GUNNISON, Colo. – For seven Western State Colorado University women's soccer players, this weekend will be the final two matches they ever play on Gateway Field. The Mountaineers end the 2015 regular season with matches against Adams State University on Friday at 2:30 p.m. and Fort Lewis College on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
Western (6-7-3, 3-5-2 RMAC) enters the match seventh in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings. The top six teams make the RMAC tournament. With four playoff spots solidified, the Mountaineers are competing with five other teams for the remaining two spots. Western sits two conference points back from MSU Denver and New Mexico Highlands University and is tied with Colorado Mesa University at 11 points.
 
Friday's opponent, ASU (6-7-3, 3-6-1 RMAC), sits one point behind the Mountaineers. Sunday's opponent FLC (10-4-2, 8-2-1 RMAC), has already clinched a playoff spot. However, Sunday's match is considered a non-conference match, so the Mountaineers will need to defeat the Grizzlies on Friday to keep their playoff hopes alive.
 
The seven Western seniors playing their final matches at home represent the very first class of Mountaineer women's soccer players. These student-athletes helped start the Western women's soccer program when it was established four years ago in 2012.
 
Tanisha Anderson closes her career as another dependable, strong defender for the Mountaineers. She is tied for second in games played with 68 and second in games started with 54. She has logged over 5,400 minutes on the pitch in her career. Anderson finished tied for third in career assists and fifth in shots on goal. Anderson is tied for fourth in single-season assists and game-winning goals. She is also tied for fifth in assists per game and shots on goal. She helped anchor 17 shutouts in her career.
 
Samantha Braun finishes her career as one of the all-time best shooters in Western State history. She is fourth in career points, tied for third in career goals, tied for third in game-winning goals, and third in shots per game. Braun will finish as the Mountaineer career leader in shots attempted with over 70 shots. She is second in single-season records in shots attempted, and third in single-season game-winning goals. Braun played in over 50 games in her career.
 
Ari Gibeault has been one of the strongest defenders in Mountaineer history. Though she doesn't have many career records, she is eighth in games started and minutes played with over 3,000. Gibeault has played in over 40 games in her career and helped anchor 17 shutouts and a 41st national ranking in shutouts per game in 2014.
 
Meghan Jedrzejewski closes out her career as a four-year starter at keeper for the Mountaineers. She owns every record in goalkeeping and is second in career minutes with 5,379. Jedrzejewski has made over 350 saves in her career, including a school record 13 saves in a game twice. She ends her career with a .833 save percentage. She has 18 wins on her record, 17 of which went for shutouts. Jedrzejewski has been named an RMAC Goalkeeper of the week twice, and was a 2015 top-10 goalkeeper to watch in the nation. She ends her career fourth in games played with 64.
 
Elyza Montano closes out her career as one of the best scorers and distributers in Mountaineer history. She is currently second in career points, second in goals, second in shots attempted, and third in shots on goal. She ends her career as the Mountaineer career leader in assists. Montano also has multiple single-season records in assists, assists per game, and shots per game. She played in over 60 games in her career, and owns single-game records in goals and points. Montano was named to the 2015 RMAC All-Academic First team as well as a DII Athletic Directors' Academic Achievement Award winner in 2014. Most recently, Montano earned 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors.
 
Sadie Stark will finish her career as the number one scorer in Mountaineer history. Stark scored the game-winning goal in the Mountaineers' first victory her freshman season. .Stark owns career records in points and goals. She is the only Mountaineer with double-digit goals in her career. She is also second in career assists, third in game-winning goals, and third in shots attempted. Stark started 44 games for the Mountaineers and is tied for second in games played with 68. She has single-season records in goals along with single game records in goals and points. She is also second in single-season assists, and third in shots on goal. She is tied for fifth in single-game shots records.
 
Brianna Vega will end her career with the most logged minutes in Mountaineer history. Vega has been a dependable force in the defense for four years, logging more than 6,000 minutes, a Mountaineer career-leading mark. She has the most starts at 59 and most games played at 69. Vega was named to the 2015 RMAC Preseason All-Conference and was the first Mountaineer to be named to the RMAC All-Conference first team. She is tied for sixth in career points and third in assists.