UCCS UCCS 1-6, 0-1

Regis RUWL 7-0, 1-0

UCCS UCCS

1-6, 0-1

Final

Mar. 24, 2023

Regis RUWL

7-0, 1-0

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
UCCS UCCS	1	1	1	4	7
Regis RUWL	1	4	6	4	15

Summary
Box Score

Billy Saunders, Regis Athletics

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | Mar 24 | David Wilson, Assistant AD-Communications

No. 2 Rangers knock off UCCS in Friday's RMAC opener

DENVER, Colo. — After nearly six weeks of waiting, the No. 2 ranked Regis University women's lacrosse team was finally able to take the field on its home turf, literally, grinding out a 15-7 victory against the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs in the Rangers' home opener and RMAC opener under the lights.

With the win, Regis (7-0 overall, 1-0 RMAC) remained undefeated on the spring, while the loss dropped the visiting Mountain Lions to 1-6 overall and 0-1 in the RMAC.

"It felt really great to be home under the lights and playing in front of our fans," said Regis head women's lacrosse coach, Sarah Kellner. "We've been road warriors so far this year, so it was really nice to be able to get in front of the home crowd."

HOW IT HAPPENED: Regis got out of the gates a bit slow on Friday, settling for a 1-1 tie at the end of the first quarter, before ramping up in the second quarter to outscore the Mountain Lions, 4-1, and take a 5-2 advantage into the half.

In the third quarter, senior midfielder Bailey Truex, the reigning RMAC Offensive Player of the Week, helped jumpstart a six-goal quarter for the Rangers with back-to-back scores at the 11:55 and 10:59 marks to create a 7-2 cushion.

Sophomore attacker Justine Spahr, freshman midfielder Maggie Schipfer, and the senior attacker duo of Meg Hanson and Gabby Rothermund would all add goals in the third quarter, as well, ballooning the Regis lead to 11-2 with 7:28 remaining in the period.

UCCS would not go away, though, as it rattled off four of the next five goals to pull back within five at 12-7 with 4:32 remaining.

Regis would respond, closing the game on a mini 3-0 run with scores from Sonja Coomes and two free position goals by Becky Goetsch to put a bow on the 15-7 final.

In net, sophomore goalkeeper Brigit Goetsch earned her seventh win of the season, stopping five of the seven shots she faced in the first half before giving way to junior Elizabeth Myotte (two saves).

GAME NOTES:

Regis had a total of 11 different players score a goal on Friday, led by the quartet of Spahr, Truex, Goetsch and Coomes with two goals apiece.
Rothermund and junior Lily Ferguson each finished with a goal and team-leading two assists
Ferguson completed her well-rounded evening with four ground balls, four caused turnovers and four draw controls (tied with Rothermund)
Graduate student defender Maya Quigley tied Ferguson for the team lead with four caused turnovers to go with two ground balls
Regis outshot the Mountain Lions, 36-17
The Rangers won the turnover battle, 23-15

UP NEXT: Regis will now prepare to head back out on the road next weekend for matchups against Colorado State University Pueblo (4 p.m. Friday) and Fort Lewis College (12 p.m. Sunday) before returning to face rival No. 24 ranked Colorado Mesa University at home on Thursday, April 6.

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Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Home Team Score
1st Period		UCCS	RUWL
11:35	UCCS - Erica Rivera	1	0
01:23	RUWL - Justine Spahr Assisted by Maggie Schipfer	1	1
2nd Period		UCCS	RUWL
14:05	RUWL - Lucy Johnson Assisted by Gabby Rothermund	1	2
09:02	RUWL - Tia Krats Assisted by Lucy Johnson	1	3
07:54	RUWL - Sonja Coomes Assisted by Lily Ferguson	1	4
04:36	UCCS - Julia Patrick Assisted by Brielle Fannin	2	4
03:13	RUWL - Emily Spaeth	2	5
3rd Period		UCCS	RUWL
11:55	RUWL - Bailey Truex Assisted by Lily Ferguson	2	6
10:49	RUWL - Bailey Truex	2	7
10:08	RUWL - Justine Spahr	2	8
09:50	RUWL - Maggie Schipfer	2	9
08:37	RUWL - Gabby Rothermund	2	10
07:28	RUWL - Meg Hanson Assisted by Gabby Rothermund	2	11
04:46	UCCS - Julia Patrick	3	11
4th Period		UCCS	RUWL
12:39	RUWL - Lily Ferguson Assisted by Sonja Coomes	3	12
11:17	UCCS - Sydnee-Anne Moeller	4	12
09:28	UCCS - Brielle Fannin Assisted by Allie Schell	5	12
06:57	UCCS - Ava Goodnature Assisted by Julia Patrick	6	12
04:32	UCCS - Erica Rivera	7	12
03:17	RUWL - Becky Goetsch	7	13
01:32	RUWL - Sonja Coomes Assisted by Madeline Schallmoser	7	14
01:17	RUWL - Becky Goetsch	7	15