Angelo State Soccer Prepares for Five Game Roadtrip

Need to Know 

• ASU goes on the road for a five-game stint before returning home on September 23 against Midwestern State in Lone Star Conference Action. 
• Katelin Heise and Mia Czarnecki were announced as captains for the 2023 campaign.
• Abby James slotted home two goals and assisted two in the first two matches.
• Amber Lockwood earned her first clean sheet of the season against East Central, the first of her career as a Belle.
• In game one of the season, Shaelyn Ward hit a header for the game-drawing goal to end the game 3-3 vs. Central Oklahoma.
• In game two vs. East Central, the Belles won 4-0. All goals were scored by substitutes.
• The Belles are ranked 6th in the first United Soccer Coaches South Central Regional Poll.

ANGELO STATE at COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

• The Belles and Orediggers have matched up only two times to date, both capturing one victory.
• The last time the teams played was in San Angelo in 2022, where the Belles and Orediggers drew 2-2.
• Mines finished first in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) last season with a record of 18-2-3.
• The Orediggers' leading goal scorer from 2022 returns, Reese McDermott, who scored 15 goals and registered 32 points in her second year.
• Mines was pinned to win the RMAC in their preseason poll. The Orediggers received nine first-place votes and 131 points overall. 

ANGELO STATE VS. MSU DENVER

• The series is tied 1-1 between the Belles and Roadrunners
• The last time the teams met was in the 2014 season, where the Belles came away victorious 2-0.
• MSU Denver went 0-0-2 in the first week of the season, Drawing with Midwestern State and St. Edwards 0-0.
• MSU Denver finished fifth in the RMAC last season with a 12-4-4 record. The Roadrunners were selected to finish fifth in the RMAC preseason poll.