Colorado Mesa will continue their home stand this weekend with a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matchups. First up will be the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls at 7:00pm on Friday night and on Sunday they will have a showdown with the Adams State Grizzlies. Here is a quick preview of both contests.
New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls (2-4, 0-2 RMAC)
Friday September 21 | 7:00pm (MDT) | Live Stats | Live Video
All-Time Series: 15-7-4 (8-3-2 in Grand Junction)
Last Meeting: October 21, 2011 - Tie 1-1 in Grand Junction
Last Week for the Cowgirls: New Mexico Highlands dropped a 2-0 decision to undefeated Colorado-Colorado Springs on Friday then dropped a 3-2 overtime match to Adams State on Sunday.
RMAC Standings: The Cowgirls are tied for 8th place with Colorado Christian and CSU-Pueblo.
Cowgirl to Watch: Marci Johnson (So., Lindon, Utah) is the Cowgirls biggest threat on the field. She has tallied 3 goals and 2 assists on the season including a 2 goal performance in a 3-1 win over Texas-Permian Basin.
Adams State University Grizzlies (4-2, 2-0 RMAC)
Sunday September 23 | 3:00pm (MDT) | Live Stats | Live Video
All-Time Series: 15-3-2 (8-1 in Grand Junction)
Last Meeting: September 23, 2011 - CMU 3-0 in Alamosa, Colo.
Last Week for the Grizzlies: The Grizzlies are coming off a week where they went 3-0. They picked up a 3-0 win over Colorado Christian on Friday in Lakewood. On Sunday, the Grizzlies notched a 3-2 overtime win over New Mexico Highlands and then on Tuesday they played Western State in a non-RMAC contest and came away with a 3-2 win.
RMAC Standings: The Grizzlies are tied atop the standings with 11th ranked Colorado-Colorado Springs at 2-0.
Grizzly to Watch: Allie Mercado (So., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) comes off a week where she won RMAC Offensive Player of the Week. On the season, Mercado has 4 goals and 2 assists and had a 2 goal performance against New Mexico Highlands which included the game-winner in overtime.
