Men's Soccer | 11/2/2015 2:32:00 PM
News & Notes
RMAC Tournament Time...MSU Denver will enter the RMAC Tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Roadrunners will face Fort Lewis at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4 at the Regency Athletic Complex. MSU Denver defeated Fort Lewis earlier this season on October 30 by a score of 2-1.
RMAC Tournament Records...MSU Denver is 9-11-5 all-time in the RMAC Tournament. The last time the Roadrunners won the RMAC Tournament title came in 2004. The only other time MSU Denver has won the RMAC Tournament came in 2003.
Come From Behind...The Roadrunners defeated Adams State 2-1 on November 1 after trailing at halftime 1-0. MSU Denver has only trailed at halftime twice this season and holds a 1-1-0 record when doing so.
Shots, Shots, & More Shots...The Roadrunners have outshot their opponent in all but two matches this season. MSU Denver won a match where they had the same number of shots and lost the only game of the year where they were outshot.
From The Corner...MSU Denver has had more corner kicks than their opponent in every game this season.
Roadrunners Regional Rank...The Roadrunners are No. 6 in the NCAA South Central region ranking issued Oct. 28 marking their second consecutive week in that spot.
Berg Hitting The Books...Dustin Berg (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County H.S.) was named the 2015 RMAC Academic Player of the Year on Oct. 15. He has a 3.52 GPA while majoring in sport industry operations.
Winning Ways...MSU Denver reached 10 wins on Oct. 18 in a 4-0 victory over S.D. Mines, marking the 13th consecutive season the Roadrunners have 10+ wins, the longest streak in the RMAC (Colorado School of Mines has the second-longest streak in the RMAC at seven seasons).
Ranked Win...The win over No. 24 Northeastern State (Okla.) on Sept. 13 was the first win over a ranked opponent since beating No. 6 Regis University 1-0 at home on Sept. 21, 2014.
Strong Starts...MSU Denver had won its previous eight season-opening games before falling 5-2 to Dixie State on Sept. 4.
In The Classroom...Three student-athletes were named to the 2015 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District team.
Dustin Berg (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County H.S.),
Josh Belfrage (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista H.S.), and
Jack Mayfield (Boulder, Colo./Fairview H.S.) all received first team recognition. The award honors student-athletes for both their academic and athletic performances.
Trujillo First...Tyler Trujillo (Denver, Colo./Mullen H.S.), making his 39th career start, scored his first career goal in a 4-1 win over MSU-Billings on Sept. 6.
RMAC Academics...Twelve players were named academic all-RMAC in 2015, the most in school history.
- 2015: 12
- 2002: 8
- 2014: 7
Moats First...i
Will Moats (Boise, Idaho/Boise H.S.) also scored his first career goal on Sept. 6 vs. MSU-Billings.
Ramsey First...Ethan Ramsey (Peoria, Ariz./Sandra Day O'Connor H.S.) scored his first career goal on Oct. 18 at S.D. Mines.
Preseason Honors...Arrubla,
Josh Belfrage (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista H.S.) and
Dustin Berg (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County H.S.) were all named preseason all-RMAC.
