Cowgirls To Start Conference Play

Las Vegas, New Mexico – The Cowgirls kick off conference play with a trip to South Dakota to face Black Hills State then travel down to Denver to face the Rangers of Regis. Where the two schools Regis and New Mexico Highlands' Shared Las Vegas Roots.

Year Three: This is the third season for Amanda Evans as the head coach of the Cowgirls soccer program.
 
RMAC Poll: The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference released the 2026 Soccer preseason poll New Mexico Highlands University garnered 13 points in voting conducted by the conference's 13 coaches to finish behind Black Hills State in the poll.
 
Cowgirls Stat Leaders:
Goals: Mia Roybal and Dalma Zsigó (1)
Saves: Peyton Greener (21)
Minutes: Tess Willemse (450)
 
Last Time Out:
The Cowgirls played their final out of conference game in the 2026 season.
 
The Cowgirls outshot the Rangers of Northwestern Oklahoma State however a couple timely penalties that lead to penalties kicks were going the be the difference.
 
In the 43 minutes of the first half a penalty kick was given to the Rangers, and the shot went just a few inches outside the outstretch arms of the Cowgirls keeper Peyton Greener to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead headed into the half.
 
Coming out of the half the Rangers wasted no time applying pressure to the Cowgirls defense and another penalty led to a second penalty kick and it would lead to a second goal to extend the lead.
 
The Cowgirls had multiple opportunities to get on board but were unable to get a shot to fall. Tyesha Nelson was all over the field in today's match defensively and offensively and showed her ball handling skills as she had an opportunity to score but good defense from the rangers prevailed and the Cowgirls would fall.
 
Scouting the Opposition:
 
Black Hills State:
The Yellow Jackets are 3-0-2 overall and open conference play with the Cowgirls on Friday. John Hutchinson is the head coach of the Yellow Jackets program and has that team out to their best start since he took over the program in the 2023 season. All three of the games the Yellow Jackets have won this far have scored a total of 12 goals, four in each win.
Regis University:
The Rangers sit at 4-2 entering the weekend they will face Adams State before facing the Cowgirls. Entering his fifth season as the head coach of the Rangers is Jeff Frykholm. The Rangers have two losses on the year and one of those came at home to seventh ranked Dallas Baptist University however in their four wins the Rangers have scored two or more goas per game to win.
 
Follow The Cowgirls: All home and road RMAC games will be on the RMAC Network.
 
Gameday Reminders:
 
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NMHU has implemented a strict Clear Bag Policy for all on-campus events.
 
No outside food or drink permitted in NMHU Athletic Events.
 
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