DENVER, Colo. – For the first time since 2013, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Tournament will run through Regis University.
Behind an 8-1-1 RMAC record, the #15 nationally ranked Rangers won the regular season RMAC crown in the final match of the season, defeating Colorado School of Mines, 5-1. RU earned 25 points on the RMAC table, edging out the No. 2 seed, Colorado State University-Pueblo by one point. The Rangers and Thunderwolves receive first round byes in the tournament and will host semifinal matches on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Fort Lewis picked up the No. 3 seed, and will host No. 6 South Dakota Mines on Sunday, Nov. 1. No. 4 UCCS and No. 5 Westminster round out the top six teams in the league.
RU will host the winner of the 4-5 match, and Pueblo gets the better of No. 3 and 6. The highest remaining seed hosts the Championship match on Saturday, Nov. 7.
All matches will be broadcast on the RMAC Network. For more information, click here.
Season Highlights
- RMAC Regular Season Champions for the first time since 2013, and fourth RMAC Regular Season Title in school history (2026, 2013, 2012, 1996)
- Head Coach Taylor Diem was an All-American defender on the 2012 squad
- Regis posted a .850 conference win percentage this year, second only to that 2012 team, which went perfect in RMAC contests
- Played seven ranked opponents this season while defeating two schools ranked in the top 5 of the nation
- Tied three schools ranked in the top 20 of the nation
- Currently ranked No. 7 in the NCAA Power Index which means their schedule has been in the top 10 hardest of the country
- Currently ranked #15 in the United Soccer Coaches poll which is the highest mark for Regis since 2016
- Jacobo Betancour-Tovar tied the Rangers' points and goals record for a single game when he scored four goals in a 6-1 win over Adams State University
- Rangers ended the regular season on a seven-game winning streak which is the longest in the conference
- Finished the regular season with the No. 1 defense in the conference only giving up 12 goals so far
- Rank in the top five of the RMAC offenses with 37 total goals scored
- Zach Jennings earned RMAC Goalkeeper of the Week three times which was a league-high
- Liam Corr and Jacobo Betancourt-Tovar were also named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week once
Tickets for all RMAC Championships are available at RMACSports.org/tickets.
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Quarterfinals | Sunday, Nov. 1 | Campus Sites of Highest Seeds
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Match 1: #4 UCCS vs. #5 Westminster
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3 PM
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Match 2: #3 Fort Lewis vs. #6 South Dakota Mines
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2 PM
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Semifinals | Wednesday, Nov. 4| Campus Sites of Highest Seeds
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Match 3: #1 Regis vs. Winner of Match 1
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7 PM
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Match 4: #2 CSU Pueblo vs. Winner of Match 2
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7 PM
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Championship | Saturday Nov. 7 | Campus of Highest Seed
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Match 5: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4
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7 PM
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