MSU DENVER at WESTERN COLORADO
6 p.m., Fri., Oct. 31 | Katy O. Rady Field | Gunnison, Colo.
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COLORADO CHRISTIAN at WESTERN COLORADO
12 p.m., Sun., Nov. 2 | Katy O. Rady Field | Gunnison, Colo.
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GUNNISON, Colo.  Three teams will be hunting points over the weekend that would help each climb into or secure Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference postseason playoff positions, with Metropolitan State University Denver coming to Katy O. Rady Field Friday night and Colorado Christian University making the visit Sunday afternoon.

The top eight teams in the final regular season standings earn their way into the RMAC tournament. Colorado Christian currently sits in eighth place in the standings while MSU Denver and Western are tied in the No. 10 spot.

WESTERN COLORADO HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2025 Stats

• The Mountaineers are 1-11-4 overall and 1-4-4 in the RMAC, and are coming off a 0-0 draw at Black Hills State last Sunday.
• Western's all-time record against MSU Denver is 1-10-3 with the lone victory against the Roadrunners coming in 2015 in a 1-0 home victory.
• The Mountaineers are 6-2-6 all time against CCU. Since a 2019 loss to the Cougars they are 3-0-2 since, including last season's 1-1 draw.
• Natsuki Murakami leads the team in scoring with four goals, with Cianna Thomas and Caitlin Mazurek next in line with two goals apiece.
• With 11 games played and 9 starts in goal, Ashlyn Fitzpatrick has given the Mountaineers 59 saves while averaging 2.64 goals against this season.
• Western has been proficient in earning set pieces in its attacking third, accumulating 87 corner kick opportunities (to only 58 for its opponents), but has not been as efficient at turning those chances into goals, scoring just 13 for the season.

MSU DENVER HEADING INTO THE GAME | 2025 Stats

• The Roadrunners – an NCAA tournament team in 2024 – are 1-7-7 overall and 1-4-4 in the RMAC this fall, it's lone win a 5-0 victory over visiting N.M. Highlands. They've posted consecutive 1-1 draws in their most recent three outings.
• A team that outscored opponents 23-13 over the course of the 2024 season, is being outscored 24-12 and outshot 171-107 in 2025.
•  Monica Yoder has three of the team's goals along with one assist. Three others have netted two goals apiece for the attack.
• In goal, Kayla Caballero has started 13 of the team's 15 games, making a total of 52 saves and surrendering 19 goals.

COLORADO CHRISTIAN HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2025 Stats

• At 2-6-6 overall and 1-3-5 in the RMAC, the Cougars will play at Fort Lewis (9-6-6, 5-4-3) on Friday night in Durango, Colo.
• CCU's lone conference win was a 7-1 home victory over N.M. Highlands in its most recent game. It posted three draws in the previous three matches.
• The Cougars have been a low-scoring team over the course of the season with a total of 14 goals, but they've also been stingy on defense allowing just 13 goals.
• The scoring advantage is despite a severe discrepancy in total shots as CCU is nearly being doubled up by opponents in total shots, 205-109.
• Goalkeeper Mia Mares has been a big part of that stingy defense, allowing just 10 goals for a 0.87 goals against average while coming up with 47 saves.
• Ava Dinverno and Sophia Tagge have both scored four goals for the Cougars, with Tagge getting the game-winning marker in their first game of the season, a 3-2 win against visiting Oklahoma Christian.

UP NEXT
Western closes out its regular season schedule at home with a Wednesday, Nov. 5 game against Fort Lewis.