Colorado Mesa will set out on their trip through Florida with three matches on the schedule. They will open the trip up against nationally ranked Rollins College, followed by a matchup with Florida Southern and close out with a match against rival Tampa.
REPEAT
Colorado Mesa was picked to win the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for the second straight season. The Mavericks claimed the inaugural title last season, defeating Westminster in the RMAC Championship match.Â
RMAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior
Steve Brandenburg earned his second Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference offensive player of the week award. Brandenburg scored a school record eight goals in the Mavericks win over Rockhurst to avenge their lone loss of the season. He then added a hat trick in the win over Maryville.
AT THE BREAK
Colorado Mesa has had the lead at halftime in all seven games they have played this season. The Mavericks have outscored their opponents 68-16 in the first half.Â
STAY OUT
The Mavericks rank third nationally in scoring defense as they are allowing 5.71 goals per game. Netminder
Remi Reeves is a big reason why the Mavericks have that ranking as he is 10th in Division II in goals against average at 6.82.
FACEOFFS
Sophomore
Michael Marino ranks fifth in the country in face-off winning percentage at .702. The Mavericks rank eighth nationwide as a team in face-offs at a 66 percent win percentage.
MAN ADVANTAGE
Jayden Campbell moved up to No. 3 in the country in man advantage goals with five this season. Colorado Mesa as a team ranks eighth in Division II and tops in the conference in man-up goals per game at .474 .
LOOKING AHEAD
The Mavericks will take a week off from competition after returning from Florida. They will start off the back half of their conference slate with games against Adams State and CSU-Pueblo on March 31 and April 2.