GOLDEN, Colorado — In the Grizzlies' final road match against Colorado School of Mines, the Grizzlies fall by a score of 3-1. The loss puts the Grizzlies at 7-7-3 (3-6-2 RMAC) and puts them in eighth place heading into the final match of the regular season.
In today's match, the offenses of both teams really shone, with a total of 34 shots, 14 of which were on goal. Adams State recorded 12 shots with 6 being on goal, while Mines collected 22 shots, of which 8 were on goal. The difference in today's match was the ability of the goalies to make successful saves. Both Adams State and Mines recorded 5 saves on the match, but with Mines having 2 more shots on goal, this led to them scoring 3 goals while the Grizzlies were only able to collect 1 goal. Individually, goalkeeping for each team was Ashlyn Bartley and Kena Keyes for the Grizzlies, and Allie Lundgren and Emma Thomas for Mines. Bartley for the Grizzlies recorded 2 saves but allowed 2 goals in the first half before Keyes took over in the second half, recording 3 saves and allowing 1 goal. For Mines, Allie Lundgren started the match, saving the 1 shot on goal the Grizzlies had in the first half before Thomas took over in the second half and recorded 3 saves while allowing 1 goal.
Taking a closer look at the scoring in today's match, Mines started the scoring by collecting 2 first-half goals coming from Gaby Guerrero and Natalie Rouse. Guerrero's goal was her first of the season and came at the 3:11 mark. Scoring next was Rouse for Mines. Her goal came at the 16:13 mark and was the final goal for Mines in the first half. In the second half, both teams came away with goals as Bella Campos scored her fifteenth goal of the season for Mines at the 58:28 mark and Ashlyn De Lemos scored her third goal for the Grizzlies at the 68:50 mark.
Diving deeper into the Grizzlies' individual offensive statistics, they were led by Ashlyn De Lemos, who recorded 3 shots on goal, with one of those shots going in for the lone goal for the Grizzlies. Following De Lemos's lead by Lorena Vargas-Galvan recorded 3 shots, of which 1 was on goal, while also recording the assist on De Lemos's goal in the second half. Also recording shots on goal were Annabell Haugen and Cassandra Jaramillo, who each recorded 1 shot on goal during today's match.
Up next for the Grizzlies will be their final regular-season match of the season and an opportunity to clinch a berth in this year's RMAC tournament. With the Grizzlies currently holding the eighth and final spot in the RMAC tournament standings, the Grizzlies will look to defeat New Mexico Highlands, whom they will play at home this upcoming Wednesday, November 5th. The match will be played at 3 PM MST here in Alamosa, Colorado, at the ASU Soccer Field. Come out and support the Grizzlies as they look to clinch their first berth to the RMAC tournament under Coach Greco's leadership.
