GUNNISON, Colo. --- The Western Colorado women's soccer program will face off against the Westminster Griffins Friday Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Katy O. Rady Field for pink night. They will also Travel to Colorado Mesa on Sunday Oct. 17 to defeat the Mavericks at 1 p.m. on the Maverick field.
 
MOUNTAINEERS HEADING INTO THIS WEEK | 2021 SEASON STATS
Western Colorado heads in this weeks games with a 4-5-1 overall record and 1-3-1 in the RMAC. The Mountaineers are coming back from a loss last Friday to New Mexico Highlands University and a tie Sunday from Colorado Christian University. This weekend they look to bring home a win.

On the season, Caileen Sienknecht leads the team with three goals while Casey Ober has two goals and teammate Laura Pelino has had two goals and two assists. Jessie Jacobsen has one goal and two assists, and  Kylie Hickox has a goal and an assist. Bridget Feely  and Natasha Kasozi both have one goal each.

In goal, Kaeyla Noble has played all but 16 minutes this season for Western and has a 1.68 GAA and a 0.809 save percentage. 

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE HEADING INTO THE WEEK | 2021 SEASON STATS
The Griffins head into Friday's games with 4-2-3 overall and 1-2-2 in the Conference. They have lost and/or tied the last four games; their most recent loss comes from Colorado School of Mines.

On the season, Aimee Kurfurst leads the team at four goals, with teammate Alexa Maple behind her at two goals and two assists. Sophia DiGeronimo, Dominique Estrada, Cassidy Orr, and Elaina Pierce all with one goal each. In goal, Kelsea Cracroft has a 0.74 GAA and 0.800 save percentage.

THE MOUNTAINEERS VS. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE ALL-TIME
Western Colorado is 1-3-1 all-time against Westminster College, and is currently on a two-game losing streak.
 
COLORADO MESA HEADING INTO THE WEEK | 2021 SEASON STATS
Mavericks head in the game this Sunday with 7-2-0 overall and 4-1 in the conference. They are currently on a three-game win streak, with their only RMAC loss coming from CSU Pueblo.
 
On the season, Lila Dere leads the Makericks with 11 goals and three assists. Teammates Mikayla Eccher has two goals and three assist, Haley Klasner has two goals and two assists, and Tatum Pfalmer has two-goals.

THE MOUNTAINEERS VS. COLORADO MESA ALL-TIME
Western Colorado is 2-9-2 all-time against Colorado Mesa, and is currently on a seven-game losing streak.

WESTERN COLORADO NOTES

- NOBLE NAMED RMAC GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 7)
Western Colorado's Kaeyla Noble is this week's Rocky Mountain Athletics Conference Goalkeeper of the Week after picking up two shutouts in two Mountaineer wins. Noble in a 1-0 season-opening win over Western Oregon on Friday in Grand Junction picked up six saves while playing all 90 minutes - facing nine shots. Noble was even more impressive against West Texas A&M in the Mountaineers' 2-0 win Sunday in Durango, picking up 11 saves - tied for the seventh-most in the nation during the opening weekend - while facing 21 shots.

- WELCOME TO KATY O. RADY FIELD - THE HIGHEST COLLEGIATE SOCCER FIELD IN THE WORLD
Western Colorado women's soccer will debut Katy O. Rady Field this season and it will be the highest collegiate soccer field in the world at 7,723 feet. 

- MOUNTAINEERS PICKED 12TH IN RMAC PRESEASON COACHES POLL (RELEASE)
The Western Colorado women's soccer team was voted 11th in the RMAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll. Western Colorado went 1-8 overall and 1-4 in RMAC play during the spring 2021 season - moved from fall 2020 due to the pandemic.

RMAC Coaches Poll (first place votes)

1. Colorado School of Mines (7)	138
2. University of Colorado Colorado Springs (3)	128
3. Colorado State University Pueblo (3)	121
4. Westminster	110
5. Fort Lewis	95
6. Regis	87
7. Colorado Mesa	85
8. Metropolitan State University Denver	66
9. Adams State	51
10. Colorado Christian	50
11. Western Colorado	33
12. Black Hills State	30
13. New Mexico Highlands	20

 
ON THE FIELD NEXT
Following this weekend, the Mountaineers will host the Regis University Rangers on Friday Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. on the Katy O. Rady Field.