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Mines claims No. 2 seed in RMAC tourney
The Colorado School of Mines women’s soccer team won its fourth straight match, posting a 2-0 victory over Colorado Christian on Sunday afternoon in Golden. The win helped the Orediggers secure the No. 2 seed in the RMAC tournament, the highest seed Mines has ever earned.
Dani Hering gave Mines a lead in the 10th minute of the match. Allison Heeg found Hering open just outside the box on the right side, and Hering blasted a shot to the far post for her fourth goal of the season.
Mines put one more in the back of the net in the 84th minute. Megan Woodworth chipped a ball behind the Cougar defense that Kayla Mitchell was able to control and shoot just under the crossbar. The goal was Mitchell’s 27th of the season. Woodworth’s assist was her seventh.
Mines held a 20-3 advantage in shots. CCU goalkeeper Liana Signorile made nine saves against Mines, which put 11 shots on goal.
The Mines defense held the Cougars to just three shots. It was the 14th shutout victory of the season for Mines and goalkeeper Briana Schulze’s eighth shutout of the season in net.
At 2:30 p.m. Friday at Metro State, the Orediggers (17-3, 13-3 RMAC) will play the winner of this week’s Fort Lewis-UCCS match.
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Colorado-Colorado Springs 2, Mesa State1: Michael Flynn’s first career goal proved to be the winner as UCCS defeated Mesa State 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Mountain Lion Stadium. It was, to say the least, an unusual goal. Ryan Piechowski managed to split a pair of Mesa State defenders before sending a through-pass to Flynn, who was running step-for-step with another defender. Flynn reached out and got a toe on the ball, redirecting it rolling toward the far post. The ball looked to be in slow motion but had just enough speed to cross the goal line, giving the Mountain Lions the lead in the 79th minute. UCCS goalkeeper Adam Liszewski made the score hold up as UCCS improved to 8-10-1 overall and 5-8-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Liszewski finished with four saves. After a scoreless first half, the Mountain Lions struck first. In the 58th minute, Matt Friesen fought off three defenders to gain control of the ball just above the penalty area and managed to center it with a swipe off the side of his foot. Riley Gallagher, who was charging straight upfield, one-timed it into the upper left corner. The celebration didn’t last long. Less than two minutes after Gallagher’s goal, Mesa State’s Tyler Amerman sidewheeled in a bouncer off a throw-in. Josh Tinaglia made four saves in a scoreless first half before yielding to Bill Martinez, who added three saves, in the second. Tinaglia switched jerseys and played forward in the second half for Mesa State (2-15-1, 2-11-1 RMAC).
Cal State-Bakersfield 3, Denver 0: The host Roadrunners (8-6-2, 3-3-0 MPSF) scored all three goals in a span of 5 minutes, 20 seconds. Robbie Gouk scored with a quick header to the near post 16 minutes into the contest, and he scored on another header in the 20th minute. Gouk then assisted Omar Heredia in the 22nd minute. Denver (3-9-3, 0-4-1 MPSF) put five of eight shots on goal, but Bakersfield goalkeeper Eric Shannon stopped them all. The Pioneers end their regular-season home schedule against Seattle at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium in a game that was postponed from Friday because of the weather. Denver will honor its seniors prior to the game.
Seattle 2, Air Force 1 OT: Ian Walsh scored with less than two minutes remaining in the second overtime to give the Seattle University men’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over Air Force Sunday afternoon in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation action at the Starfire Soccer Complex in Tukwila, Wash. With the victory, Seattle improved to 3-10-1 overall and 2-3 in the MPSF, while the Falcons fell to 7-7-1 and 2-4. Seattle took advantage of Air Force playing short-handed because of two red cards. The Redhawks pressed as the second overtime wound down, advancing the ball to the right side, where Kevin Cook corralled it and dribbled it down the field. Cook’s entry pass found Walsh, whose shot sailed over the head of Air Force goalie Mike Mauro and dropped into the net to give Seattle its second conference victory of the season. After Air Force earned some early chances in the first half, Seattle took control, putting five shots on goal in an 11-minute span. The fifth one came as a result of a corner kick, as Sean Morris directed a short kick to Elliot Richards, who served the ball into the box. John Pegg got his head on the ball and sent it on net, eluding Mauro and trickling over the goal line in the 26th minute. Air Force lost freshman Eric Tise in the 53rd minute, when he received his second yellow card of the match. Then senior Aaron Eshkenazi was given a red card in the 72nd minute. Despite playing two men short, the Falcons evened the game with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation. Freshman Kevin Durr sent a pass from the left side into the box, where sophomore Ben Chavez redirected the ball toward the net. Before Seattle goalie Ivan Dizdar could get his hands on the ball, senior Josh Rhynard deposited the ball under Dizdar into the lower left corner of the net for his team-high fourth goal of the season. Seattle had a couple of chances to end the match in regulation, but a shot by Pegg hit the post with less than two minutes remaining, and another shot by Brandon Hamer smacked the crossbar with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation. Mauro made a career-high 10 saves. Rhynard and fellow senior Steven Noller led the way for the Falcons with two shots on goal each, while senior Kevin Rosser finished with a team-best five total shots. The Falcons close out their 2009 regular season Saturday, hosting the University of Denver at 7 p.m.
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