DURANGO, Colo. – The No. 6 University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team put together a strong offensive performance to take down Fort Lewis College, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon at FLC Dirks Field.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 4, Fort Lewis 1
Records: UCCS (7-1-0, 2-0 RMAC), Fort Lewis (2-4-0, 0-2 RMAC)
Facility: FLC Dirks Field | Durango, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to 6-15-0 all-time against Fort Lewis, but have now won their past four meetings with the Skyhawks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:      

• After a tightly contested start to the match, UCCS got on the board first in the 35^th minute when Tarah Patterson floated a long pass from midfield to a streaking Jadyn LeDoux who punched the ball into the bottom left of the net to put the Mountain Lions up 1-0.
• Offensively, the Mountain Lions put up 11 shots and five shots on goal in the opening 45 minutes, while the defense impressively held the Skyhawks without a shot on goal and limited them to just two total shots in the half. 
• UCCS would extend their advantage to 2-0 just two minutes into the second half, as Makayla Merlo pushed a touch pass in the direction of Patterson, who fired from the right corner of the penalty box into the upper left portion of the net for her fourth goal of the season.
• The Mountain Lion's offensive attack would continue in the 70^th minute as they pushed the lead to 3-0 when forward Kaitlin Hinkle took a pass from Bri Johnson for the score.
• Less than 15 seconds later, Fort Lewis forward Skylar Burnes pushed a shot off the hands of diving UCCS goalkeeper Chloe Deshazer. Skyhawks midfielder Ariel Lopez capitalized on the deflection for a wide open shot to cut the lead to 3-1.
• Freshman Fie Steenberg would put the game away in the 84^th minute when she hooked a shot into the left corner of the net to push the lead to 4-1

STATS FROM THE GAME:

• The Mountain Lions held a distinct advantage in shots (23-6), shots on goal (12-3) and corner kicks (8-3).
• Makenna Fowler and Zoe Sims recorded a team-high 86 minutes apiece.
• Freshman Jadyn LeDoux paced the Mountain Lions with five shots and four shots on goal, while Fie Steenberg and Tarah Patterson followed with four shots each.
• Redshirt junior Chloe DeShazer played the full 90 minutes in goal for UCCS, recording a pair of saves on three shots faced.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Tarah Patterson recorded her 30^th career goal, moving her into first place all-time in program history.
• UCCS posted a first half shutout for the fourth consecutive game.

UP NEXT:

• No. 6 UCCS returns home on Friday, Oct. 1 as they battle Westminster at 11 a.m. in the annual Storm the Stadium game at Mountain Lion Stadium. The first 100 UCCS students in attendance will receive a free t-shirt.

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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.