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No. 1 UCCS women's soccer edges out Westminster for spot in RMAC championship

Posted at 10:39 PM, Nov 10, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-11 00:39:43-05

COLORADO SPRINGS — The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team is RMAC Championship bound as they make it past Westminster College in a thrilling semifinal match at a final score of 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Mountain Lion Stadium.

Defense was the name of the game in today's semifinal match as UCCS (19-0-0, 13-0-0 RMAC) was shutout in the first half for only the second time this season, while the Mountain Lions limited Westminster (11-4-4, 7-3-3 RMAC) to a total four shots and two shots on goal. UCCS outshot the Griffins 15-4 in the contest with freshman Kaitlin Hinkle came through big for the Mountain Lions with the game-winning goal.

The number one ranked Mountain Lions now move on to the RMAC Championship match as they host number two seed and No. 16 ranked Colorado School of Mines. The championship match will be held inside Mountain Lion Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m.