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This Week:
Metro State is set to host No. 11 Fort Lewis at 1 p.m. on Friday at Auraria Field, its only game of the week.
Scouting the Opponent:
Fort Lewis: The Skyhawks enter the weekend perfect at 6-0-0 and ranked No. 11 in the nation. Jamie MacArthur leads the team with four goals. Torrey Larson has three goals, Hayley Hollenga has two goals and three assists, while Erika Shisler has found the net twice and also has two assists. In five games, Christine Schmelzle has not allowed a goal and has eight saves. As a team, FLC has outscored its opponents 15-0.

All-Time Series Records:
Fort Lewis: Metro State leads the all-time series 21-9-3, including 9-5-2 at home. The Roadrunners have won the past two meetings after a 2-0 loss at home in 2007.

Roadrunners Update:
Metro State won its first two conference games of the season, a convincing 6-1 win over No. 20 Colorado Mines on Friday and a 1-0 victory over Colorado State-Pueblo on Sunday. Becca Mays (San Antonio, Texas/Madison H.S.) recorded her second career hat trick with three goals against CSM, while freshman Annie Austin (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain H.S.) scored two goals in her first career game. Madison McQuilliams (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.) added another goal on a penalty kick.

Aleah DeGeneres (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.) scored the game's only goal on Sunday as Becca Maloney (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Academy) recorded the shutout in goal with three saves.

Mays and Jen Thomas (Aurora, Colo./Greeley West H.S.) are tied for the team-lead in goals scored with four each. Courtney Ryan (Chula Vista, Calif./Coronado H.S.) leads the team in assists with four, followed by McQuilliams with three. Maloney has played every minute in goal this season and has a 0.79 GAA and a .828 save percentage.

Season Opener Success:
The Roadrunners have now won eight of their past nine season openers after defeating Nebraska-Omaha 3-1 on Aug. 28. A loss to Minnesota State, Mankato in last year's season opener spoiled a school record seven-game winning streak. The second-longest streak is three (1997-99).

Against the Best:
Metro State fell 2-1 to No. 15 Minnesota State, Mankato on Sept. 4. The Roadrunners bounced back with a 6-1 win over No. 20 Colorado Mines last Friday to even their record against ranked teams. Metro State posted a 4-2-0 record against ranked teams in 2008. However, MSU, Mankato was one of the two losses, a 3-2 loss in overtime on the road for the Roadrunners. Their other loss came 3-1 to No. 4 and eventual national champion Seattle Pacific in the NCAA semifinals. In between the two losses, Metro State defeated No. 19 Winona State 2-1 in overtime on the road, No. 22 Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 4-0 at home, No. 16 MSU, Mankato 1-0 at home in the NCAA regional tournament and No. 8 Wisconsin-Parkside 1-0 in the NCAA quarterfinals.

RMAC Players of the Week:
Becca Mays (San Antonio, Texas/Madison H.S.) earned RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15 after she recorded her second career hat trick on Friday in a 6-1 win over No. 20 Colorado Mines. Her three goals were the first three goals of the game. She also had two shot attempts in Metro State's 1-0 win at Colorado State-Pueblo on Sunday.

Becca Maloney (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Academy) was named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15. She allowed just one goal in two wins over the weekend, while making 10 saves. On Friday, she stopped a season-high seven shots in the 6-1 win over Colorado Mines. On Sunday, she made three saves for her 17th career shutout against CSU-Pueblo. Included was a save in the final minute of the game on Sunday to preserve the 1-0 victory.

High Expectations:
The Roadrunners opened the season ranked third in the preseason NSCAA top-25 poll. Metro State finished the 2008 season ranked third after opening the season 14th in the preseason poll. In 2007, the Roadrunners opened the year at No. 1 in the nation and stayed there for one week into the season.

After remaining at No. 3 through the first regular season poll, Metro State fell out of the top-25 on Sept. 8, but jumped back in this week at No. 20.