Cougars notch win over ENMU

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Freshman Danel Hach and senior midfielder Zoe Sims accounted for unassisted goals as the Colorado Christian women’s soccer team posted its first win of the season on Friday, blanking Eastern New Mexico University 2-0.

Hach converted a deflection off an ENMU defender and one-timed it past Greyhounds senior goalkeeper Samantha Jeffries in the 33rd minute for her first collegiate tally. Sims stole a Hounds pass deep and tucked it in under Jeffries to make it a two-goal difference in the 63rd minute.

Jeffries was on the defensive most of the day and finished with nine saves. CCU (1-2-1) outshot the Hounds 20-1 overall and 11-0 on goal for the match.

On Wednesday, the Hounds (1-2-3) begin Lone Star Conference play with a 7 p.m. clash against Lubbock Christian at Greyhound Stadium.

ENMU 12th, 15th in Texas Tech cross country meet – ENMU’s women finished 12th out of 16 teams with 399 points while the men were 15th in the 17-team men’s division with 565 points in Friday’s Texas Tech Open cross country meet at Lubbock.

West Texas A&M swept the team titles, finishing with 42 points to 60 for Texas Tech on the women’s side and 41 points to 60 for New Mexico JC in the men’s division. WT also had the individual winners in both, with Sarah Koomson clocking 21 minutes, 50 seconds in a 121-runner field for the women and William Amponsah posting a time of 24:29 in the men’s event, which included 172 participants.

“The course was tough,” ENMU coach Joshua Harden said. “Lubbock got a lot of rain (Thursday) night, and there were some flooded spots on the course.”

Seniors Kaylyn De La Rosa led the Hounds in the 6K women’s race, finishing 33rd with a time of 24 minutes, 59 seconds. Also, seniors Lauren Griego and Marita Alvarez were 88th in 27:54 and 97th in 28:52.7, respectively, while sophomores Elise Toya and Jazmine Smith had respective showings of 114th in 31:11 and 121st in 34:09.2.

Freshman Matthew Guerra led the way for the Hounds in the 8K men’s race in 29:06.9 for 92nd place, beating out four NCAA Division I runners in the process. Other ENMU finishes included junior Ethan Woodrome, 133rd in 31:49.4; sophomore Emmanuel Hernandez, 150th in 34:14.4; junior Ricky Diaz, 152nd in 34:23.9, and freshman Aiden Kepfer, 155th in 36:59.4.

After running three times in a 13-day span, ENMU squads are now off until the Highlands Cross Country Jam on Sept. 29 at Las Vegas, N.M., hosted by New Mexico Highlands.