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Skyhawks scoreless again, settle for yet another tie at home

FLC also hasn’t allowed a goal in its last 3 games

Eight games into the season, and goals have become increasingly hard to come by for the Skyhawks.

The Fort Lewis College women’s soccer team played to its third scoreless draw of the season Sunday against Colorado State University-Pueblo. It was the sixth time the Skyhawks have failed to score a goal in a game, and FLC (2-3-3, 1-1-2 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) has scored just three times this season.

“Disappointing. We had plenty of chances to score, and we should be scoring,” FLC head coach Jimmy Hall said. “I feel like it’s coming, but we need it to happen now. We can’t keep waiting.”

FLC outshot the ThunderWolves (3-2-2, 1-1-2 RMAC) 23-13 in the match. FLC goalkeeper Caitlyn Espinosa made six saves, and CSU-Pueblo goalie Jenn Rucker made seven, none more important than on a late penalty kick by FLC sophomore Jordan Hix in the game’s final three minutes of regulation.

Hix hit a head-level shot to the left of Rucker, who laid out and got both hands on the ball to keep it out of the goal.

“That was a great save on the PK, and it definitely kept us in the game,” CSU-Pueblo head coach Paul Regrutto said. “Fort Lewis had the momentum all game, and I think momentum changed on that save going into overtime.”

Hix credited Rucker for making the play, but said she could have done better.

“It was a great save, but I didn’t really take the PK too well. Hopefully the next one,” Hix said.

Hix had a team-high eight shots, and three were on target. Every time she launched one toward the goal, Rucker was standing right there.

“I think, personally, I need to place them better,” Hix said of her shots. “I got plenty of awesome balls from teammates. I just need to put it in the back of the net.”

Hall received a yellow card in the game, and CSU-Pueblo assistant coach Erik Andersen was escorted off the field after receiving his second yellow card and the accompanying red card.

FLC dominated possession all game, and Hall said his team actually does better on the wet field with the ball moving around faster. Still, it wasn’t enough to get a goal on the scoreboard.

“It’s a mentality thing, finishing at the net,” Hall said. “It’s wanting to be there, wanting to get in front and wanting to go to the ball. Right now, a lot of kids are thinking about it, and we have to turn it into action.”

FLC will get a chance to put that into action at home against at 3 p.m. Wednesday against Adams State (1-6-1, 0-3-1 RMAC), which lost to Western State on Sunday.

jlivingston@durangoherald.com

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