COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team cruised past Western Colorado University women's soccer team 5-0 en route to their fifth straight win on Sunday.
 
INSIDE THE MATCH-UP
Final: UCCS 5, WCU 0
Records: UCCS (6-1-1, 2-0-0 RMAC), WCU (0-8-1, 0-1-1-0 RMAC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions push their all-time lead over Western to 14-3-0 with today's victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UCCS started off the match aggressively and in control. A scoring opportunity in the 20^th minute just went over the cross bar on a try by Luka Johnson.
• Ten minutes later, UCCS had another scoring opportunity in the 30^th minute that was sent away by Western goalkeeper Ashlyn Fitzpatrick.
• The Mountain Lions opened the scoring in the 43^rd minute when Emily Aguilar fired the ball past Fitzpatrick.
• Aguilar and UCCS quickly scored again seconds into the second half with a header to make the score 2-0 with her third goal of the season.
• The Mountain Lions netted another goal just five minutes later to extend the lead to 3-0 when Abby Stassi scored her fifth goal of the season with an assist from Malia Groshong on a free kick.
• UCCS scored again in the 58^th minute when Luka Johnson sprinted past the Mountaineer defense and netted her fourth goal to make the score 4-0.
• UCCS scored their fifth and final goal of the game in the 80^th minute when Noelia Garcia scored her first goal of the year to push the final score to 5-0.

 
STATS FROM THE GAME

• The Mountain Lions outshot the Mountaineers 26 to 15 with 12 shots on goal to WCU's six. UCCS also led the game in corner kicks six to four.
• Aguilar led the Mountain Lions in scoring with two goals to give her three on the season.
• Elise Broberg led UCCS in assists today as she recorded her third and fourth of the season.
• Mountain Lion goalkeeper, Nylah Mirshafiei converted on all six of her save opportunities as she recorded her fourth straight clean sheet.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• UCCS moves to 14-3-0 all-time against WCU after their Sunday victory. The Mountain Lions have now won 10 of their last 11 against the Mountaineers.
• The Mountain Lions continue to remain undefeated in RMAC play this season with a record of 2-0-0 and overall record of 6-1-1.
• Broberg surpassed her 2024 assist total of two today on her first assist. She doubled her 2024 assist total with her second.

 
UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions begin a two-game road trip on Friday, Oct. 3 against Colorado Christian University with kickoff scheduled for 11 a.m. (MT) at Trailblazer Stadium in Lakewood, Colo.

 
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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. Read Full Article