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Winner UC-Colo. Springs UCCS (6-1-0, 1-0-0)
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Western Colo. WCU (3-3-0, 0-1-0)
Winner
UC-Colo. Springs UCCS
(6-1-0, 1-0-0)
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Western Colo. WCU
(3-3-0, 0-1-0)
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Team 1 2 F
UC-Colo. Springs UCCS 2 2 4
Western Colo. WCU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Eric Mason - Sports Information Director

No. 6 UCCS Dominates WCU 4-0 in RMAC Opener

GUNNISON, Colo. –  It was a dominant performance by No. 6 UCCS Women's Soccer on Thursday afternoon as the Mountain Lions topple the Western Colorado University Mountaineers, 4-0.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: #6 UCCS 4, WCU 0
Records: #6 UCCS (6-1, 1-0 RMAC), WCU (3-3, 0-1 RMAC)
Location: Kato O. Rady Field | Gunnison, Colo.
Series: UCCS leads the all-time series 10-2 and extends their winning streak against the Mountaineers to seven games.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Mountain Lions buried their quickest score of the season by netting their first goal of the game at 3:27 with captain Ella Fischer bending a shot inside the far post for an unassisted goal and 1-0 UCCS lead.
• In the 13th minute, it was midfielder Katie Puchino who came up and joined in on the scoring as a set piece was gathered by freshman Jadyn LeDoux who took her chance on a no-look shot that Puchino collected in front of net to fire in for the 2-0 lead.
 • WCU had no answer for UCCS' staggering defense as the Mountain Lions completely shutout the Mountaineers in the first half, not allowing a single shot and maintaining the 2-0 lead into halftime.
• The second half was no different for the Mountain Lions as the number six team in the country went after the Mountaineers with a third goal in the 60th minute. After Tori Maydew attempted to get a shot off in the left side of the box, a diving goalkeeper left the net clear as Maydew found LeDoux on a shallow pass that the Colorado Springs native chipped in for the 3-0 advantage.
• UCCS continued to pressure the WCU backline and forced the Mountaineers defense to fold once again in the 74th minute. For her first score of the season, redshirt junior Amelia Junge received a center from Bri Johnson to score on a strike that breezed past the keeper for the 4-0 final.
 
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• The Mountain Lions registered their highest shot and shots on goal count of the season notching 33 shots and 16 shots on goal. UCCS also held the advantage in corner kicks, 2-0.
• UCCS' defense held WCU to just two shots and a single shot on goal in the match.   
• A total of 25 Mountain Lions tallied minutes in the game with Katie Puchino recording a team high 72 minutes while netting her first goal of the season off her one shot and one shot on goal.
• Three other Mountain Lions scored in the game with Ella Fischer, Amelia Junge and Puchino scoring their goals of the season. Jadyn LeDoux posted a game high three shots and three points off a goal and her first assist of the season.
• Tarah Patterson and LeDoux tied for a game high four shots as 15 total Mountain Lions recorded a shot in the game.
• Freshman Emily VanGundy tallied her first minutes of the season as Chloe DeShazer moves to 6-1 on the year.

BEYOND THE BOX:
• UCCS and Choe DeShazer register their third consecutive shutout of the season.
• The Mountain Lions hold the Mountaineers to their lowest shot count since Nov. 3, 2019.  

UP NEXT:
• No. 6 UCCS heads to Durango, Colo. on Sunday, Sep. 26 to face Fort Lewis College at 12 p.m.
 
SOCIAL:
Twitter - @GoMountainLions
Instagram - @gomountainlions 
Facebook – Go Mountain Lions
 
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.

 
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