Box Score COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (November 1,2015)—In their final game of the 2015 campaign, the Adams State University Grizzlies women's soccer team took on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions earlier today at Mountain Lion Stadium. The Grizzlies were victorious with a 2-1 win over UCCS.
The first period of play saw Adams State start out strong with
Lacey Daniel firing off the first shot. The Mountain Lions would counteract that with a shot of their own, but
Molly O'Connor would make the save.
The Grizzlies would draw the first blood of the game with a goal in the twenty-fourth minute of play.
Dezirae Armijo would be afforded a corner kick, which would result in assist by herself and Daniel, with
Ashley Furbush finding the back of the net to put Adams State up 1-0. The Grizzlies would maintain the lead heading in to half time.
In the first period, Adams State would tally eight shots, and only hold the Mountain Lions to four. O'Connor would only face two saves.
To start the second period of play, UCCS would come out strong, but would be unable to break the tough Grizzly defense. The first shot for Adams State would be a header by Armijo, but it would be wide.
In the sixty-eight minute of play,
Elaine Van de Wille would score her first goal of the season off of an assist by Furbush, to give the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead.
The rest of the period would be a battle for both teams, and in the seventy-sixth minute, UCCS' Bethany Leliefeld would put the Mountain Lions on the board and reduce the Grizzly lead to 2-1, which would be the final score.
Leading the way for the Grizzlies were Daniel and Armijo who each had three shots, Van de Wille and
Courtney Miknis with two shots each, and Furbush,
Shelby McBain,
Alejandra Chavezm and
Elizabeth Anderson all tallying one. O'Connor ended the day with four saves on the day, while Adams State ended up with fifteen total shots (six of which were on target.
