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Women's Soccer Brenna Barkley

Mountaineers to Open RMAC Slate against Mountain Lions

Western Colorado at University of Colorado Springs 
12 p.m. MT, Sun., Sept. 24| Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo. 
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  Western Colorado soccer heads to Colorado Springs, Colo., to open their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference slate with University of Colorado Colorado Springs at noon on Sunday Sept. 24.  

The Mountaineers look for their first win against the Mountain Lions in eight years. The UCCS most recently defeated Western Colorado 6-0 on Sept. 15, 2022.  
 
WESTERN COLORADO HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2023 Stats 

  • Western looks ahead to conference play after a loss to Cal Poly Pomona and a tie against Cal State University – Dominquez Hills in California last weekend. 

  • The Mountaineers saw goals from Reece Mercer and Luci Gulberson in the 3-2 loss to Cal Poly, while Caileen Sienknecht registered both goals in the Cal State - Dominguez Hills 2-2 tie.  

  • Mei Hayashizaki continues to be strong in the goal for the Mountaineers registering nine more saves this weekend, with seven in Friday's match with the Broncos.  

UCCS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND2023 Stats  

  • The Mountain Lions head into the weekend 3-2-2 overall and 1-0 in conference play after defeating No. 15 Colorado School of Mines 2-0 on Thursday (Sept. 21).  

  • Anna Vince and Sydney Lasater both scored a goal apiece in the Mountain Lions win.  

  • UCCS' stealthy defense have held their opponents to one goal and 10 shots per game. Isabella Whitmore leads the Mountain Lions in the net with 28 saved shots and only one goal.  

UP NEXT 

The Mountaineers will return to Gunnison, Colo., for a pair of conference matchups beginning with Adams State on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. at Katy O. Rady Field.  

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Players Mentioned

Reece Mercer

#7 Reece Mercer

MF
5' 6"
Sophomore
Caileen Sienknecht

#20 Caileen Sienknecht

MF
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Mei Hayashizaki

#0 Mei Hayashizaki

GK
5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Reece Mercer

#7 Reece Mercer

5' 6"
Sophomore
MF
Caileen Sienknecht

#20 Caileen Sienknecht

5' 7"
Graduate Student
MF
Mei Hayashizaki

#0 Mei Hayashizaki

5' 6"
Senior
GK