KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After winning their home and away conference games, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team lands at No. 16 in the Week 7 United Soccer Coaches National Rankings on Tuesday Afternoon.
California State University, Los Angeles remained No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week after grabbing two wins in their conference games this past weekend. UCCS men's soccer were one of two Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) schools within the top 25, as No. 6 Colorado State University, Pueblo joined them in the rankings. Both Regis University and Fort Lewis College received votes in the Week 7 national poll.
Over this past weekend, the Mountain Lions hosted then No. 14 Fort Lewis College in a fierce battle that saw UCCS come out on top with a 2-1 victory. After, they headed to Alamosa, Colo. to take on Adams State University, where the Mountain Lions shut out the Grizzlies in a 2-0 victory.
All four goals the Mountain Lions scored were from different players. Sophomore forward
Yohann Fila extended his lead as the top scorer this season when he scored his seventh goal of the season against the Grizzlies. Junior forward
Eduardo Macias scored for the second straight week when he opened the scoring against Adams State. Junior defender
Lucas Taitt scored the opening goal against Fort Lewis, continuing his fantastic first year as a Mountain Lion. Sophomore forward
Cole Wearner scored the winning goal against the Skyhawks, bringing his total for the season up to four. The defense for the Mountain Lions was great over the weekend, holding a Fort Lewis team that averaged 1.923 goals per game to just one goal, before shutting out Adams State on Sunday. The Mountain Lion's defensive performance was spearheaded by senior defender
Dalton Uehling playing for 150 minutes and sophomore defender
Maddox Brown playing all 180 minutes. Between the sticks, senior goalkeeper
Hugo Sjöberg collected a total of 10 saves over the weekend, including some heroic saves and a .909 save percentage.
The UCCS men's soccer team will be away from Mountain Lion Stadium as they continue conference play. On Friday, October 16, they will travel to Lakewood, Colo. and face Colorado Christian University at 11 a.m. The Mountain Lions will then face Metropolitan State University Denver at noon on Sunday, October 18.
2026 United Soccer Coaches Rankings
| Week |
Date |
Ranking |
| Preseason |
Aug. 4 |
#18 |
| Week 1 |
Sept. 1 |
#12 |
| Week 2 |
Sept. 8 |
#4 |
| Week 3 |
Sept. 15 |
#3 |
| Week 4 |
Sept. 22 |
#2 |
| Week 5 |
Sept. 29 |
#14 |
| Week 6 |
Oct. 6 |
#23 |
| Week 7 |
Oct. 13 |
#16 |
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