ST. GEORGE, Utah – The 2018 season for Western Colorado University came to a close on Saturday. The Mountaineers fell in the season finale, 0-4, to Dixie State University.
 
The loss knocked the Mountaineers out of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament picture. Needing to make the top eight in the standings, Western (4-12-1, 4-8-1 RMAC) finished the regular season in 10^th place.
 
The Trailblazers opened the scoring in the 34^th minute. Tori Page scored her first of two goals in the match coming off a throw-in.
 
DSU (12-5, 8-5 RMAC) went into halftime leading 1-0, outshooting Western 15-0 in the first 45 minutes.
 
The Mountaineers played all-out in the second half, looking for the equalizer. However, it was DSU that would find the back of the net. The Trailblazers scored in the 60^th, 66^th, and 82^nd minute in the second half to take a 4-0 win.
 
Western goalkeeper Emilie Eckhart set a new school record, making 15 saves against the Trailblazers. Eckhart held the previous record of 14 saves since 2016.