COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Senior Hugo Sjöberg and junior Lucas Taitt of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team have been selected as the Week 9 RMAC Men's Soccer Goalkeeper and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, after posting strong performances in the Mountain Lions' final two games of the regular season.
 
Taitt earns his second RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season after making a huge impact on both ends of the pitch across the Mountain Lions' final two games of the regular season. Across 92 minutes played, the junior defender helped the team post a 0.50 team GAA while recording six points on three goals and putting all four of his shots on target as UCCS earned a 4-1 victory over Colorado School of Mines and a scoreless draw against No. 2 nationally ranked Colorado State University Pueblo. In Sunday's matchup against Mines, Taitt came off the bench to record a first-half hat trick, opening the scoring in the 22nd minute before netting the eventual game-winner just 59 seconds later and completing his three-goal performance in the 35th minute. Taitt followed with a 48-minute showing against CSU Pueblo on Wednesday evening in which he contributed to a Mountain Lion defense that secured a clean sheet and limited the ThunderWolves' high-powered offense to just three shots on goal. The native of Shawnee, Kan. Also got involved on the offensive side of the ball against the ThunderWolves as he recorded the Mountain Lions' lone shot on goal in the match.

Sjöberg collects the fifth RMAC Goalkeeper of the Week honor of his collegiate career and his second of the season after putting together another strong week between the sticks for the Mountain Lions. The senior goalkeeper posted a 0.50 GAA with five saves across 180 minutes of action, helping UCCS collect four points in the conference standings with a win over Mines and a scoreless draw against No. 2 CSU Pueblo. In Sunday's win over Mines, Sjöberg played the full 90 minutes and recorded two saves while surrendering just one goal. He followed with his sixth clean sheet of the season on Wednesday evening against the second-ranked ThunderWolves, collecting three saves across another 90-minute performance to preserve the 0-0 draw

The No. 4 seed and No. 23 nationally ranked UCCS men's soccer team will kick off their playoff run this Sunday, Nov. 1 as they host No. 5 seed Westminster University in an RMAC Quarterfinal match at Mountain Lion Stadium. Kickoff for the tournament matchup between the Griffins and Mountain Lions is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
2026 RMAC Men's Soccer Athletes of the Week
Week 2 (Sept. 8): Yohann Fila – RMAC Offensive Player of the Week
Week 2 (Sept. 8):  Hugo Sjöberg – RMAC Goalkeeper of the Week
Week 3 (Sept. 15): Dillon Clarke – RMAC Defensive Player of the Week
Week 4 (Sept. 22): Lucas Taitt – RMAC Defensive Player of the Week
Week 9 (Oct. 29): Lucas Taitt – RMAC Defensive Player of the Week
Week 9 (Oct. 29: Hugo Sjöberg – RMAC Goalkeeper of the Week
 
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