GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— Riding the momentum of a 12-goal win over then conference-leading Westminster and victories in their of their last four outings, the Colorado Mesa University women's lacrosse team will be on the Colorado's front range this weekend playing at UCCS on Friday at 4 p.m. before taking on nationally-ranked and current conference leading Regis University on Sunday at Noon.
 
The Mavericks will enter the trip with a 4-9 overall mark but have an even 3-3 conference record.  They will also have the opportunity to tighten the RMAC standings even more as UCCS comes in to the day just one spot ahead of the Mavs with a 5-2 conference record.
 
Regis, who will host Westminster on Friday night, is 6-1 in the RMAC with Westminster sandwiched in between at 5-1.
 
Both games can also be seen with a subscription to the RMAC Network (more information below).
 
Live statistics will also be available through the links above.
 
Last Times Out
 
The Mavericks claimed an 18-6 home win over Westminster last Friday (Apr. 3), handing the Griffins their only conference loss.  The Mavericks dominated the second half, out-scoring the visitors, 11-2 in the second half.
 
Courtney Havel scored a season-high five goals while Devon Morris added four goals and four assists. 
 
At the other end of the field, Heather Hawkins made 13 saves.
 
Two days earlier on Apr. 1, the Mavs played against No. 18 Regis, falling 10-5.    Hawkins made ten saves in that game while Morris scored four of the Mavs' five goals with Havel adding the other.
 
Third honor for third century keeper
 
Maverick sophomore goalkeeper Heather Hawkins was named as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after recording 23 saves in the Mavs' two games last weekend.
 
The honor was the third of the Palmer Lake, Colorado native's career and the first for any Maverick this season.
 
Her 13 saves against Westminster matched a season-high and pushed her over the 100 save mark for the season (108).  That total is already the eighth highest single-season total in program history and makes her just the third Maverick to ever record more than 100 saves in back-to-back seasons.
 
Hawkins made 133 saves last year en-route to RMAC Goalkeeper and Freshman of the Year honors.
 
Lauren Wells set the program record for saves in a season with 156 in the Mavs' debut season of 2011 before recording 137 the year after.  Shannon Murphy made 117 in 2023 and 134 in 2024 before Hawkins earned the starting nod from Murphy early in 2025.
 
Goal-Scoring Spree
 
Maverick senior attack Devon Morris has been on a goal-scoring spree, tallying her first four career hat tricks in the last two weeks.  Morris has scored 15 goals in the Mavs' 4-game stretch that has seen the team go 3-1.  She has scored four times in each of the last three games.
 
Morris is second on this year's Maverick squad with 20 goals after scoring ten combined goals in her first three seasons.
 
The Davis, California native also had four assists in last Friday's win over Westminster while finishing the game with a career-high eight points, just one shy of the Maverick single-game record of nine, jointly held by five different players.
 
Nine For Five
 
Maverick senior Courtney Havel, who wears uniform No. 9, scored a season-high five goals in the win over Westminster.
 
The senior out of Lake Oswego, Oregon, has now scored five or more goals in four different games in her career.  She had three such games while earning RMAC Attacker of the Year honors in 2025.
 
Havel is third on this year's squad with 18 goals and now has 82 in her career.  She moved in to the top 10 of CMU history on Friday.
 
Still on the climb to 100
 
Maverick senior Carson Dickey scored two goals in Friday's win over Westminster and still leads this year's team with 22.  She now has 93 career goals to rank eighth in CMU history.
 
She is just seven goals shy of becoming the sixth Maverick to ever reach the 100 career goal mark.
 
Coach's Corner
 
Ashley Delaney is in her third year as the Mavs' head coach and her seventh on the CMU staff after serving as an assistant for the four previous seasons from 2020-23.
 
The Mavs have gone 11-6 in both of Delaney's previous years as a head coach and posted a 33-19 combined record in her four years as an assistant under two previous head coaches. 
 
She was named as the RMAC Coach of the Year in 2025 after leading the Mavs to a share of the RMAC Regular Season Championship and to hosting rights of the RMAC Tournament for the first time in program history.
 
She also helped the Mavs win a share of the RMAC crown in 2023 when she was an assistant coach.  The Mavericks are a combined 59-40 with her on the coaching staff and have played in all five RMAC Tournament Championship games with her on the staff.
 
Counting this year, Delaney now has a 26-21 record as the Mavs' head coach.
 
She and the Mavericks are 5-1 against the UCCS Mountain Lions in her time as the Mavs' head coach and have a 12-1 record against them in Delaney's time on the staff.
 
She and the Mavericks are 1-6 against Regis in her time as the head coach and 2-14 against the Rangers with her on the sideline.
 
Know Your Foes
 
UCCS
 
The Mountain Lions are 7-5 this season.  They have won six out of their last seven games after a slow 1-4 start.  They sit third in the RMAC standings but are just a game behind RMAC-leading Regis, the only team to have bested them in the recent stretch.
 
The Mountain Lions have the RMAC's second leading offensive attach that has scored nearly 13 goals per game (12.92) and also have the conference's second best goals against average (10.70).
 
Ella Mills, who has 34 goals and Sofia Watts, who has 33, sit third and fourth in the RMAC for scoring.
 
Allie Schell has 19 assists to lead the conference but has scored just one goal herself.  Allison Hoffman and Charlotte Fannin have both put together 21-goal seasons to date.
 
Jade Wilson has 47 draw controls to lead the team.
 
Fannin also has 33 ground balls while Danica Rodriguez has a team-high caused ten turnovers while registering 21 ground balls.
 
Delaney Gnos has started all 12 of the Mountain Lions' games but has been relieved six times by Ellen Gernert.  Gnos has made 68 saves and has a .402 save percentage and 12.11 goals against average in just over 500 minutes worth of net time.
 
Regis
 
The Rangers are ranked 19^th in this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association NCAA Division II poll.  They have a 10-4 overall record and have won seven straight gams entering a key RMAC clash against Westminster on Friday night.
 
The Rangers currently lead the RMAC standings at 6-1, just ahead of the 5-1 Griffins.
 
They also lead the RMAC in goal scoring, putting up 183 in their 14 games to date, and have the top two individual goal scores in the league.  Maggie Schipfer paces the RMAC with 42 and is the reigning RMAC Offensive Player of the Week
 
Lexie Springman is second in the conference with 40 goals and has a slightly higher per game average of 3.08 slightly ahead of Schipfer's 3.00 mark.
 
Springman also has 13 assists and leads the Rangers and the RMAC with 53 total points.  Schipfer is second with 50.
 
Kyla Bieker has 14 assists to pace the Rangers.
 
Elle Enselman leads the team with 33 draw controls while Krista Munsinger has 31 draw controls and the same number of ground balls. 
 
Freshman Sophia Katnik has 39 ground balls and a team-high 23 caused turnovers.
 
Goalkeeper Brigit Goetsch leads the RMAC with 136 saves and her goals against average of 10.00.  She also has a .517 save percentage to lead the conference.
 
Series Histories
 
The Mavs have dominated the series with UCCS winning 15 of the 16 all-time meetings.  However, the Mountain Lions claimed their first ever win over the Mavs by a slim 8-7 margin on Mar. 15 in Grand Junction.
 
CMU is 6-0 all-time against the Mountain Lions in Colorado Springs.
 
Conversely, the Mavs have won just two of the 37 all-time meetings against Regis.  One of those wins came on Mar. 14 of last season the Mavs won in Denver, 16-11, their only road win in 19 all-time tries against the Regis.
 
RMAC Network News
 
All of the Mavs' home and RMAC road games, will be streamed on the RMAC Network, which has moved to a pay-per-view model for the 2025-26 season.  This season, all RMAC athletic events broadcast by its 15 full-member institutions and associate members will only be available for purchase via a single-game pass or a monthly or annual subscription. Revenue generated by the network will be redistributed to the league's membership to enhance their programs.
 
RMAC fans can purchase monthly and annual subscriptions that will provide them with access to all regular-season, championship, and archived broadcasts on the RMAC Network. A monthly subscription costs $25, and an annual subscription costs $130. Single-game passes are available for $10, which grants access to a single game for 24 hours.
 
Additionally, a discounted annual subscription price will be available to students, faculty, and staff of each member institution throughout the year. Purchasing options and pricing for individual RMAC Championships will be announced closer to each event.
 
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.
 
Up Next
 
The Mavs will return home to close out the regular season with two home games.  They will host Fort Lewis next Friday (Apr. 17) at 4 p.m. in their Morgan's Message Game before taking on CSU Pueblo in their Senior Day game on Sunday, Apr. 19 at Noon.