Colorado Christian vs. UCCS
Thursday, Oct. 21 | 7:30 p.m.
Colorado Springs, CO (Mountain Lion Stadium)
- Earlier this season Colorado Christian notched a 2-1 win vs. the Mountain Lions
- The Cougars are looking for their first win at UCCS
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Colorado Christian vs. CSU Pueblo
Sunday, Oct. 24 | 3:00 p.m.
Pueblo, CO (Art and Lorraine Gonzalez Stadium)
- In the last meeting, the Cougars posted a 1-0 win in Pueblo
- CSU Pueblo owns a 28-4-2 all-time record vs. Colorado Christian
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Recapping Last Week
The Cougars posted a pair of 1-0 shutout RMAC wins. On Friday afternoon a Silas Hess goal in the 70th minute proved to be enough offense while Michel Pinoncely made four saves en route to the victory. Less than 48 hours, Colorado Christian completed their undefeated weekend with a triumph against South Dakota Mines. A Ben Hess goal and a pair of Pinoncely saves were the difference.
The Weekend Implications
Colorado Christian has set themselves up for an RMAC tournament berth for the first time in school history. With a 4-2 league record (12 points), the Cougars are alone in third place in the conference standings. The top six teams will qualify for the tournament which begins on Thursday, Nov. 4. There are a host of teams at 3-3 (9 points) heading into the penultimate week of league games. The 10-game schedule for all RMAC schools wraps on Sunday, Oct. 31. RMAC Standings
Stats ... We Got Your Stats
- The 10 overall wins the Cougars have is the most in school history
- Their .833 winning percentage is tied for 14th best in the nation
- The 19 goals scored this season are the most for the program since the 2004 season (22)
Goalkeeper of the Week
After posting back-to-back shutouts in just his fourth and fifth career starts,
Michel Pinoncely was named the RMAC's Goalkeeper of the Week. He started the weekend with four saves against Regis before stopping two shots in Sunday's win vs. South Dakota Mines.
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Road Warriors
Playing away from home hasn't really fazed the Cougars. Dating back to last season, Colorado Christian has won nine of their last 12 road contests. They only lost one road game last season (Colorado School of Mines) and have dropped just two of their six road games during the current campaign (Colorado School of Mines, Fort Lewis).
Home Cooking
The Cougars are 6-0 in games played at Trailblazer Stadium this season. In those six wins they have outscored their opponents by a 10-3 count. Moreover, they have tallied a 66-62 overall shot advantage (36-19 Shots On Goal) over those six contests.
Season Stats
Eight different players have found the back of the net for the squad this season. Five of those players have scored multiple goals.
Team Rankings in the RMAC
Goals Scored: 19 (8th)
Goals Allowed: 14 (t3rd)
Total Shots: 132 (9th)
Goals Against Average: 1.08 (4th)
Individual Rankings in the RMAC
Goals Scored -
Liam Lakey: 6 (t3rd)
Assists -
Eli Donaho: 4 (t3rd),
Adrian Diez: 3 (t8th)
Points - Lakey: 12 (t7th)
RMAC Preseason Poll
The Cougars were picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll of the league's head coaches. The tandem of Colorado School of Mines and Colorado Mesa were chosen as co-favorites. 2021 RMAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
T1. Colorado Mesa (5) - 95
T1. Colorado School of Mines (5) - 95
3. CSU Pueblo - 72
4. Fort Lewis (1) - 70
5. Regis - 66
6. Westminster - 62
7. MSU Denver - 44
8. UCCS - 41
9. Colorado Christian - 30
10. South Dakota Mines - 17
11. Adams State - 13
Head Coach - Brad Camp
Brad Camp will head into his third season at the helm for the Cougars in 2021. Camp was named the program's fourth head coach in December of 2018.
Camp, who brings a host of accolades to the school, joins the department after serving as the assistant coach at East Tennessee State for two seasons, during which he won a regular season conference championships.
The Tennessee native holds national B, C, D, E and Youth licenses in coaching education from the U.S. Soccer Federation. He also has goalkeeper level I and II licenses and Director of Coaching diplomas from the United Soccer Coaches.
Prior to joining the Buccaneers, Camp was an assistant coach at Maryville College as well as the head coach for the Knoxville Force of the National Premier Soccer League. Camp has also served as the boys director for the Alliance Development Centers for the Knoxville-based youth club, FC Alliance. In addition he also held the role as an assistant director for Tennessee's Olympic Development Program.
He played collegiately at Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) where he manned the left back position. During his senior campaign he was named a TranSouth Conference Scholar-Athlete.
