Women's Soccer Season Recap

• The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team ended their 2025 season with a 14-3-6 overall record and a 8-1-3 conference record within the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).
• The Mountain Lions went an even 1-1-1 in their first three matches of the season; defeating RV Cal State East Bay 3-2, drawing RV Western Washington 2-2, and losing against #7 Dallas Baptist 1-2.
• UCCS went on to record an impressive five-game undefeated streak from September 13 to September 28. The Mountain Lions beat St. Edward's 4-1, Air Force 2-0, Cal Poly Humboldt 3-0, Fort Lewis 1-0, and Western Colorado 5-0. Goalkeeper Nylah Mirshafiei and the defensive line were instrumental in logging these four consecutive shutouts.
• The Mountain Lions finished with a scoreless draw against Colorado Christian on October 3 and a 4-1 victory over MSU Denver on October 5. Back on their home turf in the following week, UCCS earned a 4-1 win against Black Hills State and clobbered #25 Regis 3-0 during the annual Breast Cancer Match.
• On October 17, the Mountain Lions suffered their first loss in nine matches after falling to #13 Colorado School of Mines 1-2.
• UCCS regained their momentum and collected 1-0, 3-2, and 4-0 winning results against CSU Pueblo, New Mexico Highlands, and Adams State, respectively. Two Mountain Lion seniors, Emily Aguilar and Jessica Rockwell, were celebrated during a short ceremony prior to kickoff against Adams State.
• The Mountain Lions finished their regular season off with two scoreless draws against #20 Colorado Mesa and Westminster.
• With a conference record of 8-1-3, UCCS earned a No. 3 seed in the 2025 RMAC Women's Soccer Tournament, where they would take on No. 6 seed Westminster inside Mountain Lion Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After taking the Griffins to double overtime, UCCS would prevail 2-1 with a goal from Abby Stassi. The Mountain Lions met No. 2 seed (#7) Colorado School of Mines in the RMAC Tournament Semifinal match, but ended up falling to the Orediggers in penalty kicks 5-4.
• For the first time since 2023, UCCS secured a spot in the NCAA Division II Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the South Central Region. The Mountain Lions defeated No. 6 seed (RV) Midwestern State 1-0 in the South Central Region Quarterfinal Match, and went on to compete against No. 2 seed (#7) Colorado School of Mines in the semifinals. UCCS advanced on penalty kicks 3-1 over the Orediggers and met No. 1 seed (#1) Dallas Baptist in the South Central Region Final. After an intense 90 minutes of play and a 2-2 result, the match went into overtime and the Patriots finished it off with a third goal, ending the season for the Mountain Lions.

 
Award Winners
The 2025 season came with an abundance of impressive awards as eight Mountain Lions combined for a total of 18 awards.

• Abby Stassi: Second Team All-America (D2CCA, United Soccer Coaches), All South-Central Region First Team (D2CCA, United Soccer Coaches), First-Team All-RMAC, RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9, Oct. 28)
• Taylynn Levi: Scholar All-America Second Team (United Soccer Coaches), Scholar All-Region (United Soccer Coaches), All-South-Central Region First Team (United Soccer Coaches), All South-Central Region Second Team (D2CCA), First Team Academic All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, First-Team All-RMAC
• Brooke Pavlich: First Team Academic All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
• Emily Aguilar: Scholar All-Region (United Soccer Coaches), All South-Central Region Second Team, First Team All-RMAC
• Nylah Mirshafiei: All-RMAC Second Team, Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 23, Sept. 30)
• Malia Groshong: All-RMAC Second Team, RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7)
• Jessica Rockwell: RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
• Elise Broberg: All South-Central Region Second Team (United Soccer Coaches), All-RMAC Honorable Mention

 
Statistical Leaders

• The Mountain Lions scored 48 times and had 11 different players log a goal throughout the 2025 season. Abby Stassi led UCCS in scoring with 17 total goals recorded across 23 matches. Emily Aguilar chipped in seven goals while Brooke Pavlich logged six. Luka Johnon and Casey Tadlock both contributed four goals each. Taylynn Levi is next on the team with three goals netted, while Mikaela Carlson and Noelia Garcia trail closely behind with two goals each. Elise Broberg, Malia Groshong, and Mattea Morris added to the team's total by scoring a single goal each.
• Stassi's 17 goals finished second most in the RMAC while Aguilar (7) and Pavlich (6) ranked No. 8 and No. 10, respectively. Stassi's five game-winning goals earned her a tie for first place within the conference, with Pavlich drawing a third-place tie for netting four game-winning goals throughout the season.
• UCCS' impressive 48 goals pushed them to first place in the RMAC for total goals scored in the 2025 season while also finishing first in average goals per game (2.087). The Mountain Lions also recorded a total of 37 assists, putting them in the No. 1 spot in yet another category.
• Broberg led the team in assists, logging eight across the season and securing the No. 3 spot within the RMAC. Levi trailed closely behind, tying for the No. 4 spot after recording seven assists. A total of 13 Mountain Lions assisted teammates this fall as both Aguilar and Pavlich ended with four while Stassi had three. Johnson, Carlson, and Regan Dare each chipped in two assists. Groshong, Reagan Burkey, Jessica Rockwell, Alyssa Sutherland, and Pierson Weimer all contributed a single assist to the team's total.
• Stassi led the Mountain Lions in total shots this season with 64. 33 of these shots landed on frame, earning Stassi a third place ranking within the RMAC for total shots on goal. Luka Johnson placed No. 7 with 21 shots on goal, while Aguilar tied for tenth place with 18 shots on frame. As a team, UCCS trailed closely behind Colorado Mesa for total shots per game this season (16.91), but took first place for total shots logged (389). 162 of those shots were on frame, earning the Mountain Lions a No. 1 spot within the conference for most shots on goal.
• 3 players tallied over 2,000 minutes across 23 matches: Mirshafiei (2,120), Groshong (2,058), and Levi (2,039). In addition to these three, 10 Mountain Lions played at least 1,000 minutes this season: Morris (1,968), Tadlock (1,951), Broberg (1,813), Aguilar (1,782), Stassi (1,718), Pavlich (1,295), Addison Buehler (1,242), Johnson (1,234), Carlson (1,109), and Rockwell (1,011).
• Junior goalkeeper Nylah Mirshafiei played in all 23 matches this season and ended with ten shutouts, earning her a tie for third place in the RMAC. Mirshafiei's save percentage of .765 ranked No. 9 in the conference while her overall save count of 62 shots blocked ranked No. 6.

 
Hot Takes

• Abby Stassi set a new program record for single season goals with 17 during her sophomore season this fall. Paired with her three assists, Stassi's 37 points were the second most by any player in a single season in program history, trailing just Shanade Hopcroft in 2019. Stassi's five game winning goals ties the program best.
• Nylah Mirshafiei put a stamp on the Mountain Lion record book as she now ranks first in program history for minutes played as she finished the season having tended the net for 2,120 minutes. Mirshafiei had the second most saves by a junior in UCCS women's soccer history with 62, as her 10 clean sheets are third most in program history by any keeper. The ten clean sheets puts her behind Alexis Walker's 11 in 2022 for most in a single season. Her 10 shutouts this year put her third overall in program history in that category, become just the second keeper to have ten or more clean sheets in a single season.
• Taylynn Levi cracked the top ten for both career games started (T9th, 61) and career minutes played (7^th, 5,218) after starting all 23 games for the Mountain Lions this season, and hardly leaving the pitch during that time.
• Five Mountain Lions tied the program record for most starts in a season with 23 as Levi, Casey Tadlock, Malia Groshong, Mattea Morris and Nylah Mirshafiei all logged perfect attendance in the starting eleven. All five also now sit in the top ten in single season minutes played, with Mirshafiei on top at 2,120, Groshong just behind with second most at 2,058, followed by Levi (3^rd, 2,039), Morris (6^th, 1,968), and Tadlock (8^th, 1,951).

 
National Rankings

• UCCS began the 2025 season unranked in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Division II Women's Soccer National Poll. However, the Mountain Lions would rank within the top 25 teams in the nation throughout the next 10 weeks, finishing in the No. 14 spot just prior to post-season play.

 
2025 United Soccer Coaches Rankings
Preseason                Aug. 6               NR
Week 1                     Sept. 9             #24
Week 2                     Sept. 16           #19
Week 3                     Sept. 23           #13
Week 4                     Sept. 30           #12
Week 5                     Oct. 7               #15
Week 6                     Oct. 14             #10
Week 7                     Oct. 21             #14
Week 8                     Oct. 28             #14
Week 9                     Nov. 4              #14
Week 10                   Nov. 11            #14
Postseason             Dec. 16            #11
 
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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.