GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Colorado Mesa Maverick women's soccer team will close out the regular Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference season at home this weekend against Dixie State and Westminster on Nov 1 and Nov 3, respectively. Friday's game against the Trailblazers will kickoff at 4 pm and Sunday's match against the Griffins will begin at 12:30 pm.
Prior to kickoff on Sunday's game the Mavericks will honor this year's seniors in honor of Senior Day.
The Mavericks enter the weekend with a 5-5-1 conference record, which puts them in eighth place with 16 conference points. The 2019 RMAC Tournament will feature the top eight teams and begin on Nov 8 with a championship game set for Nov 16.
The last time the Mavs competed in the RMAC Tournament was 2017 when they fell 4-0 to UCCS in the first match.
In the Mavs most recent game against Fort Lewis College senior Alexis Allard recorded two goals and now leads the team with five goals. Taylor Jones sits behind her with four goals and Ryanne Parker leads the team in assists with five. Parker's nine points this season is tied with Madison Rasimas who has recorded three goals and three assists this season. Allard leads the team with ten points.
Defenders Jocelyn Ceccarelli and Devyn Parsons are leaders in minutes played this year both clocking in over 1300 minutes.
Kamrie Gunderson who has played all but one game this season in the net has also played over 1300 minutes this season. She has recorded a 1.02 goals against average (fifth best in RMAC) and a 75.0 saves percentage (ninth best in RMAC). This season the Mavericks have recorded five shutouts and Gunderson is responsible for four of them along with 45 saves this season.
The Mavericks' one other shutout was credited to Emily Signorio who recorded four saves against Adams State last weekend. That shutout was the fifth of her career.
All-Academic Honors
Ten Student-athletes from the women's soccer team were honored on this year's RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll list.
To be eligible for the honors, a student-athlete must have a 3.30 or higher GPA, use a season of competition and be in their second year at the current member institution. Sports Information Directors from the member institutions selected the first team based on a combination of academic and athletic accomplishments. Those not selected to the first team are automatically placed on the honor roll, which included ten Mavericks.
There were no Mavericks featured on the First Team list but ten on the honor roll list.
Ashton Hall, Jocelyn Ceccarelli, Ryanne Parker, Zoe Peterson, Jessica Jolley, Jacqueline Linn, Alyssa Maraschin, Sydney Prestia, Madison Rasimas, and Emily Signorio were the ten Mavs to represent Colorado Mesa on the All-Academic Honor Roll list.
Scouting Dixie State
The Trailblazers will enter Friday's match with a 8-3-4 overall record and a 6-2-3 conference record that places them third in the conference standings.
The Trailblazers are averaging 2.93 goals per game and have scored the second most goals this season among RMAC opponents (44). Whitley Johns has scored the third most goals in the RMAC and currently leads the Trailblazers with 10 goals.
Two other Trailblazers are tied with six goals.
In the net the Trailblazers have used five different goalkeepers throughout their 15 games. Adelle Brown has played the most games at ten with a 0.76 goals against average. In the Trailblazers most recent outing Brown recorded ten saves in a 6-3 win over CSU-Pueblo.
Scouting Westminster
The Griffins will kickoff against Western Friday night at 7 pm at Walker Field before facing the Mavericks Sunday at 12:30 pm. They enter the weekend with a 9-3-3 overall record and a 6-3-2 conference record which puts them in fourth place behind Dixie State.
The Griffins have 13 players who have recorded goals this season but are led by Emma Heyn who has recorded four goals this season. Aimee Kurfurst leads the team with 42 shots and is averaging the third most shots in the conference at 3.07 per game.
The Mavericks have never defeated the Griffins in their five previous meetings.
Up Next
The RMAC Tournament will begin Nov 8-10 and ends with a championships game on Nov 16.
