Metro State’s Scott Emory and Regis midfielder Marissa Davis garner preseason player of the year honors.

Colorado’s 26 college teams start taking to the field for preseason scrimmages and exhibitions. Looking down the road, there are some intriguing matches on the schedule this fall.

Colorado School of Mines and Metropolitan State College of Denver were each ranked in the Division II women’s soccer preseason top 10.

Metro State announced nine additions for the coming season.

Not surprisingly, Division II champions Grand Valley State and Fort Lewis College finished atop the women’s and men’s national rankings, respectively. Take a look inside to see where other Colorado teams finished. …

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has selected its 2009 women’s Division II All-America teams, and three Colorado players have been honored: Metropolitan State College’s Becca Mays, the Colorado School of Mines’ Kayla Mitchell and Fort Lewis College’s Jamie MacArthur, right.
(photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

After 110 minutes of scoreless play on Friday in Denver, goalkeeper Briana Schulze made three saves in the penalty kick shootout as Mines won 4-3 and advanced to Sunday’s NCAA quarterfinals. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Becca Mays scored her second goal of the game with about four minutes remaining in overtime to give the No. 4 Metropolitan State College women’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over Minnesota-Duluth in the NCAA tournament on Sunday. The Roadrunners will face No. 21 Colorado Mines, which beat Fort Lewis College in Durango, at noon on Friday in Denver. Above, Ashley Nemmers, right, and Mays celebrate in OT. (photo courtesy Metropolitan State College)

Elena Benavides scored the equalizer in the 82nd minute, and goalkeeper Christine Schmelzle held high-flying Metro State to one goal in three chances in the shootout as the Skyhawks, seeded third, won the RMAC women’s soccer tournament on Sunday in Denver. Schmelzle is in light blue at the bottom of the pile; Benavides is at top right. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Fort Lewis College center backs Jamie Cunningham and Fabian Kling each headed in corner kicks by Tom Settle as the Skyhawks, ranked No. 2 in the nation, defeated Metro State 3-1 in the RMAC tournament finals on Sunday in Durango.