Club Sports Weekend Roundup

Over the weekend CSU had a handful of club sports competitions,

including a pair of exhibition ice hockey games, a cycling

tournament in Happy Jack, Wyo., and a pair of men’s and women’s

soccer matches.

The Rams ice hockey team and new head coach Dave Delozier

sparkled in their first exhibition game of the season on Friday

night, romping Team Moosehead, 7-2 at EPIC.

In front of a fierce home crowd, the Rams took charge early with

their core of returning players including Jason Bowers and Ryan

Lewis leading the way.

Both Bowers and Lewis scored twice.

“We had a lot to build on and we’re real pleased with tonight’s

result,” said Assistant Coach Michael Zucker. “The guys played with

a lot of heart.”

The two exhibition games were an opportunity for Delozier to

test his lines, try out some new strategies and allow goaltenders

Logan Huffman and Elliot Ritter to get enough action to be ready

for the first regular season game against DU on Oct. 10.

“Technically the team played very sound,” Delozier said. “We

felt like we had a pair of goalies good enough to give us depth,

which is key to winning the championship.”

The Rams took the second exhibition game against Moosehead on

Sunday, 7-1.

In other weekend activities, the men’s soccer team moved to 2-0

on the season after a 3-0 victory against Johnson and Wales. Drew

Delmanhorst scored twice and Chris Taylor added another to the Rams

lead.

The women’s Gold soccer team also had a pair of games over the

weekend. The ladies took down CU on Saturday, 2-0 and ended up

tying their second match, 1-1 on Sunday against UNC.

The Rams cycling team enjoyed more success in their second

tournament of the season. Head Coach Steve Owens, an alumnus of

CSU, was proud of the success and support the cycling team has

received in just the first few weeks of competition.