The Mavericks will host Adams State and Fort Lewis this weekend for their last regular season home games at Walker Field. Friday night the Mavericks will battle with the Grizzlies of Adams State at 7 pm. Following this game the Maverick will honor this year's five seniors before the match at Sunday that will take place at 1 pm.
After a win over CSU-Pueblo last weekend the Mavericks have a 3-4-2 RMAC record and 5-5-3 overall record. They are currently ninth in the RMAC with 11 conference points.
This Year's seniors
There are five seniors who will be playing in their last regular season match at Walker Field this Sunday. This year's seniors have made it to the RMAC Tournament the past two years and had their best finish in 2016 when they finished the regular season 4th in the RMAC. During the 2016 RMAC Tournament the Mavericks were able to host a match against MSU-Denver.
This was the first recruiting class head coach Jason Clare was able to recruit after taking over the program in 2014. Because of this he mentioned, "I feel grateful but sad that their careers as soccer players are coming to an end. I have enjoyed coaching them over these last four years and seeing them grow as individuals on and off the field. I am thankful for all of their efforts, hard work and dedication to the program over the last four years and I am proud to have coached them and even prouder they will graduate and become great professionals in their respective fields."
This year's Maverick seniors include Hannah Naftanel, Lauren Thompson, Leily Ghods, Mackenzie King, and Heidi Wendt.
After red shirting her freshmen year Hannah Naftanel the Colorado Springs native has started 37 of the 38 games she has appeared in. This seasons she has started every match as a defender and captain. She has recorded one goal in the course of her career that was against Colorado School of Mines during the 2017 season.
Lauren Thompson a native of Oregon City, Ore. has appeared in 64 games as a Maverick and has recorded seven goals over the course of her career. This past weekend she recorded a hat trick against CSU-Pueblo as the Mavericks defeated the Thunderwolves 3-0.
Leily Ghods a native of Folsom, Calif. has been on the Maverick's squad for two years after transferring from Folsom Lake College. In her two years campaign she has appeared in 26 games and recorded one goal during the 2017 season against Black Hills State University.
After playing her first year for Carson Newman University Makenzie King returned to her home town of Grand Junction to represent the Mavericks. During her three year campaign she has appeared in 46 games. She has recorded six assist and netted three goals. She has a shots on goal percentage of .540.
Heidi Wendt is native of Broomfield, Colo. and has appeared in 39 games as a Maverick defender. She has started 17 career games and recorded three goals over the course of her career. Two of these goals were during her junior campaign which were recorded in wins against Rollins College and MSU-Denver.
Colorado Mesa will honor these five senior prior to the 1 pm game time on Sunday afternoon.
Weekend Opponents
Adams State has one win this RMAC season against Black Hills State University for an RMAC record of 1-8. Diana Cerillo leads the team in points with 12 having netted five goals and completing two assist.
Fort Lewis College is 4-1-8 overall and 3-6-0 in the RMAC. They have yet to win a road game this season going 0-5 and are currently on a six game losing streak. Prior to their match against the Mavericks on Sunday they will compete with Western on Friday night to try and find their first road win.
