DENVER, Colo. – Regis University Athletics continued play in the month of October this past week getting into the final stretch of fall action before soon entering into postseason play.
Below is a breakdown of all that happened last week while diving into our upcoming events this week:
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Thursday October 8th
Men's Soccer: #RV Regis 1, Colorado Christian University 0
Friday October 9th
Women's Soccer: #22 Regis 2, MSU Denver 1
Volleyball: UCCS 3, Regis 1
Saturday October 10th
Men's Cross Country: 196, 7th/13
Women's Cross Country: 147, 5th/10
Volleyball: #RV MSU Denver 3, Regis 0
Sunday October 11th
Men's Soccer: #RV Regis 4, MSU Denver 0
Women's Soccer: #22 Regis 1, Colorado Christian University 0
COMING UP THIS WEEK
Friday October 16th
Women's Soccer: #22 Regis at Western Colorado ~ 2 PM ~ Gunnison, Colo.
Men's Soccer: #RV Regis vs. Colorado Mesa ~ 6 PM ~ Regis Turf Fields
Volleyball: Regis at South Dakota Mines ~ 7 PM ~ Rapid City, S.D.
Saturday October 17th
Volleyball: Regis at Black Hills State ~ 12 PM ~ Spearfish, S.D.
Sunday October 18th
Women's Soccer: #22 Regis at Fort Lewis College ~ 12 PM ~ Durango, Colo.
Men's Soccer: #RV Regis vs. Westminster ~ 1 PM ~ Regis Turf Fields
TEAM UPDATES
VOLLEYBALL
The Rangers played a pair of in-state teams this past weekend when they took to the road for games against both UCCS and receiving votes MSU Denver.
Regis was taken down in both of the matchups with them grabbing a set against UCCS but falling 3-1 before then closing their weekend in a 3-0 decision to MSU Denver.
Regis won their lone set by a score 25-23 in the third against the Mountain Lions.
Weekend Notes:
· Kailyn Polzin led all Rangers with 17 kills, including 10 against UCCS
· Morgan Munro and Jacie Kaniho both had 12 kills each to tie for second most
· Nicole Shaver had 30 assists while Maddie Lynett had 24
· Cady Knight eclipsed had 21 digs while five players finished in double digits
Coming up this week the Rangers will continue play on the road again when they travel to South Dakota to take on both South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State University.
South Dakota Mines owns an overall record of 13-5 while going 5-3 in the RMAC and Black Hills State is 7-11 (3-5 RMAC).
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Regis did what they've been doing all season this past weekend as they won another two games and improved their win streak to 11 with victories against the opponents of MSU Denver and Colorado Christian University.
Regis won by scores of 2-1 and 1-0 in the two matches with them still undefeated in RMAC play at 8-0.
In addition, their win against Colorado Christian clinched them a spot into the RMAC Women's Soccer Tournament being the first team to achieve this feat so far.
Regis' 11-game winning streak is currently the second longest in program history as well since they won 15 in a row in 2004.
In the most recent IWSOC rankings, Regis was ranked No. 22 in the nation which is their highest ranking since 2017. New rankings will come out tomorrow.
Weekend Notes:
· Paige Davis, Fernanda Rodriguez and Paula Igual all scored goals on the weekend with Rodriguez and Igual having the game-winners
· Igula led all players with three points as she also had the team's lone assist against MSU Denver
· Regis was outshot in both games but were able to limit opponents to just 11 shots on goal total
· Maggie Payne recorded 10 saves across the two games with her now having four solo shutouts on the season and only conceding two goals so far in conference play
Regis will take to the road now this week when they travel to play Western Colorado on Friday in Gunnison before then closing out their trip against Fort Lewis College on Sunday in Durango.
Friday's game will be a featured match as well for the RMAC's Mental Health Week.
This season Western Colorado is 4-6-1 (2-4-1 RMAC) while Fort Lewis is 8-2-2 (5-2 RMAC). FLC is ranked fifth in the conference standings while Western Colorado is eighth.
MEN'S SOCCER
The Regis men's soccer team played to a pair of wins this past week as they took down the opponents of Colorado Christian University and MSU Denver, both at home.
The Rangers beat CCU 1-0 on Thursday before then capping off their weekend on Sunday with an emphatic 4-0 blowout over MSU Denver.
RU is now 4-1-1 at home this season while also being in fourth place of the conference standings.
The Rangers are currently receiving votes in the nation as well and will wait to see where they stand when the new rankings drop tomorrow.
Week/Wekend Notes:
· Five different players all scored for Regis with Joakim Gunnar and Abram Wilson having the game-winners
· Liam Corr, Jan Grillitsch and Michael Ajagbe all scored as well
· Jack Shikmus earned his first collegiate point with an assist on the goal against CCU
· Matys Price, Blaise Richard, Sahar Golov and Jackson Hammons all earned assists as well in the 4-0 win with Richard having two assists
· Zach Jennings totaled four saves in the net while facing only eight shots
The Rangers will play their final two home games this weekend now when they host Colorado Mesa on Friday night and Westminster on Sunday afternoon.
Friday's game will serve as the team's alumni night while also being Chick-Fil-A/Hispanic Heritage Night. Giveaways and prizes will take place with the first 30 fans getting BOG cards from Chick-Fil-A.
As for the opponents, CMU is 4-2-6 (2-1-2 RMAC) this season while Westminster is 4-5-4 (2-2-1 RMAC).
M/W CROSS COUNTRY
The Ranger men's and women's cross country teams competed in Kansas this past weekend with both of them racing at the FHSU Tiger Open.
The men's team took 7th out of 13 teams with 196 total points while the women's team took 5th out of 10 teams with 147 points.
Liam Chavez took home 20th place to lead the men's side while Caitie Slattery finished 19th for the women.
Four of the women's runners set 5K personal bests while Chavez's finish was his second time this season to finish in the top-25 of the field.
The Rangers return to action later this month when they head back down to Colorado Springs to compete in the UCCS Open on Oct. 24.
