General 10/13/2025 7:50:00 AM Chris Day - CMU Sports Information

Mav Watch (Week of Oct. 13)

A weekly rundown and look ahead at the happenings of CMU Athletics

Upcoming Home Events

Friday, October 17
6 p.m.- Volleyball vs. Colorado Christian (Dig Pink Night)

Saturday, October 18
3 p.m.- Volleyball vs. CSU Pueblo

Full Composite Calendar: https://cmumavericks.com/calendar?date=10/13/2025&vtype=list

Football

The Mavs (3-3, 2-2 RMAC) claimed their second straight win and moved to .500 on the season with a dominant 54-17 win over Adams State on Saturday night at Stocker Stadium.
The Mavs ran for 357 yards and had 513 yards of total offense, breaking open a 27-17 halftime lead with three third quarter touchdowns.
Aiden Taylor ran for 127 yards and three first half touchdowns while Cole Hanson completed six of nine passes for 140 yards and a 91-yard touchdown pass to Trek Keyworth, who had 102 receiving yards.
Brandon Belgrave, named as the RMAC Offensive Player and the National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter's Player of the Week, and Myles Newble also had touchdown runs while normal linebacker Will Reeves, lined up as a fullback, capped the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Bronco Hartson, who threw for his first touchdown pass in his collegiate debut to complete the scoring.
George Soppe also had a 16-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown and recorded ten tackles, including 1.5 for losses.
The Mavs scored touchdowns on each of their first four and seven of their first eight possessions.
The Mavericks will be on the road this week, traveling to Las Vegas, New Mexico to face New Mexico Highlands (3-3, 1-3 RMAC) on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Cowboys have dropped three straight to the three RMAC teams at the top of the standings in Western Colorado, CSU Pueblo and Chadron State after getting off to a 3-0 start.

Men's Soccer

The Mavs (5-4-2, 2-1-1 RMAC) had a strong 6-point conference weekend posting a pair of home wins to move into a tie for second place in the RMAC standings. The Mavs beat Adams State, 5-0 on Friday before taking down national poll No. 9 Fort Lewis by a 4-1 count on Sunday.
The Mavericks are now undefeated (1-0-2) against teams ranked amongst the nation's top 10 at the time of the meeting.
They are also undefeated (4-0-1) at home this season.
Manuel Ponce Casas and Daniel Paulsson scored in both games as the Mavericks scored eight of their nine goals in the second halves of both games.
Ponce Casas had the 48^th minute game-winner against Fort Lewis and scored again in the 62^nd minute after Paulsson put CMU ahead just 1:08 before Ponce Casas' first goal.
Matteo Bonelli scored the 13^th minute opener against Adams State.
Nathan Beck made four saves in net throughout the weekend, recording his third shutout against Adams State.
Ponce Casas now leads the Mavs with seven goals this season. He now has 25 in his career to rank third in program history.
The Mavs will be on the road for their lone game of this week, playing at the Colorado School of Mines (2-4-4, 1-2 RMAC) on Sunday at noon in Golden.

Women's Soccer

The Mavericks, ranked 23^rd in last week's national poll, extended their winning streak to five while posting their fourth straight shutout with a comfortable 4-0 win over Black Hills State on Sunday.
The Mavericks are now 8-2 overall and lead the RMAC with a 4-0 conference record.
The Mavs outshot the Yellow Jackets, 23-2 as Parker Mairs scored 12^th and 57^th minute goals to lead the way.
Olivia Bariao-Arce and Savanah Miller also scored in the victory while Keely Wieczorek made a pair of saves to pick up the shutout, her seventh of the season.
The Mavs are now 9-0-1 all-time against Black Hills State and have won each of the last seven games in shutouts since 2019.
The Mavs. Oct. 3 game against Fort Lewis, which was thwarted by lightning, has been declared as a no-contest by the RMAC. The RMAC standings will now be determined by a points per match basis.
CMU is now 7-0 at home this season and have not conceded a single home goal. They are unbeaten in their last 15 home games (14-0-1) over the past two seasons.
A new national poll will be released on Tuesday.
The Mavs will now begin a 4-match, 2-week stretch of road games, playing Friday at New Mexico Highlands (1-8, 0-5 RMAC) and Sunday at Adams State (6-3-2, 2-2-1 RMAC. Both of those matches will begin at 1 p.m.

Volleyball

The Mavericks (10-5, 4-2 RMAC) split a pair of road matinees over the weekend, sweeping Western Colorado in Gunnison on Friday before falling in three tight sets to Fort Lewis in Durango on Saturday.
The Mavs' win over Western was their 25^th straight in the rivalry while the loss to Fort Lewis snapped an 8-match winning streak over the Skyhawks.
Sadie Scoville led the Mavericks with 13 kills in each of the two matches and also recorded a double-double with 16 kills in the Fort Lewis match.
Setters Ashlyn Tafoya and Addie Swanson both recorded double-doubles against the Skyhawks as well.
Tafoya also set new season-bests for assists (32) and kills (6) in the win over Western.
The Mavericks will return home to play three matches in five days, starting Friday at 6 p.m. against Colorado Christian (9-7, 4-2 RMAC).
The Mavs will then play against RMAC-leading CSU Pueblo (12-4, 6-0 RMAC) on Saturday at 3 p.m. as Coach Austin Albers takes on his former squad while four current Maverick players, including Scoville, take on their former teammates.
CMU then wraps up the homestand against Westminster (10-6, 3-3 RMAC) next Tuesday (Oct. 21) at 6 p.m.

Cross Country

The Maverick women, ranked 28^th in last week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's National Poll, put up an impressive fourth place finish out of 36 teams at Saturday's Lewis Crossover Invite in Romeoville, Illinois.
The Mavs defeated six other nationally-ranked teams, including four above them in the poll, while racking up a multitude of out of region wins, that could prove impactful during the NCAA Championship selection process.
They were also first out of four RMAC teams in the meet.
Megan Hodges led the Mavericks for the third straight meet with a 13^th place finish while freshman Daisy Lalonde finished 20^th in her full Maverick debut.
The Mavs had a five-person pack time of just 51 seconds and had each of their top seven runners finish amongst the top 100.
The Maverick men finished 20^th out of 36 teams as freshman Clayton Wilson led the way with a 31^st place finish in his Maverick debut.
Chase Brown finished second on the team and 57^th overall while two other freshman in Dominick Muller and Kael Jex were third and fourth on the squad in their collegiate debuts.
The Mavericks will be off this weekend before competing in the Oct. 25 RMAC Championships at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs.

Women's Golf

The Maverick women will resume their season this week playing against most of the top teams in the NCAA Division II West Region on Monday and Tuesday at the NCAA West Region Preview, hosted by CSU Pueblo at the Pueblo Country Club.
That course will then be the venue for May's regional championship.
season next Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 13-14) at the West Region Preview hosted by CSU Pueblo at the Pueblo Country Club.
The 21-team field includes 13 of the 18 squads that competed in last year's regional, including each of the top five placing teams.
Defending national champion and fourth-ranked Dallas Baptist, leads a group of five teams in the Mizuno Women's Golf Coaches Association's latest Coaches Poll. Four other teams expected to compete are also receiving votes in the poll.
Payton Panzeri has the Mavs' best scoring average (75.67) and head-to-head winning percentage (.810) through three tournaments. Fellow senior Anju Ogi is right behind with a 76.83 scoring average and will return to Pueblo, where she spent the past four seasons as a member of the CSU Pueblo squad.

Men's Golf

The Maverick men, who have moved up one spot to 18^th in last Friday's Bushnell/Golfweek NCAA Division II Coaches Poll, will complete the fall season this week playing at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite in Amarillo, Texas.
The Mavs are one of 12 NCAA Division II South Central Region squads entered in Tuesday and Wednesday's tournament that will include three rounds at the Amarillo Country Club.
CMU is one of four nationally-ranked squads in the field while two others are also receiving votes.
CMU's main lineup has posted a 288.75 scoring average while winning two of their three tournaments this season.
Meanwhile, sophomore Zack Moreau led a group of three Mavs outside of the squad's top five at last week's Bob Writz Invitational in Lakewood. He tied for sixth while Baptiste Laborde and Noah Richmond tied for ninth.
No team scores were kept for that 36-hole event, played last Sunday and Monday at Bear Creek Golf Course.

Swimming & Diving

The Mavericks swept the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Swimmer and Diver of the Week awards, announced Thursday, after strong efforts at the previous weekend's Intermountain Shootout.
Olivia Hansson was named as the RMAC Women's Swimmer of the Week while newcomer and 2024 Paris Olympian Guillaume Guth received the men's award.
Jax Juarros and Kenya Meyer swept the diving awards.
The CSCAA is slated to release its first monthly edition of the Division II Dual Meet Poll on Friday.
The Mavs will be off from competition again this week before returning to the competitive pool on Oct. 24 and 25. The CMU women will be in Fort Collins to face Colorado State and Denver on Friday, Oct. 24 while the Maverick men will head to Golden to face the Colorado School of Mines in an RMAC dual on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Triathlon

The Mavericks were off this weekend and are currently ranked 14^th overall and fourth amongst Division II teams in the latest (Oct. 8) Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association's National Rankings.
The Mavericks have four triathletes amongst the top 100 and three others ranked between No. 102-110 in the individual rankings.
Freshman Alexandra Schipai is ranked 68^th and has led the Mavs in both of the last two races.
They will next race at the West Regional Championships on Oct. 26 in Fort Worth, Texas looking to re-claim the top Division II spot of the region after finishing second at last year's regional. The Mavs had won the previous five.

Colorado Mesa turns 100

The CMU Century Celebration stands as the cornerstone of Colorado Mesa University's year-long centennial celebration. This ambitious initiative unites our community in honoring a rich heritage while boldly envisioning the next hundred years of academic excellence.
Led by the Steering Committee and six specialized sub-committees, we're orchestrating a transformative experience that will resonate through generations. Each committee brings unique expertise to create an unforgettable commemoration of our past, present and future.
To learn more about Colorado Mesa's 100-year celebration, visit cmucentury.com

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Players Mentioned

#20 Parker Mairs: F; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#2 Savanah Miller: M; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#30 Keely Wieczorek: G; 5' 3"; Junior

#22 Matteo Bonelli: F; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#8 Daniel Paulsson: M; 6' 1"; Senior

#9 Manuel Ponce Casas: F; 6' 2"; Senior

#9 Addie Swanson: S; 5' 7"; Redshirt Freshman; Empire VBC

#1 Ashlyn Tafoya: S; 5' 10"; Freshman; Colorado Juniors

#6 Sadie Scoville: OH; 6' 0"; Senior; Club V

Alexandra Schipai: 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#20 Parker Mairs
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: F

#2 Savanah Miller
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: M

#30 Keely Wieczorek
: 5' 3"; Junior
: G

#22 Matteo Bonelli
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: F

#8 Daniel Paulsson
: 6' 1"; Senior
: M

#9 Manuel Ponce Casas
: 6' 2"; Senior
: F

#9 Addie Swanson
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Freshman; Empire VBC
: S

#1 Ashlyn Tafoya
: 5' 10"; Freshman; Colorado Juniors
: S

#6 Sadie Scoville
: 6' 0"; Senior; Club V
: OH

Alexandra Schipai
: 5' 6"; Freshman