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Mar 22, 2019; Colorado Springs, CO, USA; UCCS Mountain Lions midfielder Angela Naughton (25) celebrates with attack Kiera Lowe (7) and attack Brianna Martinez (29) after her goal in the first half against the NYIT Bears at Mountain Lion Stadium. Credit: Isaiah J. Downing

PREVIEW | Lacrosse Opens the 2020 Season in the North Star State

2/13/2020 9:58:00 AM

By: Sarah Meier, Associate Athletic Director
This Week's Games
  • The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's lacrosse team will open the 2020 season on Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. (MT) against Concordia University-St. Paul in the Concordia Dome at Sea Form Stadium, located in St. Paul, Minn.  On Sunday, UCCS will face off against Rockhurst University at 10 a.m. (MT).
 
Game Coverage  
Weather Forecast
  • Fortunately, the Mountain Lions will be playing in a dome to start their season. Despite sunny skies for Thursday's season opening match, the high will be 4 degrees with a wind chill factor of -26 degrees.  Sunday's forecast will be partly sunny and a balmy 25 degrees.
 
The Series
  • Thursday's meeting against the Golden Bears of CUSP will be the first ever between the two teams.  CUSP finished the 2018-19 season with an 11-7 overall record.  Like the Mountain Lions, the Golden Bears are in their fourth year of existence as a varsity program.
  • A former member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Rockhurst University holds a 4-0 series record against the Mountain Lions.
 
Hot Takes
  • In just their fourth season as a varsity program, the Mountain Lions have been picked to finish third in the RMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 32 points. 
  • UCCS closed the 2019 season tied for fifth in the league standings with a 4-5 conference mark and their first ever RMAC Tournament appearance, and a 6-10 overall record.  UCCS returns 19 letterwinners from last year's program, including 11 starters, while adding 12 new players to the program.
 
UCCS Under Head Coach Christine Hatton
  • Head Coach Christine Hatton begins her fourth season on the sidelines for the Mountain Lions.  Hatton is 17-30 at UCCS, and has coached 11 all-conference performers and 10 RMAC All-Academic players.
 
Upcoming Games
  • Following this week's trip to the North Star State, UCCS will return home to Colorado Springs and will start a five-game home stretch on Monday, Feb. 24 against Davenport at 4 p.m.
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