Las Vegas, New Mexico – After their first Homecoming Day match, the Cowgirls head west to face the Mavericks and Griffins.
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,
Dalma Zsigó,
Taylor Delgado and
Tammia Thorpe (1)
Saves: Peyton Greener (63)
{1st}
Minutes: Tess Willemse (852)
Last Time Out:
The New Mexico Highlands women's soccer team took the field Saturday for what is believed to be the program's first Homecoming Day match.
"We appreciated having the opportunity to play the first soccer game on Homecoming Day," Head Coach
Amanda Evans said. "We appreciate all the people who came to support us."
The Cowgirls kept Western Colorado off the scoreboard for the first 17 minutes before the Mountaineers broke through for the first goal. Western Colorado added another goal in the 29th minute to take a 2-0 halftime lead.
New Mexico Highlands came out of the break looking to increase offensive pressure and created opportunities in the second half, but the Cowgirls couldn't find the back of the net.
Western Colorado added its third and final goal in the 82nd minute to secure the 3-0 victory.
The loss was the Cowgirls' second of Homecoming weekend, after they hosted Fort Lewis on Thursday before Saturday's match against Western Colorado.
Scouting the Opposition:
Colorado Mesa:
The Mavericks are 6-3-1 this season, with wins and losses against nationally ranked teams and teams receiving votes to be ranked. They also tied last week with the No. 1 team in the nation, Florida Tech.
The head coach for the Mavericks is Jody Lingafeldt, who is in her third season as the head coach of the Mavericks program out in Grand Junction.
Ellie Duncan leads the Mavericks in Goals (5) and is tenth in the RMAC in goals scored. Keely Wiczorek is the Mavericks' keeper and is top two in every statistical category in the RMAC except saves per game.
Westminster University:
Salt Lake City is next on the list for the Cowgirls, as they will face Westminster's Griffins. Sitting at 3-3-2 in the RMAC, Westminster will face Adams State before hosting the Cowgirls. The Griffins' most recent game was against the number one-ranked Florida Tech team, where they fell 1-0.
Allie Lieshout is in her first season as the program's head coach. Before becoming head coach at Westminster, Lieshout played professionally in Europe and in the NWSL. Was also an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Utah and Minnesota and coached professionally as well.
Eight different players have scored the Griffins' goals this season, each with one. Marin Mackenzie has been the Griffins' keeper for eight games this season and has a record 16 saves in 720 minutes played.
Returning to the Beehive State:
While the Cowgirls played their Las Vegas homecoming match last week,
Taylor Delgado and
Alicia Myers, who are from the Beehive State, have theirs on Sunday.
"I am excited to play back home because a lot of my family and friends are going," Delgado Continued "I am also getting to compete against old teammates, and a lot of my old coaches will be in attendance."
Alicia Myers also spoke about getting the opportunity to play back at home.
"I am also excited just to show everyone that has supported me throughout the years just where I have come to. As well as old coaches and my family coming to watch." Meyers stated
Coaches
Amanda Evans and
Anthony Evans are no strangers to Utah either, as they both graduated from Western Governors in Utah, and Coach Amanda earned her master's from the University of Utah. They also started the women's soccer program at Salt Lake City Community College.
Coach
Anthony Evans is also a native of Salt Lake City; he graduated from Skyline High School and still has family in the Salt Lake area.
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.
