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Monday, September 22
8:30 a.m.- Men's Golf hosts San Juan Intercollegiate presented by Timberline Bank (Bridges Golf & Country Club in Montrose)
 
Tuesday, September 23
8:30 a.m.- Men's Golf hosts San Juan Intercollegiate presented by Timberline Bank (Bridges Golf & Country Club in Montrose)
 
Friday, September 26
6 p.m.- Volleyball vs. #4 MSU Denver (Home Opener)
7 p.m.- Women's Soccer vs. Colorado Christian
 
Saturday, September 27
3 p.m.- Volleyball vs. UCCS
 
Sunday, September 28
1 p.m.- Women's Soccer vs. MSU Denver
 
Full Composite Calendar: https://cmumavericks.com/calendar?date=9/22/2025&vtype=list
 
Men's Golf

• The Mavs got off to a great start in 2025-26, winning last Monday and Tuesday's Travis Roy Memorial Invitational in Sheridan, Wyoming.
• The Mavs posted team scores of 290 and 273 to finish at 563 (-13) and three shots ahead of CSU Pueblo.
• The round of 273 was the third best team score in program history.
• Junior Dylan Everett won the individual title, the first of his career, by five shots with a 36-hole score of 136 (-8).  He had rounds of 69 and 67 and was later named as the RMAC Golfer of the Week.
• Sophomore Leo Lavalle carded a 7-under par round of 65 in the second round and tied for second place overall.
• Thanks to the effort, the Mavs moved to the No. 19 spot of the Bushnell/Golfweek NCAA Division II Coaches' Poll after receiving votes in the preseason poll.
• They Mavs are hosting a tournament for the first time since 2016 on Monday and Tuesday, playing in the San Juan Intercollegiate presented by Timberline Bank at Bridges Golf & Country Club in Montrose. | LIVE RESULTS
• After hosting the tournament, the Mavs will then head to Mexico for the Sept. 28-30 (Sunday-Tuesday) Shootout at the PGA Riviera Maya at the Tulum Country Club in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Volleyball

• The Mavericks are now 6-3 overall and are off to a 2-0 start in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play for the third straight year.
• They were ranked 23^rd in last week's American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division II/TARAFLEX Poll and have now been ranked in 44 consecutive national polls since early in 2022.  New rankings are due out Monday afternoon.
• Senior outside hitter Sadie Scoville was one of three players with a double-double in Friday's 5-set victory at Adams State, recording season-highs with 19 kills and 18 digs.  She then had 11 kills on .435 hitting in Saturday's 3-set sweep at New Mexico Highlands.
• Setters Addie Swanson and Ashlyn Tafoya both had double-doubles in Friday's win as well.  Swanson set new season-highs with 36 assists and 11 digs to record her first career double-double.
• Macy Wood set season-highs with nine kills and seven blocks in the win over Adams State, CMU's tenth straight in the rivalry.
• The first four sets were all decided by the minimum two points before CMU pulled out the 15-12 fifth set win.
• CMU held NMHU below 20 points in all three sets and hit .365 in the sweep of the Cowgirls on Saturday.
• The Mavs have now won 17 straight decisions over the Cowgirls since 2011.
• After playing their first nine matches and three weekends of the season on the road, the Mavs will begin a 4-match homestand this weekend.
• They will take on RMAC Preseason favorite and 4-time defending champions MSU Denver on Friday night at 6 p.m. in their home opener.  MSU Denver was ranked fourth in last week's national poll and is the only RMAC team to have defeated the Mavericks in Brownson Arena since 2021.
• The Roadrunners are 8-1 overall and 1-0 in the RMAC after surviving a 5-set battle at Colorado School of Mines on Friday.
• UCCS, off to a 9-0 (2-0 RMAC) start, their best in program history, will then enter Brownson Arena for a Saturday afternoon match at 3 p.m.

Women's Soccer

• The Mavericks, who were 12^th in last week's national poll, capped the non-conference portion of the schedule with split results in the Los Angeles metro area.
• CMU, now 4-2 overall, suffered a 2-0 loss to Azusa Pacific on Thursday night but bounced back for a 2-1 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday.
• Ally Wachtel and Kyle Wells scored in that victory over the Toros.
• Wells' 69^th minute goal broke a 1-1 tie and was her third game-winner of the season.
• She has five goals on the season to lead the Mavs and rank second in the RMAC statistics.
• CMU is 3-0 at home this season and will open RMAC play at Community Hospital Unity Field, hosting pair of games this weekend.
• The Mavs are unbeaten in their last 11 home games (10-0-1) over the 2024 and 2025 season.
• The Mavs will take on Colorado Christian (1-3-1) on Friday night at 7 o'clock and MSU Denver (0-3-3) on Sunday at 1 p.m.
• The Mavs have won six straight decisions over Colorado Christian and have a 2-0-1 record against MSU Denver in the last three match-ups.
• A new national poll is slated for release on Tuesday.

Football

• The Mavs (1-2) started RMAC play on Saturday, falling to No. 12 CSU Pueblo, 31-24 in Saturday's Parent's Weekend game at Stocker Stadium.
• The Mavs led 17-7 and nearly pulled off a comeback from 31-17 down after giving up 24 straight points in between.
• CMU quarterback Liu Aumavae was 24-for-38 for 248 yards and three scores while completing passes to 11 different receivers.
• Freshman Bryson Brown had two catches for 80 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
• Trek Keyworth had five receptions for 50 yards while Noah Greer and Evan Morris also had touchdown receptions.
• Lex Leany made 12 tackles while George Soppe added ten for the Maverick defense.
• The Mavs will be on the road for the next two weeks, playing at Chadron State this Saturday (Sept. 27) before going to Golden for an Oct. 4 game at the Colorado School of Mines.  Chadron State upset the 23^rd-ranked Orediggers, 34-28 in Golden this past weekend to improve to 2-2 overall and to 2-0 in the RMAC.  The win was the Eagles' first over Mines since 2012 and their first over a ranked team since 2018.
• The Mavericks will be gunning for their 500^th win in program history since 1925.

Men's Soccer

• The Mavs improved to 2-0-1 at home and 2-2-1 overall as they claimed a high-scoring 4-3 win over Simon Fraser on Saturday morning in their only game of the week.
• Manuel Ponce Casas scored two goals just 70 seconds apart in the first half helping the Mavs go ahead 3-1 at halftime after falling behind 1-0 early on.  He also had an assist on CMU's first goal, recording five of his team co-leading six offensive points this season in the game.
• Connor Chilson and Nathan Hernandez also scored for the Mavs while Nathan Beck made six saves to help CMU overcome the Red Leafs' 18-12 advantage in total shots.
• Eight different Mavericks have combined for 12 goals in CMU's first five games this season.
• The Mavs will play two RMAC opponents in games that will not count in the RMAC standings this week.  They are at Adams State (1-3-1) for a Wednesday afternoon (3 p.m.) encounter before heading to South Dakota Mines (3-0-2) for a Sunday clash at 1 p.m.
• CMU's next four games will be away from home.

Cross Country

• The Mavs raced for the second time this fall at Saturday's MSU Denver's Roadrunners Invitational in Denver.
• CMU's women, ranked 25^th in last week's national poll, took second out of eight teams and were the top RMAC and NCAA Division II squad in the meet.  The Mavs finished higher than six RMAC opponents, including four that were ranked higher than them in the national poll.
• Megan Hodges turned in the best finish of her career, placing third as the top RMAC and Division II runner in the field finishing behind only two other runners from Colorado State, which won the team title.
• Autumn McQuitty (15^th) and Jordan Stanisewski (20^th) also finished inside the top 20.
• CMU's men finished seventh out of nine teams and were led by Chase Brown's 13^th place individual finish.
• New rankings are expected out this Tuesday (regional) and Wednesday (national).
• The Mavs will next compete on Oct. 11 at the Lewis Crossover Invitational in Romeoville, Illinois.

Women's Golf

• The Maverick women finished third out of 12 teams in last Monday and Tuesday's Travis Roy Memorial Invitational in Sheridan, Wyoming posting a 36-hole team score of 612.
• Payton Panzeri, who finished eighth with a +5 score of 149, and Anju Ogi, who tied for ninth at 160 (+6) both finished in the top 10 of the individual standings.
• Hunter Gledhill was just outside of the top 10, tying for 11^th at 161 (+7).
• The Mavs then opened the Wasatch Invitational in South Jordan, Utah with a team score of 317 on Sunday to stand in seventh place.
• Ogi was the Mavs' top performer on the day, tying for sixth with a first round score of 74 (+2).
• Gledhill, playing just miles from her home in Herriman, posted a round of 78 (+6) and is in a tie for 16^th place heading into Monday's second and final round.
• Mav fans can follow the progress through the tournament's live scoring page.

Men's & Women's Tennis

• The Mavs will wrap up their busy month of September and the fall season at this week's ITA West Regional Championships in Southern California.
• Biola is hosting the tournament, which will run from Thursday to Saturday.
• Emil Hultman and Romain Payan have led the Maverick men in the first two individual tournaments of the fall season, going 6-0 and 5-1, respectively so far.
• Payan and Jamison Pfingston are 4-1 in doubles.
• The Maverick women have also enjoyed a strong fall, going 2-1 in duals.
• Devyn Rodriguez is 5-1 in singles play while freshman Sophie Hartman is 5-0.
• Hartman and fellow freshman Valentina Gonzalez are also 6-0 in doubles.

Triathlon

• The Mavs were off last week but learned they were ranked 12^th overall and third amongst Division II schools in the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association's first regular set of rankings.
• Five Mavs are ranked inside the top 100 of the individual rankings.
• CMU will next compete at the Prairie State Cup on Oct. 4 in Dewitt, Illinois.

Swimming & Diving

• The Mavericks hosted their annual intrasquad scrimmage on Friday afternoon.
• The Mavs will host the Intermountain Shootout on Oct. 3-4 to officially begin the season.
• The Mavs have swept the last seven RMAC titles and will learn their position in the RMAC Preseason Coaches Poll, which is slated for release this week.

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