PUEBLO, Colo. (March 20, 2015)- In its final match of a five-game homestand, the Colorado State University-Pueblo women's lacrosse team lost 21-1 to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference foe and No. 14-ranked Regis University Friday at the Art and Lorraine Gonzales Lacrosse Complex.
With the loss, the ThunderWolves fall to 1-6 (1-2 RMAC), while the Rangers improve to 7-2 and remain perfect in conference play at 3-0.
Alix Zierden (Fr., M, Elk River, Minn.) was the lone ThunderWolves' player to score in the contest, as she reached the back of the net for the 10th time this season. She's the second Pack player to surpass double-digit goals this season, joining Allye Webb (Fr., M, Colorado Springs, Colo.) who has 11 markers. Webb's streak of games with at least one goal ended at six. Rachael Welzin (Fr., M, Farmington, Minn.) notched a game-high seven draw controls for the Pack.
Three Rangers notched a hat trick, Emily Behr had a game-high four goals, including five assists for a total of nine points on the contest. Lily Colley and Maribel Gallegos were the other two with a hat trick as both had three goals.
Regis as a team had the advantage in every category, as they outshot the ThunderWolves, 36-7, outdueled them 20-9 in groundballs and draw controls, 13-10.
The Rangers jumped on the ThunderWolves early with a 7-0 run the first 10 minutes of the contest and continued to put pressure on the Pack accumulating six more points before halftime to take a 13-0 lead into the intermission.
Regis added another goal out of the gate to make it 14-0, but two and a half minutes later Zierden broke the dry spell for CSU-Pueblo with a free-position marker at the 26:51 mark. From there the Rangers added seven more goals to finish with a 21-1 victory over the ThunderWolves.
Up next, the ThunderWolves travel to the East Coast for a three-game road trip that will begin in South Carolina Monday against Coker College.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
