Complete Match Notes vs. Midwestern State

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WEEKEND RECAP
Colorado Mesa fell in the semifinals to the UCCS Mountain Lions 3-0. The Mavericks and Mountain Lions have met six times in the last two seasons with the series sitting at 1-2-3 in favor of UCCS.

RMAC CHAMPS
Colorado Mesa secured the RMAC regular season championship back on October 26. It is the first time in the program's history they have won the regular season championship and now hold both the regular season and tournament trophies at the same time. They will have a shot at keeping both for the year this weekend as they host the RMAC Tournament.

ALL-RMAC SELECTIONS
The Mavericks received six selections to the All-RMAC team that was released on Tuesday. Junior defender Blake Carlson was named the Defensive Player of the Year and was joined by Roy Abergil on the first team. Stan Schrock, Austin Jex, Micah Conrads and Nestor Escobar were all named to the second team.

DISHING IT OUT
Nestor Escobar became the all-time leader in assists at Colorado Mesa this season. His assist on Roy Abergil's goal against MSU Denver gave him 15 in his career, one more than his brother Marco. He has seven assists this season which ties him for the single-season mark with his brother as well.

KEYS
Colorado Mesa is 8-0 this season when they hold a lead at halftime. At one point this season, the Mavericks had struggled to score in the first half but now Colorado Mesa has 10 first half goals with many of them coming during the 12 match win streak.

THE LAST TIME...
Midwestern defeated Colorado Mesa in their only other matchup in history which occured this season. Midwestern scored on a penalty kick in the 81st minute to tie the match at 1-1 then the Mustangs scored the golden goal in the 108th minute in the second overtime period. 

IN THE GAME
Seniors Alan Hernandez and Stevie Palma have played in a lot of matches in their CMU careers. Hernandez and Palma have played in the most games ever at 76. They eclipsed the old mark set by Marco Escobar from 2010-2013 and Mitchell Reid from 2007-10.

SHUTOUTS
The Mavericks have piled up 11 shutouts this season, split between Brandyn Bumpas and Micah Conrads in goal. The duo has helped the Mavericks acheive a top-ten ranking when it comes to shutting out opponents. 

NSCAA POLL
Colorado Mesa slipped two places to No. 11 in this week's national poll. The Mavericks will square off with the No. 17 ranked team in the NSCAA poll in the Midwestern State Mustangs. St. Edward's, the No. 1 ranked team in the region, checks in at No. 8 in this week's poll.

TOURNAMENT TIME
Colorado Mesa qualified for their first-ever NCAA Tournament this season as the No. 2 team in the South Central region. It is also the first-time they will host an NCAA Tournament match at Walker Field.

2013 RMAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPS
The Mavericks won their first-ever RMAC Tournament last season, defeating the Regis Rangers 2-1 in double overtime. Oliver Querin booted in the game-winning goal in the second overtime period and was named to the all-tournament team.

NEXT UP
With a win, Colorado Mesa will advance to the South Central region championship match where St. Edward's awaits. The match will take place at the highest remaining seed in the West region next Thursday or Friday. If the Mavericks should lose, the season would end.