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Durango the stage for OT thriller
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action included goalfests and defensive struggles on Friday afternoon, as the nation’s top ranked men’s soccer team scored an impressive victory, while another team wrapped an 8-0 victory.
And in Durango, two teams with a history of yellow cards and active dislike needed more than 90 minutes to find a winner.
Colorado-Colorado Springs 8, Adams State 0: Nothing went right for the Adams State men on Friday afternoon as Colorado Springs pounded the Grizzlies for seven goals in the first half alone.
Forward Matt Friesen had a hat trick, and defender Mike Mason had three assists plus two goals on two shots in the first half. Three other players scored for Colorado Springs as they handed the Grizzlies a second 8-0 loss in the past week.
The Grizzlies dropped to 0-10-0, 0-7-0 RMAC with the loss. Colorado Springs improved to 2-8-1, 1-5-1 RMAC with the victory.
Colorado Mines 5, CSU-Pueblo 0: The nation’s top-ranked men’s team started a little slowly against the Thunderwolves, but cranked out a convincing victory on Friday afternoon.
Baski Baker’s goal in the 25th minute was the lone score in the first half for the Orediggers.
The second half was a different story. Sean Helser added a goal in the 49th minute. Chike Sullivan scored on a penalty kick in the 56th minute, and Alex Nass chipped in with a free kick from 40 yards out during the 78th minute. Seun Ogenmodede knocked in the fifth goal in the 86th minute.
The Orediggers, the No. 1 ranked team in NCAA Division II, improved to 10-0-1, 7-0-1 RMAC. The Thunderwolves moved to 5-6-0, 4-3-0 RMAC.
Fort Lewis 3, Metro State 2 (2OTs): Two teams with an active distaste for one another tangled at Dirks Field in Durango on Friday, and the home team emerged with a win.
The two teams traded punches in each half. Chris Yoder scored first for the Roadrunners in the 22nd minute, and Fabian Kling tied it up for the Skyhawks two minutes later.
Fort Lewis took the lead two minutes into the second half on a Joe Barnd goal. The lead held until the 86th minute when Steve Emory latch onto a poor clearance and leveled for Metro State.
With less than 15 minutes remaining in the second overtime, Kling scored off a Barnd cross to end the game.
With the win, Fort Lewis improved to 7-4-0, 6-1-0 RMAC. Metro State fell to 7-2-2, 4-1-2 RMAC.
Regis 0, Mesa State 0: The Rangers and Mavericks locked horns in a defensive struggle Friday afternoon, with neither team finding a goal in Grand Junction.
Regis moved to 7-1-2, 3-1-2 RMAC. Mesa State settled at 6-4-2, 2-4-2 RMAC.
In women’s RMAC action early in the day, the conference leading Skyhawks had all they could handle in facing the Orediggers, while Colorado Christian sank deeper in the conference cellar.
Fort Lewis 2, Colorado Mines 1: The No. 7-ranked Skyhawks had just enough to get past the Orediggers in women’s soccer action on Friday.
The win helped Fort Lewis solidify its hold on the top spot in the conference, at 10-1-0 overall, 6-1-0 RMAC. The Orediggers dropped to 5-3-3, 4-2-1 RMAC.
Metro State 1, Mesa State 0: Aleah DeGeneres connected on an Ashley Nemmers pass in the 60th minute and deposited it in the upper left hand corner of the goal for a Roadrunners win Friday evening.
A humorless match, the game featured nearly as many yellow cards, 6, as shots on goal, 7.
The win allowed Metro State (9-1-1, 5-1-1 RMAC) to remain in second place in the conference heading to a match with front-running Fort Lewis in Durango on Sunday.
The Mavericks slid to 4-6-2, 2-5-1 RMAC.
CSU-Pueblo 2, Adams State 1 (OT): Melissa Christensen’s goal in the second minute of overtime gave the Thunderwolves a Friday night victory in Pueblo.
Katie Thiebaut put CSU-Pueblo on the board just before half, and Kaylee Smith equalized for the Grizzlies in the 75th minute, setting the stage for Christensen’s late heroics.
CSU-Pueblo moved to 4-7-0, 2-5-0 RMAC with the win. Adams State slipped to 3-8-0, 2-5-0 RMAC with the loss.
Nebraska-Kearney 6, Colorado-Colorado Springs 2: Julia Saenz’s two goals, one each half, were the loan bright spots for the Mountain Lions as the Lopers punched in three goals in each half.
UNK improved to 6-5-0, 3-4-0 RMAC, while UCCS fell to 6-4-0, 3-3-0 RMAC.
New Mexico Highlands 2, Colorado Christian O: Krista Mashak assisted on Susannah Hertz’s 23rd minute goal and then provided one of her own in the 80th minute as the Cowgirls knocked off Colorado Christian 2-0.
With the win, the Cowgirls improved to 6-4-1 overall, 4-2-1 RMAC. The Cougars dropped to 1-11-0, 1-7-0 RMAC.
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