COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's lacrosse team fell to the No. 15 ranked Regis University Rangers 14-6 on a flurry-filled senior day, as the game was called with a couple of minutes left in the fourth quarter.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: L, 14-6
- Records: UCCS (9-5, 6-4 RMAC) | RU (11-4, 9-1 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: Regis has won all 14 contests over UCCS since 2017.
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER: RU 7,
UCCS 3
- Sarah Urbanic wasted no time in Friday's contest as she got her team on the board first, scoring her 54th goal of the season and handing UCCS an early 1-0 advantage. RU replied with ease, scoring four straight goals unanswered. The Mountain Lions ended the drought after Urbanic found Allie Schell for a goal, but the Rangers scored two more to lead 6-2. Emma Grace Martin scored on a free position shot at the 3:06 mark to cut the deficit to 6-3, but RU scored a minute later and would carry a 7-3 lead into the second quarter.
SECOND QUARTER: RU 4, UCCS 1
- The Rangers continued their barrage of offensive attacks, scoring three straight goals in the second frame. Peyton Ross and Sydnee-Anne Moeller stopped the onslaught as Moeller scored her 20th goal of the season, but the Mountain Lions still faced a six-goal deficit (10-4). RU tacked on one more and led 11-4 at the half.
THIRD QUARTER: RU 2, UCCS 1
- Urbanic tallied her second goal of the contest out of the gate in the second half, but neither offense could find a rhythm for most of the third quarter. The Rangers tacked on their first goal of the half at the 4:04 mark and one with 19 seconds to go in the quarter. RU headed into the fourth quarter up 13-5.
FOURTH QUARTER: RU 1, UCCS 1
- The fourth quarter resembled the third, with both teams struggling offensively as the snow fell harder at Mountain Lion Stadium. The Rangers scored their last goal at the 5:56 mark, and Urbanic notched her third goal of the contest with 2:46 to go in the game. The contest was called there due to weather, resulting in RU winning 14-6.
FINAL SCORE: RU 14,
UCCS 6
GAME STATISTICS
- Urbanic carried the offensive load, collecting three goals and one assist, with four points on six total shots attempted.
- Other Mountain Lions who recorded goals today include Martin, Schell, and Moeller.
- UCCS, who collected 29 ground balls, got contributions from Jade Wilson (six), Meghan Weiss (five), Kiley Cuddahy (three), Sofia Watts (two), and Jessie Ackerman (two), who all collected multiple.
- Ellen Gernert and Jordyn Nunez shared time in goal today, with Gernert tallying three saves and Nunez corralling four.
- The Ranger's defense locked down the Mountain Lions' offense, holding them to only 18 shots attempted compared to their 26. RU also edged UCCS in shots on goal (11-10) and assists (4-3).
- The Mountain Lions had more saves (7-6), clears (19-16), and ground balls (29-28) in the losing effort.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Sarah Urbanic now has 11 hat tricks tallied on the season.
- The Rangers, who rank 15th in the nation, have now won nine straight games.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions have qualified for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament and will compete next Friday in the semifinals. Stay tuned to gomountainlions.com for more information on the RMAC tournament.
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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.
