SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team tie the Rattlers in south Texas, moving to 2-2-2 as they wrap up the non-conference schedule.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UCCS 1, SMU 1
Records: UCCS (2-2-2, 0-0-0 RMAC), SMU (1-1-4, 0-0-0 LSC)
Location: Sigma Beta Chi Field | San Antonio, Texas
Series: UCCS and SMU women's soccer teams tie their in the first ever meeting between the two programs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UCCS' offense got started right away for the second straight game, with sophomore Emily Aguilar receiving a feed from Jessica Rockwell to get the Mountain Lions on the board just four minutes into the contest.
- The first half was deadlocked for the remainder of the period as both teams finished the first 45 with four shots each, and one shot landing on frame for both teams. Isabella Whitmore's save on the only SMU shot on goal preserved the lead for the Mountain Lions who headed into the locker room with the lead.
- The action picked up in the second half as the teams traded chances up and down the pitch, combining for 21 shot attempts down the stretch. SMU claimed seven more shots on goal in the second half, with UCCS only landing three more shots on frame.
- The Rattlers were able to pull even in the 78th minute, as a passing play ended with senior forward Alexis Truitt firing a shot out of Whitmore's reach into the top left corner of the goal.
- Both UCCS and SMU traded promising chances in the closing minutes, including a near goal from the Rattlers at the buzzer, but the match would end in a 1-1 draw.
STATS FROM THE DAY
- Isabella Whitmore saves a season best 7 shots on goal.
- Emily Aguilar is the eighth Mountain Lion to score a goal this season in just the sixth match of 2023.
- Jessica Rockwell makes her second start of the season and claims an assist on the Mountain Lions only goal.
BEYOND THE BOX
- UCCS outshoot their opponent for the second straight match.
- Second game this season that the Mountain Lions have scored in the first 10 minutes of the contest.
- Rockwell gets her first assist on the season, already halfway to her 2022 season total of two.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will return to Colorado Springs on Thursday, as they host Colorado School of Mines, who are currently ranked #2 in the country, to open RMAC play. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Mountain Lion Stadium.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
