THIS WEEK'S MATCH UP

• The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team enters the 2026 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Tournament with a 14-4-2 record and holds the fifth seed in the South Central Region. The Mountain Lions will take on No. 4 seed Regis University in the first round at 2 p.m. (MT) on Friday, Nov. 13 at DBU Patriot Soccer Field in Dallas, Texas.
• The winner of Friday's match will move on to face the No. 1 seed Dallas Baptist University in the second round at 2 p.m. (MT) on Sunday, Nov. 15.

GAME COVERAGE

• Information for the RMAC Semifinal Round match against CSM can be found at the following links:
  • Tickets
  • Live Stats
  • Live Stream
  • NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship Bracket

TICKETS

• Ticket prices: General Admission- $16.38
•  Tickets can be purchased online here.

LIVESTREAMING

• Fans unable to attend in-person will be able to watch the match on NCAA.com. There is a direct link to the broadcast here, and can also be accessed by clicking the watch button on the women's soccer schedule page. The broadcast is free for all fans.

2026 REGULAR SEASON IN REVIEW

• The Mountain Lions began the 2026 campaign with an impressive 6-2 home win over Point Loma Nazarene University who was receiving votes at the time. Three days later, UCCS would take down No. 18 Western Washington University 1-0 in what would be the team's first of nine shutout victories of the season, as freshman goalkeeper Lucy Kapranos stood out with six saves in the match. The Mountain Lions would then go on to earn their third win of the season against St. Edward's University before taking their first loss to No. 7 Dallas Baptist University in a close 2-3 battle.
• In the final week of non-conference play, UCCS took a trip to California and drew California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 0-0 before getting back into the win column with a 2-0 win against California State University, Chico. With a 4-1-1 record in non-conference play, The Mountain Lions went into their first RMAC matchup against Fort Lewis College looking like a true contender for the first seed.
• Despite the team's impressive start, it would drop its first RMAC match 0-2 to FLC but soon went on to rattle off four wins in a row with a 16-1 goal differential during that stretch. The next match for UCCS came against another team receiving votes in Regis University, who would end up becoming the RMAC Regular Season Champions. The Mountain Lions suffered their first loss in nearly three weeks while visiting the Rangers up north in Denver to make their conference record 4-2. Looking to get back on track with three weeks of the regular season left to play, the Mountain Lions would draw Colorado School of Mines 1-1 despite taking 12 more shots than the Orediggers.
• After being unable to net more than a goal in their previous three games, the Mountain Lions' offense took off and did not stop for the rest of the season. UCCS went on to dominate its next five opponents, scoring 22 goals in the process and allowing just one, which came against Colorado Mesa University in the penultimate match of the regular season.
• The Mountain Lions ended the season securing the 2^nd seed in the RMAC Tournament with a 9-2-1 conference record and will look to keep their offense rolling as they await Friday night's result.

NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET

• The NCAA Power Index (NPI) serves as the primary selection tool for determining the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Tournament field. The formula considers wins, strength of schedule, quality wins and match location, including home, away, and neutral-site results.
• The Mountain Lions enter the tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South Central Region, which includes teams from the RMAC and Lone Star Conference. UCCS garnered 58.190 NPI points and sits behind Regis (58.460), Midwestern State University (58.714), Texas Woman's University (60.069), and DBU (64.544) within its region. The 2026 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Tournament features 56 teams divided into eight regions. The full bracket can be found here.
• In the South Central Region, No. 5 seed UCCS will face No. 4 seed Regis, and No. 3 seed Midwestern state will take on No. 6 seed Colorado School of Mines. The winner of UCCS and Regis will face Dallas Baptist, while the winner of MSU and Mines will match up with Texas Woman's in the second round on Sunday.

UNITED SOCCER COACHES NATIONAL RANKINGS

• The Mountain Lions opened the 2026 campaign ranked No. 10 in the Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Organization for Coaches Preseason Poll in Partnership with United Soccer Coaches and stayed in the top 10 for the first three weeks of the season before falling out after week three.

2026 IWSOC in Partnership with United Soccer Coaches Rankings

Preseason	Aug. 4	#10
Week 1	Sept. 1	#4
Week 2	Sept. 8	#8
Week 3	Sept. 15	#9
Week 4	Sept. 22	NR
Week 5	Sept. 29	NR
Week 6	Oct. 6	NR
Week 7	Oct. 13	RV
Week 8	Oct. 20	NR
Week 9	Oct. 27	NR
Week 10	Nov. 3	NR
Week 11	Nov. 10	NR

 
RMAC AWARDS

• The UCCS women's soccer team had four student-athletes combine for a total of five weekly conference awards throughout the 2026 campaign.

• Week 1 (Sept. 1): Lucy Kapranos- RMAC Goalkeeper of the Week
• Week 1 (Sept. 1): Abby Stassi- RMAC Offensive Player of the Week
• Week 3 (Sept. 15): Malia Groshong- RMAC Defensive Player of the Week
• Week 7 (Oct. 13): Malia Groshong- RMAC Defensive Player of the Week
• Week 8 (Oct. 20): Brooke Pavlich- RMAC Offensive Player of the Week

• Five Mountain Lions earned recognition on the 2026 All-RMAC Teams announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3 as junior forward Brooke Pavlich notched first team honors while Abby Stassi, Taylynn Levi, Elise Broberg, and Malia Groshong were named as second teamers. Along with those five, junior midfielder Casey Tadlock earned an All-RMAC Honorable Mention.
• Just this afternoon, Levi, Stassi, and Pavlich were also named to the Academic All-RMAC First Team with 14 of their teammates making the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll. Those 14 are listed below.

 

• Regan Dare
• Luka Johnson
• Alyssa Sutherland
• Mikaela Carlson
• Sophia Broberg
• Mattea Morris
• Grace Brennan
• Casey Tadlock
• Elise Broberg
• Malia Groshong
• Addison Buehler
• Sarah Griffin
• Katie Collins
• Viktoria Valdimarsdottir

 
STATISTICAL LEADERS

• The Mountain Lions scored the second-most goals as a team in the RMAC this season with 56. UCCS enters this weekend allowing just .75 goals a game while netting 2.8.
• Pavlich paced the Mountain Lions with 13 goals, the fourth most in the RMAC regular season. Thirteen Mountain Lions have found the net so far this season, with Stassi (11), Levi (8), Luka Johnson (5), Elise Broberg (3), Charlize Ellsworth (3), Sophia Broberg (3), Ally Henry (3), Casey Tadlock (2), and Malia Groshong (2) all netting multi-goal seasons.
• Elise Broberg and Stassi led team in assists with eight apiece. Just behind them is Levi with 7, with Ellsworth (5), Pavlich (4), Dare (4), Sophia Broberg (3), Henry (3), Tadlock (3), Johnson (2), and Viktoria Valdimarsdottir (2) all having multiple assists on the year. UCCS is tied for the RMAC lead with 51 assists, surpassing its 2025 total by 20.
• Freshman goalkeeper Lucy Kapranos has done the majority of the work in goal for UCCS, as she has started 15 matches and notched 42 saves for a .750 save percentage on the season. Lilliana Brinkmeier has started five games between the sticks and tallied 14 saves with one goal allowed.

ALL-TIME SERIES

• UCCS and Regis have gone head-to-head 22 times in their history, with RU holding a 12-9-1 advantage over the Mountain Lions. The No. 13 nationally ranked Rangers won the regular season match 2-0 in Denver, Colo. on October 4^th.
• The Mountain Lions have matched up with the No. 1 nationally ranked and first seeded DBU Patriots nine times in their history, with DBU winning the past three matchups, including their regular season match this season on September 6^th.

SCOUTING THE RANGERS

• Regis has the second leading scorer in the RMAC on its team in Fernanda Rodriguez, as she has found the net 18 times this season. The Rangers' next highest scorer is Paula Igual with six.
• Junior goalkeeper Maggie Payne has started 18 matches for the Rangers and has tallied 87 saves and allowed just nine goals.
• Along with being second in goals for the team, Igual leads the Rangers in assists with eight. Brooke Castillo stands close behind with six.

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

• DBU enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 nationally ranked team in Division II and the first seed in the South Central Region. The Patriots stand at 17-0-2 and are the second-best scoring offense in Division II with 3.32 goals per game.
• Dallas Baptist's offense runs through Ashley Washburn, the team leader in both goals and assists with 13 and 16, respectively. Her 16 assists are the second most in the nation and just one behind the leader in Jessie Newton of Quincy.
• To go with Washburn's 42 points this season, Riley Olsen and Skylar Belanger are second and third on the team with 24 and 22, respectively. Olsen is the only other player on the roster to score double digit goals this season with 10.
• The Patriots have used three different goalkeepers this season, as Josie Juvera leads the team with 14 matches started. She has saved 24 shots, allowed just five goals, and recorded a shutout in her most recent match in the LSC Championship against The University of Texas at Dallas.

UCCS UNDER HEAD COACH J. B. BELZER

• Head coach J.B. Belzer is in his seventh season as the UCCS head coach, holding a 94-28-17 record in his time in the Springs. Belzer is in his 31^st season in the RMAC after spending 24 years at Regis University in Denver. He went on to claim his 400^th career victory earlier this season as his career record now stands at 410-174-54.
• During his time at UCCS Belzer has guided the Mountain Lions to a regular season title in three out of his six seasons, with one RMAC tournament championship in 2021.

WEATHER

• The forecast for Friday afternoon in Dallas is sunny with a high of 72 degrees and wind gusts up to 13 miles per hour.

UP NEXT

• The winner of the South-Central first round match will advance to the Regional Semifinal which will take place on Sunday, November 15^th against DBU.

 
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