COMMERCE, Texas – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team garners their first road sweep of the season as the Mountain Lions defeat Texas A&M University-Commerce in a redemption game, 3-1.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: UCCS 3, TAMUC 1
Records: UCCS (3-1, 0-0 RMAC), TAMUC (2-2, 0-0 LSC)
Location: Lion Soccer Field| Commerce, Texas
Series: UCCS and Texas A&M-Commerce are now all even in the all-time series, 2-2.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The UCCS offense didn't skip a beat following Thursday's win as they posted six shots in the opening 15 minutes with three of the shots landing on frame for the Mountain Lions.
• In the 19^th minute, the UCCS attack broke through for the first goal of the game as the redshirt freshman duo of Makenna Fowler and Makayla Merlo found the back of the net for a 1-0 UCCS lead. Fowler notched her first assist on the season by connecting with Merlo on an outside cross that Merlo headed inside the right post for the score.
• The shots kept pouring in from the Mountain Lions as they continued to fire off seven more shots including three shots on goal before freshman Fie Steenberg found her first goal of the year off a right-foot distance strike to extend the UCCS lead 2-0 in the 43^rd minute.
• Texas A&M Commerce failed to find the back of the net in the first 45 minutes as the Mountain Lion defense kept the Lions at bay by holding them to four first half shots to maintain the 2-0 lead heading into halftime.
• In the second half, Texas A&M Commerce went on offense to cut the deficit in half as the Lions registered five shots before Leslie Campuzano put TAMUC on the board, 2-1, in the 65^th minute.
• With a one goal lead and 25 minutes left, the Mountain Lions held Texas A&M Commerce to two shots as Chloe DeShazer came through with a save in the 73^rd minute to keep the lead in tacked.
• Later in the match at the 87^th minute, Merlo put the game away in fashion as she fired a right-foot shot from 25-yards out into the top left corner of net for a brace, and the 3-1 final.  
 
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• UCCS posted a season high 20 shots and 11 shots on goal as they outshot Texas A&M Commerce 20-13, while also holding the advantage in shots on goal (11-4) and corner kicks (6-0).
• Katie Puchino was the only Mountain Lion to record a full 90 minutes on the pitch.
• Chloe DeShazer improves to 3-1 in frame after notching a season high three saves in the win.
• 12 Mountain Lions tallied a shot in the game, including Tarah Patterson, Makayla Merlo, and Fie Steenberg who registered a team high three shots.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Makayla Merlo records her first career collegiate brace and currently leads the team in goals with three.
• Fie Steenberg registers her first career goal and game winning goal as a Mountain Lion.
• UCCS has posted a first half shutout in two consecutive games.

UP NEXT:
• The Mountain Lions will hit the road once again next week but this time to the Sunshine State of Florida to face University of Tampa on Wednesday, Sep. 15 for a 5 p.m. (MT) match in Tampa, Fla., followed by a 5 p.m. (MT) match against Saint Leo University on Friday, Sep. 17 in Saint Leo, Fla.
 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.