COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – No. 7 seed Westminster (7-6-4) closed its season with a 3-1 loss at No. 2 seed UCCS (14-3-2) in the RMAC Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday at Mountain Lion Stadium. Natalie Cardin scored the Griffins' goal in the 53rd minute, and Marin Mackenzie made seven saves.
Game Breakdown
First Half
UCCS opened the scoring in the 15th minute, when Sophia Broberg finished an assist from Abby Stassi at 14:19.
Carly Bramwell entered in the 24th minute and fired Westminster's first shot in the 28th. Mackenzie then made back-to-back saves 14 seconds apart in the 30th minute, stopping Brooke Pavlich and Elise Broberg. Taylynn Levi scored for UCCS moments later at 29:38, assisted by Elise Broberg.
Mackenzie denied Luka Johnson in the 38th minute. Bramwell added another shot in the 40th, and Chelsea Hartmann fired one in the 43rd. UCCS led 2-0 at the break.
Second Half
Westminster came out of halftime on the attack. Adrianna Pulver fired a shot in the 47th minute, and Cardin pulled the Griffins within 2-1 in the 53rd, scoring her fourth goal of the season off an assist from Skye Kennedy at 52:06.
The Griffins kept the pressure on, with Hartmann and Kennedy combining for three shots in an eight-second span in the 56th minute. Mackenzie stopped Sophia Broberg in the 57th, and a Westminster team save turned away Madison Groshong in the 65th.
UCCS was awarded a penalty kick in the 74th minute, but Stassi's attempt missed. Mackenzie saved a Stassi shot in the 75th minute before Stassi scored her 11th goal of the season at 75:28, assisted by Levi. Bramwell forced a save from Lucy Kapranos in the 79th minute. Mackenzie finished with saves on Charlize Ellsworth in the 83rd and Stassi in the 86th. Westminster doubled its shot total in the second half, taking six shots after three in the first.
Griffin Performances
Cardin scored her fourth goal of the season, and Kennedy recorded an assist and took two shots in 39 minutes. Mackenzie played all 90 minutes in goal and made seven saves, including four in the second half. Bramwell led the team with three shots, one on goal, in 36 minutes. Hartmann took two shots in 90 minutes. Kirsten Kirkham and Addison Gibbons each played the full 90 minutes on the back line, and Amber McIntosh played 88.
Up Next
Westminster concludes the 2026 season at 7-6-4, its first under Head Coach Allie Lieshout. The Griffins reached the RMAC quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Colorado Christian in the first round.
