Las Vegas, New Mexico – The Cowgirls set to honor their lone senior this Sunday and to Pink Out this Thursday in honor of breast cancer awareness all presented by Quality Care.
Year Three: Amanda Evans is in her third season as head coach of the Cowgirls soccer program.
RMAC Poll: The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference released the 2026 Soccer preseason poll. New Mexico Highlands University earned 13 points from the conference's 13 coaches, finishing behind Black Hills State.
Cowgirls Stat Leaders: {RMAC RANK}
Goals: Mia Roybal (2)
Saves: Peyton Greener (77)
{1st}
Minutes: Tess Willemse (1032)
Last Time Out:
The Cowgirls soccer team wrapped up its western road trip with a game against Westminster in Salt Lake City.
The Griffins took the lead at the 6:27 mark. The Griffins didn't score again until the 6:27 mark, making it 2-0 at halftime. Despite the Griffins scoring their third goal a minute into the second half,
Mia Roybal found her second goal of the season on a
Ninon Rigal assist a minute later, making it 3-1.
The Griffins continued scoring, followed by three second-half goals until
Kenza Daher-Hassan scored her first as a member of the Cowgirls program.
The Griffins added three more goals to drive the final nail in the coffin as the Cowgirls fell in Salt Lake City.
Scouting the Opposition:
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS):
The Mountain Lions enter Thursday's matchup at 9-3-2 overall and 5-2-1 in the RMAC. They are also receiving votes in this IWSOC coaches' poll, UCCS is receiving votes this week. J. B. Belzer is the head coach of the Mountain Lions. After spending 24 years with Regis, Belzer made the switch to UCCS and has had continued success at UCCS.
Malia Groshong will be a player to keep an eye on in this match for UCCS as she is coming off a week where she was named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. Brooke Palvich leads UCCS with nine goals and is fifth in the RMAC in goals scored this season.
Colorado Christian:
The Cougars will enter the weekend at 2-8-4 overall and 1-6-1 in conference. Caleb Cole joined the Cougars men's soccer staff before becoming the head coach of the women's program in March 2024 in his first season at the helm he led the Cougars to an RMAC Tournament appearance. In his time, he has had RMAC awards for players in each season he has been the head coach.
Alexis Byrd leads the Cougars' offensive push with four goals on the season. Byrd will be a player for the Cougars to keep an eye on this weekend.
Lone Wolf Senior:
Peyton Greener will be the senior honored on Senior Day presented by Quality Care. Greener, a multiyear starter in goal for the Cowgirls who had 278 saves in her career. Majoring in finance the Peoria, Arizona native plans to study and earn her CPA license to become a Forensic Accountant.
Follow The Cowgirls: All home and road RMAC games will be on the RMAC Network.
Gameday Reminders:
NMHU is a cashless campus; all purchases must be made using Debit, Credit, or Mobile
NMHU has implemented a strict
Clear Bag Policy for all on-campus events.
No outside food or drink is permitted at NMHU athletic events.
No pets are allowed at NMHU Athletic Events.
