Mountain Lions Continue Homestand with Mountaineers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team continues its 2012 season when they take on Western Colorado at 6 p.m. at Mountain Lion Stadium in their final non-conference home game for the season. This is the fourth home game of a six game homestand.
This is the first overall meeting between the Mountain Lions and the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers are in their first year as a program and are competing as independents this year since they were unable to enter the RMAC schedule when the program was announced in December. They will join the conference schedule in fall 2013.
The Mountain Lions are 3-0 to start the season for the second straight year and third time overall. UCCS is one of 31 schools that are undefeated in the nation in Division II. The Mountain Lions have the No. 24 ranked scoring offense in the nation. A win against the Mountaineers would be the first 4-0 start in program history and the first four-game winning streak in the five years of the program.
The Mountain Lions are led on defense by goalkeeper Kelly Schroeder who holds program records in career saves with 158 and in shutouts with seven. UCCS stands No. 21 in save percentage in the nation.
The Mountain Lions will be led on offense by Hannah Levett who has four goals including two in each of her last two games. Hannah Rather has two goals and is second on the team behind Levett. Levett is also in a tie for first in assists with two with Angela Castellanos and Jenna Gist.
Levett ranks fifth in game winning goals in the nation with two this season. She's also No. 11in points per game and No. 15 in the nation in goals per game.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jenna Gist | 17 | D | Sr |
 | Hannah Rather | 7 | F | So |
 | Kelly Schroeder | 1 | GK | Jr. |
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| November 5, 2012 |  | UCCS Misses National Tournament Berth | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs was left out of the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer National Championship field announced tonight by the NCAA. The Mountain Lions finished the best season in program history with a 13-4-2 record and tied for third in the RMAC standings. |
| November 5, 2012 |  | NCAA to Unveil 2012 Postseason Fields Tonight | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men’s and women’s soccer teams will await their postseason future tonight when the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Soccer Committees unveil the fields for the 2012 postseason. The men’s selection show will begin at 5 p.m. MST, with the women to follow at 5:30 p.m. |
| November 1, 2012 |  | UCCS Moves to Fifth in Latest NCAA Region Rankings | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team (13-4-2) moved one spot from fourth to fifth in the latest NCAA South Central Regional Ranking released on Wednesday. The ranking provides insight into the postseason selections to be made on Monday by the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Committee. |
| November 1, 2012 | | UCCS Moves to Fifth in Latest NCAA Region Rankings | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team (13-4-2) moved one spot from fourth to fifth in the latest NCAA South Central Regional Ranking released on Wednesday. The ranking provides insight into the postseason selections to be made on Monday by the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Committee. |
| October 31, 2012 |  | Mountain Lions Host Skyhawks in First Home Playoff Game in Program History | The fourth-seeded University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team (13-3-2) will host its first-ever home playoff game in program history when the Mountain Lions host fifth-seeded Fort Lewis (12-3-3) in the first round of the RMAC Tournament at Mountain Lion Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. |
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