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This Week:
Metro State will open the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference season with two road games this weekend. The Roadrunners head to UC-Colorado Springs on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. game and No. 24 Colorado State-Pueblo for a 2:30 p.m. game on Sunday.

Scouting the Opponent:
UC-Colorado Springs: The Mountain Lions enter Friday's game 2-2-0 overall. They defeated Colorado College 3-2 and Adams State 3-0 for their two victories. UCCS fell to Rockhurst and Eastern New Mexico as well. Greg Miley (5-10, MF, Sr.) and Dami Oladiran (5-7, F, Sr.) have each scored two goals to lead the offense. Eric Goldberg (5-8, MF/D, So.) has a goal and two assists as well. Adam Liszewski (6-1, GK, Jr.) has seen most of the action in goal and has a 1.23 GAA and .792 save percentage. UCCS has outshot its opponents 62-53 and outscored its opponents 7-5.

Colorado State-Pueblo: The ThunderWolves enter the weekend with a 4-1-0 record, including a four-game winning streak, and ranked No. 24 in the country. Most recently, they defeated Mary (N.D.) 3-1 and Montana State-Billings 2-1 in overtime. CSUP also beat Newman and Adams State 4-0, while falling to Rockhurst 2-0. Brenden Hughes (6-0, MF, Fr.) leads the team with three goals, while Robert Kinsey (5-8, F, So.) , Erik Andersen (5-10, MF/F, Sr.), Corey Cullen (5-10, F, Jr.) and Dylan Cook (6-0, MF, Sr.) each have two goals. Jacob Blum (6-1, GK, So.) and Chris Smith (6-2, GK, Jr.) have split time in goal. Smith has a 0.81 GAA and .800 save percentage, while Blum has a 0.68 GAA and a .500 save percentage.

All-Time Series Records:
UC-Colorado Springs: The Roadrunners lead the all-time series 32-8-3, including 15-3-2 in games played in Colorado Springs. Metro State has an 11-game unbeaten streak in the series after a 2-2 tie last fall on the road snapped a nine-game winning streak.

CSU-Pueblo: Metro State holds a 20-18-2 lead in the all-time series. The ThunderWolves won both games last fall to snap a four-game Metro State winning streak.

Roadrunners Update:
Metro State is 3-2-0 overall entering the weekend after splitting two games on the road in Washington last week. The Roadrunners defeated Western Washington 2-1 in overtime on Thursday, before falling 4-1 on Saturday to Seattle Pacific. Mike Martinez (Thornton, Colo./Horizon H.S.) scored the winner on Thursday. Ri Armstrong (Aurora, Colo./Rangeview H.S.) scored the lone goal on Saturday.

For the season, Scott Grode (Gilbert, Ariz./Basha H.S.) and Armstrong lead the team with three goals apiece. Tyler Hambrick (Northglenn, Colo./Faith Christian H.S.) has a team-high three assists. Dominique Griffith (Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S.) has played every minute in the net, posting a 1.59 GAA and .652 save percentage. The Roadrunners have outshot their opponents 79-63 so far.

RMAC Player of the Week:
Dominique Griffith (Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S.) was named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1 after he made five saves in his first career game in Metro State's 2-0 win over the University of Mary (N.D.) on Saturday at Auraria Field. He became the first Metro State goalkeeper to earn a shutout in his Roadrunner debut since Zac Loescher on Sept. 2, 1996, in a 3-0 win over Colorado State-Pueblo.

Long Road Trip:
The Roadrunners opened the season at home, but are in the middle of a seven-game road trip away from Auraria Field. It will tie the school record for most consecutive games played away from home. Metro State played seven consecutive neutral site or away games in 2006 from Sept. 29 through Oct. 15. Metro State posted a 5-1-1 record during that road trip.

Season Openers:
Metro State has now won nine of its past 10 season opening games, including three straight after the 2-0 win over Mary (N.D.) on Aug. 29.. Last season the Roadrunners opened with a 3-0 win over St. Martin's (Wash.). The only loss since 2000 came as a 3-2 overtime loss in 2006 at home against Midwestern State (Texas).

In the Rankings:
The Roadrunners opened the season ranked 21st in the preseason NSCAA top-25 poll and jumped to No. 13 in the Sept. 1 poll. Last week, they were ranked No. 20. However, after splitting two road games, Metro State dropped out of this week's rankings.