schools in seven women’s and three men’s sports and a five-point bonus to the university whose student-athletes have the best grades. Mountain Lion teams won last season’s series with a score of 33-12 and have won the Ent Federal credit Union Trophy in each of the series’ three years of existence.
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