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Metro loses second game of the year, ends RMAC streak
By Zac Taylor
ztaylor2@mscd.edu

The Metro women’s soccer team withstood only their second loss of the season against the Colorado School of Mines Sept. 21 before returning to winning form against Colorado Christian two days later.

Their first loss in conference play was another frustrating one for the Roadrunners, showing similarities to the early season 1-0 loss to Winona State Sept. 1 where Metro out shot the opposing team, only to see shots bounce off the posts or blocked by a diving keeper. This time the only goal scored put the women behind early when Oredigger Allison Heeg netted her shot in the seventh minute.

“They are undefeated (in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) for a reason, and we knew it would be tough to come back,” Metro head coach Danny Sanchez said.

For the rest of the game, the No. 5-ranked Roadrunners played aggressively for that tying goal, but came up short on their chances.

“I had been floating (the ball) in to the front of goal, but we couldn’t finish it,” Metro midfielder Justine Montoya said.

At one point, Metro forward Becca Mays had an open shot in front of the goal, but Mines goalkeeper Briana Schulze dived quick enough to get her fingers on the ball, changing its course enough for it to bounce off the far post and bring a sigh from the Metro faithful as another one of their 18 shots missed the net.

Montoya refused to give up, continuing to launch crosses over the goal line, but as the final seconds ticked off the clock, the advantages in shots and corners weren’t enough. The loss puts their second place in the RMAC in jeopardy as well as their No.5 national ranking as they fell to 3-1-1 in the conference and 6-2-1 overall.

“We can feel sorry for ourselves or we can go out and win the next one,” Sanchez said.

Two days later Sanchez and his team had a chance to put their shutout loss behind them with an RMAC matchup at Colorado Christian.

Montoya broke the shutout streak with a goal in the 21st minute, and the Cougars had no answer for the Roadrunners attack. Metro midfielder and leading scorer Katie Kilbey and Mays scored two goals apiece on the way to scoring seven goals in a win over their RMAC opponent.

Keeper Rachel Zollner reversed the tides of the weekend by keeping the Cougars off the scoreboard and got help on a defensive stand that allowed only four shots, with only two on goal, easily saved by the Metro goalkeeper.

After rebounding for the win to finish the weekend 1-1, Metro improves to 4-1-1 in the conference and 7-2-1 overall. Their next game gives them a day off from conference play as they host Florida Southern Sept. 28.