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Friday, October 10
7 p.m.- Men's Soccer vs. Adams State
 
Saturday, October 11
6 p.m.- Football vs. Adams State
 
Sunday, October 12
11 a.m.- Women's Soccer vs. Black Hills State (First Responders Day)
2 p.m.- Men's Soccer vs. Fort Lewis (First Responders Day)
 
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Football

• The Mavs (2-3, 1-2 RMAC) retained the Nykios Cup, defeating the Colorado School of Mines for the second straight year on Saturday in Golden.
• The 28-24 victory was the 500^th in program history.
• Brandon Belgrave caught a 13-yard touchdown pass on a 4^th-and-3 play from the Mines 13-yard line with 11 seconds remaining in the game to give the Mavs the win.
• Belgrave also ran for 209 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.
• CMU posted 369 rushing yards in total.
• Jake Sinz made 13 tackles to lead the Maverick defense while Kash Bradley added eight, including five solos.
• The Mavs trailed 14-3 early in the second quarter before rallying to tie the game at 21 on Belgrave's second touchdown run with 12:56 remaining.  Mines then kicked a field goal with 1:56 left to take a 24-21 lead before the Mavs marched 75 yards on 12 plays to win the game.
• After playing back-to-back road games, the Mavericks have returned home to take on winless Adams (0-5, 0-3 RMAC), which has been outscored 186-20 in the last four games this Saturday at 6 p.m.

Women's Soccer

• The Mavericks, ranked 22^nd in last week's national poll, posted their fourth straight win and third straight shutout on Sunday, celebrating Senior Day with a 4-0 home win over Western Colorado.
• The Mavs honored seven seniors following the game.
• The Mavericks (7-2, 3-0 RMAC) also started a Friday twilight game at Fort Lewis in Durango but were thwarted by lightning delays, which forced a postponement in the 12^th minute.
• The schools will work together to plan a make-up date.
• Parker Mairs, Kylie Wells, Olivia Bariao-Arce and Ellie Duncan all scored in Sunday's victory that saw the Mavs outshoot Western, 26-10.
• Keely Wieczorek made seven saves to record her RMAC-leading sixth shutout of the season, all of which have come at home.
• Wells leads the RMAC with eight goals this season.
• The Mavs nave now won 12 straight games over Western.
• CMU is now 6-0 at home this season and have not conceded a single home goal.  They are unbeaten in their last 14 home games (13-0-1) over the past two seasons.
• The Mavericks will remain at home this week for one game, hosting Black Hills State, currently 4-4-2 (1-3 RMAC) on Sunday at 11 a.m. in their First Responders Game.

Men's Soccer

• The Mavs (3-4-2, 0-1-1 RMAC) started RMAC play last week, falling 2-1 at UCCS on Thursday night before battling for a 3-3 draw against No. 7 and undefeated CSU Pueblo on Sunday afternoon.
• Cain Castellon scored his first goal as a Maverick in the 76^th minute of Thursday's game to level the score at 1-1 before UCCS got the game winner just two minutes later.
• Nathan Hernandez and Hayes Malone scored goals just 41 seconds apart in the fourth minute of Sunday's game at CSU Pueblo to give the Mavs a 2-0 lead.  The ThunderWolves then rallied to take a 3-2 lead before Manuel Ponce Casas scored the equalizer in the 64^th minute. 
• Hernandez also assisted on Malone's and Castellon's goals to now sit atop the team scoring charts with four goals and eleven offensive points.
• The Mavs will try to snap a 3-game winless streak when they host their first home RMAC contests this weekend.
• CMU will play Adams State, a team they beat 5-0 on Sept. 24 in Alamosa, this Friday at 7 p.m. before taking on Fort Lewis, ranked 15^th in last week's national rankings, on Sunday at 2 p.m. in their First Responders Game.

Volleyball

• The Mavericks (9-4, 3-1 RMAC) wrapped up a 4-match, 8-day homestand with two wins last week.  They swept Western Colorado on Tuesday night and then claimed a 4-set win over Westminster on Friday night.  Both matches were in RMAC Regional Pod play and did not count for the RMAC standings.
• CMU was ranked 25^th in last week's American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division II/TARAFLEX Poll and have now been ranked in 46 consecutive national polls since early in 2022.  New rankings are due out Monday afternoon.
• In Tuesday's win, Sadie Scoville and Henley Madsen both hit .526 and combined for 25 of CMU's 45 kills.  The Mavericks held the Mountaineers to just 20.
• Emma Luce then matched her season and career-high with 15 kills in Friday's win over Westminster.  Madsen added 11.
• Addison Wright recorded a career-high 25 dis and four aces in Friday's win as the Mavs recorded 12 aces, CMU's highest single-match total since 2022.
• The Mavericks will return to RMAC matches on the road this week, playing Western in Gunnison on Friday at 3 p.m. before taking on Fort Lewis in Durango on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Durango.
• The Mavs lead the RMAC statistics in hitting percentage (.259) and hitting percentage defense (.157).

Swimming & Diving

• The Mavericks got their season underway this past weekend, hosting RMAC rival Adams State and NCAA Division I BYU in the Intermountain Shootout.
• The Maverick men and women both performed well, taking second in both Friday and Saturday's meets, scored separately, battling with BYU until the end and finishing comfortably ahead of Adams State in both.
• The Mavericks combined for 16 NCAA Championship provisional qualifying times, three wins in Friday's meet and a pair of NCAA Championship diving qualification marks in Friday's meet.
• The Mavs then won three more events in Saturday's meet while setting eight more NCAA Championship "B" cut times and another diving qualification mark in Saturday's meet.
• Kiara Borchardt and Oskar Sawicki both set new school-record times in the 50-yard butterfly, a non-championship event on Saturday.
• Olivia Hansson won three events and set NCAA Championship provisional qualifying times that lead the country in four different events.
• Antonia Leese also won the 50 Breaststroke on Saturday while Ryan Campbell and Kenya Meyer both won 3-meter diving competitions over the weekend.
• Leese (100 Breast), Ada Qunell (100 Free), Taylar Hooton (100 Back) also recorded the top times in the Division II this season.
• 2024 Paris Olympian Guillaume Guth also made his collegiate debut for the Maverick men setting Division II's fastest time in both the 50 and 100 Free.
• Luka Samsonov also leads the country in the 100 Back.
• The Mavs have the nation's fastest times in five relays as well.
• CMU's next competitions will be on Oct. 24 (women at Colorado State/vs. Denver) and Oct. 25 (men at Colorado School of Mines)

​​​​​​Triathlon 

• The Mavericks took second amongst NCAA Division II teams and third overall in a field of 18 teams and more than 100 triathletes at Saturday's Prairie State Cup in Dewitt, Illinois
• All five of the Mavericks' scorers finished amongst the top 20.
• Estonian freshman Alexandra Schipai led the Mavs for the second straight race, placing 11^th with a time of 1:04:18.
• Fiona Graves (12^th), Josie Williams (15^th), Sylvie Aardema Gagnon (17^th) and Nadine Klive (19^th) also recorded top 20 finishes
• CMU will next race at the West Regional Championships on Oct. 26 in Fort Worth, Texas
• CMU entered last weekend's race 13^th overall and third amongst Division II teams in the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association's National Rankings.

Cross Country

• The Mavs have been off for the past two weekends but will resume their season this Saturday at the Lewis Crossover Invitational in Romeoville, Illinois.
• The meet will be key to the NCAA Championship at-large selection process and will give CMU their lone chance at racking up wins against teams from other regions.
• The Maverick women were ranked 25^th in last week's USTFCCCCA National Poll.  A new poll is slated for release on Wednesday.

Men's Golf

• The Mavs have six individuals outside of their normal starting lineup playing in the Bob Writz Invitational in Lakewood, which concludes Monday | LIVE SCORING
• No team scores are being kept.
• Sophomore Zack Moreau posted the best round of his career in Sunday's first round, recording three birdies and 13 pars in 1-under par round of 71.  He is tied for fourth.
• The Mavericks main squad finished seventh at the Shootout at PGA Riviera Maya in Akumal, Mexico, which wrapped up on Tuesday.
• Freshman Henry Starr and sophomore Leo Lavalle tied for 11^th in the field of 75 players while Dylan Everett also recorded a top 20 finish, tying for 18^th.
• CMU is ranked 19^th nationally in the first regular season edition of the Bushnell/Golfweek NCAA Division II Coaches Poll.
• The Mavs main squad will be in action to wrap up the fall season next Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 14-15) at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational in Amarillo, Texas.

Women's Golf

• The Maverick women were off last week but will resume their season next Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 13-14) at the West Region Preview hosted by CSU Pueblo at the Pueblo Country Club.
• 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.

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