COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A fourth quarter barrage of goals by the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's lacrosse team wasn't enough to overcome an eight-goal lead by Colorado Mesa University, as the Mountain Lions fell to the Mavericks, 18-15, Sunday afternoon inside Mountain Lion Stadium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: W, 18-15
- Records: UCCS (4-2, 1-1 RMAC) | CMU (3-4, 2-0 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: Colorado Mesa holds a 14-0 all-time series record against the Mountain Lions.
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER: CMU 7, UCCS 3
- The Mavericks wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as Ali Bryant found the back of the net just 28 seconds into the match. Down 2-0 after a player-up free position goal from CMU, Allie Schell connected with Sofia Watts to put the Mountain Lions on the scoreboard at 11:39. Sydnee-Anne Moeller added two back-to-back goals to even the game at 3-3 with 6:32 left in the opening quarter before the Mavericks rattled off four straight goals to take a 7-3 lead after 15 minutes of action.
SECOND QUARTER: CMU 4, UCCS 2
- The offense slowed down for both squads in the second half, with the two teams combining for six goals. Emma Grace Martin assisted on both of UCCS' goals in the second quarter when she found Erica Rivera and Watts, who each put the ball in the back of the net. Ellen Gernert made her entry into the game when she protected the cage to start the second quarter, stopping four saves to keep the Mavericks' lead down to a six-goal difference at halftime, 11-5.
THIRD QUARTER: CMU 4, UCCS 3
- Watts recorded a hat trick when she broke a more than four-minute scoring drought for both teams, scoring off a free-position attempt at 10:40. Schell added two more goals for the Mountain Lions as the defense forced CMU into committing four turnovers.
FOURTH QUARTER: UCCS 7, CMU 3
- Trailing by eight early in the fourth quarter, 16-8, the Mountain Lions turned up the pressure, outscoring the Mavericks, 7-3. Within almost six minutes, the Mountain Lions dumped in five straight goals, turning their eight-goal deficit into just three, 16-13, with 5:19 remaining in regulation. CMU took their lead back to five, 18-13, before Moeller and Martin closed the game with two goals in the final 84 seconds.
FINAL SCORE: CMU 18, UCCS 15
GAME STATISTICS
- Watts tied for game-high honors with six points behind four goals and two assists. She attempted eight shots, with seven landing on goal.
- Sarah Urbanic posted a team-high nine shots (five on goal) and chipped in three points (two goals, assist).
- Martin and Schell each netted two goals, while Martin's three assists led the team.
- Moeller finished the game with three goals, six shots, and six shots on goal.
- Kiley Cuddahy and Kendra Knutson each picked up four ground balls.
- Gernert played 45 minutes in the cage, making nine saves and picking up a team-high eight ground balls.
- UCCS edged the Mavericks in ground balls, 31-26, and saves, 12-11. Colorado Mesa dominated the circle, winning 28 of the 37 draws, and outshot UCCS, 38-33.
- Courtney Havel and Caroline Ohngemach each scored five goals for CMU. Nine of Ohngemach's game-high 10 shots were on frame.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UCCS recorded a season high 33 shots and made a season high 12 saves.
- Jade Wilson scored her first goal as a Mountain Lion at 10:28 in the fourth quarter.
- Watts' four goals marked her third hat trick of the season, all of which have come in the last four games.
- Moeller's hat trick marked the first hat trick of her career. Her four goals this season double her career goal output (eight).
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will travel to Durango, Colo. to take on Fort Lewis College on Friday, March 21 at 1 p.m.
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