Mountaineers Climb Into T-6th in RMAC with Shutout Win at Highlands

LAS VEGAS, N.M. Western Colorado soccer earned its second consecutive win with Saturday’s 3-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference shutout of host N.M. Highlands University, a win the slides the Mountaineers up the conference standings into a tie for sixth place. JUST THE FACTS Final score: Western def. N.M. Highlands, 3-0 Records: Western 4-5-1 (2-3-1 RMAC), NMHU 0-9-1 (0-5-0) Location: Cowgirl Field, Las Vegas, N.M. HOW IT HAPPENED The Mountaineers first had to fend off a dangerous opportunity by the Cowgirls, as less than two minutes into the game, Western goalkeeper Ashlyn Fitzpatrick had to leap high to tap a close-in…