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PREVIEW | #1 Women's Soccer Returns Home to Face Westminster and Dixie State

10/2/2019 9:47:00 AM

By: Jake Wise - Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant
This Week's Games
  • The #1 University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team will be at home for Breast Cancer Awareness weekend.
  • On Friday, October 4, #1 UCCS will take on Westminster College (WC) at 6 p.m. inside Mountain Lion Stadium.
  • On Sunday, October 6, the Mountain Lions will face off against Dixie State University (DSU) at 1 p.m. inside Mountain Lion Stadium.
Game Coverage Last Time Out
  • #1 UCCS has now won eight straight games to start the season as they took care of both Western Colorado University (WCU) and Colorado Mesa University (CMU) last weekend. The Mountain Lions are now 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the RMAC.  
  • Against WCU, the Mountain Lions dominated yet again as they outshot the Mountaineers 30-2, including 16-0 in shots on goal.
  • Four different Mountain Lions scored in this game as sophomore Amelia Junge scored the first goal of the game in the 15th minute. Senior Aleesa Muir and freshman Kaitlin Hinkle would add two more goals in the first half to make the score 3-0, with the assist on Hinkle's goal going to freshman Tanner Sanders.
  • In the second half, Sanders also found the back of the net and Hinkle added another for good measure as UCCS went on to win by a score of 5-0.
  • The game against CMU was more competitive as both teams failed to score in the first half. UCCS only managed to get off three shots in the first half but did not allow CMU a single shot.
  • The Mountain Lions turned it on in the second half with 11 shots (five on goal). After 13 minutes had gone by in the second half, Hinkle broke the scoreless tie off an assist from redshirt junior Shanade Hopcroft.
  • The Mountain Lion defense held strong yet again by not allowing a single shot on goal, and in the 86th minute Sanders added a second goal for UCCS to put the game away 2-0.
RMAC Record/Standings
  • UCCS still sits at the top of the RMAC with their 8-0 overall record and 4-0 RMAC record.
The Series
  • Against WC, UCCS holds a 3-1-1 record. In their three wins, UCCS has outscored WC 6-0. The most recent matchup between the teams ended in a 1-1 draw, so UCCS will look to improve their winning record against the Griffins.
  • Against DSU, UCCS has won the only matchup ever between the two teams by a score of 2-1 last season. The Mountain Lions will try to make it a 2-0 record on Sunday.
Scouting the Opponent
  • WC has an overall record of 4-1-2 this season, with a 1-1-1 record in the RMAC. The Griffins have scored nine goals on 144 shots (56 on goal) while allowing only three goals this season.
  • WC get off about 20 shots per game and has eight assists and 58 corner kicks so far this season.
  • Individually, Brynnae Braun and Bella Riche lead the offense for the Griffins. Braun and Riche are tied for the team lead in goals with two each. Aimee Kurfurst is second behind Braun and Riche with one goal and one assist this season, but she leads the team in shots and shots on goal with 14 and eight respectively.
  • Goalkeeper Hillary Weixler has played the majority of the games for WC and has amassed 12 of the 16 team saves and a save percentage of 85 percent.
  • DSU also has an overall record of 4-1-2 this season but owns a 2-0-1 record in the RMAC. The Trailblazers have scored 17 goals on 111 shots (56 on goal) and allowed seven goals this season.
  • DSU also has 11 assists, 35 corner kicks and a shots on goal percentage of just over 50 percent.
  • Individually, Whitley Johns and Kelsey Cook lead the DSU offense with eight points each. Johns leads the team in goals with three and adds two assists for her eight points, while Cook has two goals and a team high four assists for her eight points.
  • Johns also leads the team in shots and shots on goal with 16 and 12 respectively.
  • Goalkeeper Chandler Greenwood has been the main keeper for the Trailblazers this season as she has 20 of the 26 team saves and a save percentage of 76 percent.
Hot Takes
  • The Mountain Lions are now the #1 women's soccer team in the nation, the first #1 nationally ranked team that UCCS women's soccer has ever had.
  • Four different Mountain Lions scored last weekend as the freshmen class continues to lead the UCCS offense.
  • 13 of the 23 goals for UCCS this season have been scored by freshmen.
  • Freshman Kaitlin Hinkle scored three goal over the weekend, including two against WCU. That gives her six goals and 14 points this season, both of which lead the team. Hinkle is already tied for the third most goals by a freshman in UCCS history, and she is only three goals away from tying the record set by teammate Tarah Patterson.
  • Fellow freshman Tanner Sanders scored two goals over the weekend and added an assist, giving her four goals, two assists and 10 points this season. Those numbers are good enough for second best on the team (tied for first in assists).
  • Sophomore Amelia Junge scored her second goal of the season against WCU as she now has five points this year.
  • Senior Aleesa Muir scored her first goal of the season against WCU, the fourth of her Mountain Lion career.
  • The Mountain Lion defense has only allowed three goals through eight games this season. Also, UCCS has not allowed a single shot on goal in three different games this year, two of which came last weekend when they gave up five total shots over the two games.
Award Winners
  • Freshman Kaitlin Hinkle was named the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week last week for the first time in her young UCCS soccer career.
  • Hinkle tallied six point over the weekend and led the prolific Mountain Lion offense with three goals, including two against Westminster and the game winning goal against Colorado Mesa.
  • Hinkle now has six goals and 14 points this season, both of which lead the team and rank in the top-10 of the RMAC.
Weather
  • The forecast in Colorado Springs, Colo. for Friday, October 4 shows a high of 76 degrees and a low of 42 degrees. Partly cloudy skies and winds of up to 12 miles per hour can be expected.
  • On Sunday, October 6 the forecast shows clear skies and a high of 66 degrees. Winds will gust up to 12 miles per hour.
RMAC Leaders
  • As a team, UCCS ranks second in goals, assists and points, (23, 13, 59), second in scoring average (2.875 goals per game), first in goals allowed (three, tied), fourth in shots (150) and first in save percentage and shutouts (86 percent, five).
  • Individually, UCCS has four players in the top-10 of various RMAC statistical categories.
  • Shanade Hopcroft ranks third in shots (34), fifth in shots on goal (14, tied), eighth in assists (two, tied) and 10th in points (eight).
  • Kaitlin Hinkle ranks second in goals (six, tied), first in game winning goals (three, tied), second in points (14), eighth in shots on goal (12), and eighth in assists (two, tied).
  • Tanner Sanders ranks fifth in goals (four, tied), sixth in points (10, tied), and eighth in assists (two, tied).
  • Keeper Mollee Swift ranks first in goals allowed and goals against average (2, 0.35), second in save percentage (86.7 percent), first in shutouts (two, tied), and eighth in saves (13).
UCCS Under Coach Sian Hudson
  • UCCS is now 43-8-4 under coach Hudson. Their 8-0 start is now the best start for the women's soccer program in UCCS history.
Upcoming Games
  • Next weekend, #1 UCCS will host two RMAC opponents.
  • On Friday, October 11, UCCS will play Fort Lewis College at 5 p.m. at Mountain Lion Stadium.
  • On Sunday, October 13, UCCS will play Adams State University at 12 p.m. inside Mountain Lion Stadium.
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