WSOvNMHU-251012-SR day
0
N.M. Highlands NMH (1-8-0, 0-5-0)
3
Winner Western Colo. WCU (1-9-3, 1-2-3)
N.M. Highlands NMH
(1-8-0, 0-5-0)
0
Final
3
Western Colo. WCU
(1-9-3, 1-2-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
N.M. Highlands NMH 0 0 0
Western Colo. WCU 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Gregg Petcoff

Mountaineers Win on Senior Day

GUNNISON, Colo.  It was Senior Day at Katy O. Rady Field for Western Colorado soccer, and the Mountaineers rewarded the senior class Sunday afternoon with a 3-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference win over visiting New Mexico Highlands University.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Western def. N.M. Highlands, 3-0
Records: Western 1-9-3 overall (1-2-3 RMAC), NMHU 1-8 (0-5)
Location: Katy O. Rady Field, Gunnison, Colo.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cowgirls were the aggressor early on, pushing hard into its attacking third and getting off the first three shots of the game, and five of the first six shots.
  • Western finally gained momentum toward its attacking third beginning with a shot on goal by Cianna Thomas late in the 14th minutes.
  • Including Thomas' shot the Mountaineers would press forward and take five of the next seven shots, all five on frame though Cowgirls goalkeeper Marie-France Foguenne was able to keep Western off the scoreboard with saves on each of the five shots.
  • The sixth attempt was the back breaker, however, as Thomas found the top, left corner early in the 33rd to put the Mountaineers on top.
  • An aggressive run by Jordan Welsh as Foguenne was trying to clear from her area became a turnover. Lauren Kindt pushed a soft pass across the top of the box to Thomas who, receiving the pass in a negative position, spun and opened to her right then rocketed a left-footed shot past her defender and where Foguenne couldn't reach.
  • The teams entered the halftime break with Western clinging to its one-goal advantage, having eventually surpassed the Cowgirls in shots during the opening half, 10-9.
  • It was Western that came out of the break creating pressure, reeling off the first three shots of the second half, then earning a second goal on its fifth shot.
  • A free kick from Western's defensive end quickly became dangerous as Brenna Wolfe pushed a pass into the right side of the penalty box where Tawny Roberts beat one defender to the ball, then fought off a second defender for a cross in front where Natsuki Murakami one-timed a shot to the right of Foguenne to double the advantage near the end of the 57th.
  • The pitch remained tilted toward Western's attacking third, momentum that turned into a third goal for a 3-0 edge.
  • Kindt collected a loose ball heading into the attacking third and threaded a pass between Cowgirl defenders and in front of a streaking Caitlin Mazurek, who easily raced past the last defender and one-on-one with a charging Foguenne pushed a shot past the netminder and into the right corner.
  • Highlands would get off one more shot, off target, allowing Western to pick up its first win of the season.
RADY FIELD NOTES THEY SAID IT


UP NEXT
The Mountaineers are on the road next weekend, traveling to Golden, Colo., for an Oct. 19 matchup with host and 11th-ranked Colorado School of Mines.
    
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