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This Week:
Metro State will travel to UC-Colorado Springs for a 4:30 p.m. game on Friday, before hosting its homecoming game on Sunday at 12 p.m. against Colorado State-Pueblo.

Scouting the Opponent:
UCCS: The Mountain Lions are 2-3-0 overall and 1-3 in the RMAC after falling 3-2 at Colorado Christian on Wednesday. Kristin Preble leads UCCS with two goals and an assist for five points. Jessica Escobedo, Josi Heer and Jessika Williams each have one goal this season. Ashley Armstrong has seen the most action in goal, posting a 1.06 GAA and .815 save percentage with a 1-3 record. Despite being outscored 6-5 this season, UCCS has outshot its opponents 80-45.

CSU-Pueblo: The ThunderWolves are 3-4-1 overall and 2-2-0 in the RMAC entering the weekend. Brittani Montgomery and Jessa Cook lead the team with four goals each and Montgomery also has an assist. Morgan Purkey has three goals and an assist, while Candace Duffy and Leanne Carberry have each scored a pair of goals. Randi Walters has a 3-2-1 record in goal and a 1.29 GAA and .714 save percentage.

All-Time Series Records:
UCCS: Metro State is 4-0-0 all-time against UCCS, including two wins last season. Last year was the first year UCCS had soccer since the 1980s. Before last season, the previous matchup between the two schools was in 1985.

CSUP: Metro State is 24-6-2 overall and 13-2-1 against the ThunderWolves after winning 1-0 in Pueblo on Sept. 13. Metro State has won the past 14 meetings between the two schools and is unbeaten in the past 21 games, dating back to 1998.

Roadrunners Update:
Metro State defeated Mesa State 5-0 on Wednesday. The Roadrunners scored two goals via own goals, while Madison McQuilliams (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.), Jen Thomas (Aurora, Colo./Greeley West H.S.) and Becca Mays (San Antonio, Texas/Madison H.S.) each had one. Mays, Ashley Nemmers (Arvada, Colo./Arvada West H.S.) and Gabby Klipp (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.) all had assists. Becca Maloney (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Academy) and Alee Seehausen (Mesa, Ariz./Mountain View H.S.) combined in the shutout in goal.

Mays leads the team with six goals and 13 points this season in just six games. Jen Thomas (Aurora, Colo./Greeley West H.S.) has 11 points from five goals and one assist and DeGeneres has four goals for eight points. Madison McQuilliams (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.) also has eight points on two goals and four assists. Maloney has played every minute in goal, posting a 0.84 GAA and .825 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 on Friday, Sept. 11, and then defeated No. 11 Fort Lewis 3-2 in double overtime on Sept. 18.

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.

Aleah DeGeneres (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.) was named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 22. She scored two goals in Metro State's 3-2 double overtime win over No. 11 Fort Lewis on Friday. She scored the game-tying goal in the 82nd minute when she chested a loose ball into the net. In the 103rd minute, she punched in Madison McQuilliams (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.)' cross for the game-winning goal.

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 last week at No. 20. This week, the Roadrunners are ranked No. 13.