COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer took No. 10 Colorado School of Mines down to the wire on Sunday as the Mountain Lions battled the Orediggers to a 2-2 draw inside Mountain Lion Stadium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #10 CSM 2, UCCS 2
Records: UCCS (7-2-4, 4-1-2 RMAC), CSM (9-1-3, 6-0-2 RMAC)
Location: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
Series: UCCS trails Colorado School of Mines 7-16-2 in the all-time series with Sunday's match marking the programs' first draw since Oct. 26, 2012.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Mountain Lions came out and put the Orediggers in a position they weren't used to in the opening minutes with
Abby Barhydt finding
Kaitlin Hinkle on the far sideline who took off down the field and finished off the play with a five-yard chip shot at 3:49 for the 1-0 Mountain Lion lead.
• In the ninth minute, UCCS kept their foot on the pedal and went right back at the Orediggers' backline with the Barhydt to Hinkle connection putting the No. 10 team in the country in a 2-0 hole. Barhydt worked her way down the far sideline and provided a center ball that Hinkle corralled and buried in net at the 8:06 mark.
• UCCS came out fast and furious in the first 10 minutes, but Colorado School of Mines worked their way back in the match by netting the third goal of the first half after a foul in the box led to an Oredigger penalty kick that Jordan Barnhart successfully netted to cut the deficit in half in the 22
nd minute.
• The remainder of the half saw three more Oredigger shots, but the Mountain Lion backline held strong to carry the 2-1 lead into the locker room.
• Out of the intermission, it was CSM who landed the first two shots of the half on frame with
Alexis Walker matching both shots with two saves to hold onto the one score advantage.
• At 58:22, the Orediggers came to break through with the equalizer after a well-placed corner kick resulted in a Barnhart header in the top right corner of net, making it 2-2.
• With the match all square, both attacks once again commenced but neither defense would give up another score for the rest of the half after seven Mountain Lion shots and four Oredigger missed nylon, including an early 86
th minute missile that came off the right foot of
Sydney Lasater and just grazed the top woodwork from atop the box to leave the game at a 2-2 draw.
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• UCCS slightly trailed CSM in shots, 16-12, and shots on goal, 6-5.
• UCCS' six points were split between two Mountain Lions as Barhdyt dished out two assists for two points with Hinkle notching a brace for four points.
• Seven different Mountain Lions tallied a shot in Sunday's draw with Hinkle recording a team-high four shots and two shots on goal as
Gabriella Lancaster added three shots off the bench.
• Jade Kinsey and
Makenna Fowler each registered 90 minutes on the pitch.
• Alexis Walker grabbed four saves with CSM's Sadie Wolf recording three saves.
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Kaitlin Hinkle claims her second brace of the season (Sep. 15) and seventh of her career. Hinkle also makes another jump on the program's all-time goal scorer list as she moves to third all-time (23).
• Abby Barhydt claimed her second and third assist of the season, marking the third time in her career with two points in a game.
• Lasater has now registered one or more shots in 10 of her 13 matches played this season.
• The Mountain Lions and Orediggers play to their second-ever draw between one another, with both matches ending in a 2-2 draw.
• UCCS became just the fourth team this season to score on the Orediggers.
UP NEXT
UCCS Women's Soccer is scheduled to be in Las Vegas, N. M. on Thursday, Oct. 13 as they prepare for a 1 p.m. match against New Mexico Highland University.
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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.
