Men's Soccer

Metro State to Host RMAC Men's & Women's Soccer Tournaments
Both enter respective tournaments as No. 1 seed

by Michelle Zents, Metropolitan State College of Denver SID 

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - Metro State is the host for both the men's and women's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference soccer championships, Nov. 2 and 4 at Auraria Field.

The Roadrunners earned the right to host and the top seeds in both tournaments after clinching their respective conference regular-season championships this past weekend. 

The men are the top seed in the four-team tournament and play No. 4- seed Colorado School of Mines in the second semifinal, Friday at 7:30 p.m.  No. 2-seed Fort Lewis takes on No. 3-seed Regis in the first semifinal at 2:30 p.m.

The women's tournament has six teams with the top two seeds, Metro State and CSU-Pueblo, receiving first-round byes.  The tournament begins with first-round games on Wednesday as No. 4-seed Fort Lewis takes on No. 5-seed Regis in Durango, Colo., at 3 p.m., and No. 3-seed Colorado School of Mines hosts No. 6-seed New Mexico Highlands in Golden at 5:30 p.m.  The semifinals are then played Friday at Auraria Field.  No. 2-seed CSU-Pueblo plays in the first semifinal at noon, against the winner of the No. 3/6 contest, while the Roadrunner women take on the No. 4/5 winner in the second semifinal at 5 p.m. 

Both championship matches are scheduled for Sunday afternoon.  The women kick off at noon, followed by the men at 2:30 p.m.

2007 RMAC Men's Soccer Tournament, Auraria Field, Denver, Colo.

Friday, Nov. 2
No. 2 Fort Lewis vs. No. 3 Regis, 2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Metro State vs. No. 4 Colorado School of Mines, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 4
Championship Match, 2:30 p.m.

2007 RMAC Women's Soccer Tournament

Wednesday, Oct. 31
No. 3 Colorado School of Mines vs. No. 6 New Mexico Highlands, 5:30 p.m. (Golden, Colo.)
No. 4 Fort Lewis vs. No. 5 Regis, 3 p.m. (Durango, Colo.)

Friday, Nov. 2 - Auraria Field, Denver, Colo.
No. 2 CSU-Pueblo vs. No. 3/6, noon
No. 1 Metro State vs. No. 4/5, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 4 - Auraria Field, Denver, Colo.
Women's RMAC Championship, noon
Men's RMAC Championship, 2:30 p.m.