The CCU women's soccer continued their winning ways today against Dixie State University, defeating the Trailblazers 2-0 in Lakewood, CO. It is the Cougars second shutout in as many games, and the win puts the Cougars over .500 midway through the conference schedule.

How It Happened:

The game was largely even throughout, with most team statistics and time of possession having no outright leader. The Cougars opened up the scoring in the 15th minute when Amanda Lopez sent a ball to the opposite side of the box for Stephanie Muchow to put away into the far side of the net. The goal was Muchow's third of the season, and the assist was Lopez's second. In total the Trailblazer outshot the Cougars 7-5, but the Cougars got the one that counted most.

The second half started with a Dixie State shot on goal, but that would be their lone attempt in the period. The Cougars would keep the pressure on and finally broke through in the 62nd minute when Amanda Lopez put her name on the box score again with her sixth goal of the year off a beautiful cross from senior Karli Wilson. CCU would get a few more shot attempts off in the remaining 25 minutes.

Quotables:

Starting goalkeeper Ireland VanDyke has noticed a change for the better in the Cougar defense during these two shutouts. VanDyke said, "We are communicating and finding each other a lot better. We've been working on our tracking and we've definitely been doing that well lately."

The importance of this win streak reaches further than just these games, "This win streak gives us a lot of confidence heading into some really tough games. We've got Regis and Mines coming up so we're very confident in our abilities right now."

Match Facts:

• Amanda Lopez's three points today are the most by a Cougar in a single game this season and puts her tied for first or the RMAC points leader after Friday's matches.
• Today's shutout gives CCU back-to-back shutouts for the first time since they had three-in-a-row in 2016 against Black Hills, Adams State, and Fort Lewis.
• Today's shutout was Ireland VanDyke's second of the year, and fourth career clean sheet.
• The Cougars outshot the Trailblazers 14-10 and more than doubled their taken corners by a count of 5-2.

Next Up:
Now sitting at 5-4-2 on the season, and 4-3-0 in RMAC play, CCU returns to Trailblazer Stadium on Sunday, October 7th, when they host the Griffins of Westminster College at 12:00 p.m.