#18 Mountain Lions Close Out Regular Season Sunday with Roadrunners
DENVER, Colo. - The No. 18 University of Colorado Colorado Springs (13-2-2 / 9-2-2 RMAC) closes out the 2012 regular season with a chance to secure a first round bye in next week's RMAC tournament when the Mountain Lions face Metro State (11-4-2 / 8-3-2 RMAC) Sunday at noon in Denver.
The Mountain Lions can clinch a bye in the first round with a win and could win the RMAC with a win and a Regis loss. UCCS stands two points behind Regis and one point ahead of Colorado Mines in the standings. Metro State and Fort Lewis are three points behind the Mountain Lions and are tied for fourth in the standings at 26 points.
UCCS is guaranteed to finish no lower than fourth in the RMAC standings. Colorado Mesa is secure as the No. 6 seed in the tournament, and the Mountain Lions hold the tiebreaker with Fort Lewis if the teams end up tied.
Metro State is coming off an 8-0 win over New Mexico Highlands on Friday. The Roadrunner offense is led by Karisa Price, who is coming off a hat trick in the game and has scored 14 goals. Goalkeeper Jordan Simkins is fourth in the RMAC for her 0.93 goals-against-average. Simkins also stands in a tie for second in the RMAC in shutouts behind the UCCS goalkeeper Kelly Schroeder.
The No. 18 Mountain Lions are coming off a 2-2 tie with Colorado Mines. Agnes Arnadottir has scored in the last five games and broke the program record for points in a season yesterday with her ninth goal of the year. Hannah Levett is also part of a balanced scoring effort for UCCS with her eight goals this season.
Two-time RMAC Defensive Player of the Week Kelly Schroeder is leading the conference with eight shutouts this season, is second in the conference for saves and save percentage and third in goals-against-average. She's eighth in career RMAC shutouts with 14.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Agnes Arnadottir | 22 | F | Sr |
 | Hannah Levett | 18 | F | So |
 | Kelly Schroeder | 1 | GK | Jr. |
| Additional News Stories | |||
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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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