Ram looks to Recapture the Rocky Mountain Showdown

Colorado State Rams (6-9) vs Colorado Buffaloes (7-8)

Colorado State travels down to Boulder after an 0-2 weekend against UVU and BYU, where the team fell to both top-ranked MCLA squads. With their final matchup before the RMLC championship, the Rams go into the weekend looking to get back-to-back wins for the Showdown. In the 28 years of history between the two teams, Colorado has come out on top winning 68.8% of the matchups, leading the all-time series 38-15.

Latest Results (CSU): CSU 9 || BYU 20

Latest Results (CU): CU 7 || UVU 15

On the Foco Front

Colorado State found themselves in an early hole after BYU opened the contest up with four unanswered goals. Cullen Gorman (#44) put the Rams on the scoreboard late in the first quarter, but BYU continued taking the lead. Colorado State went scoreless in the second, as BYU added six more to take a 10-1 lead at halftime.

Coming out from halftime, the Rams brought energy, outscoring BYU 6-3 in the third, as Brandon Krause (#10) found his first goal, followed by Jimmy Ponicki (#34), Mason Daly (#18) and Jack Rego (#22). Despite an energy shift, BYU maintained control in the final quarter, leading by a large margin securing a 20-9 victory.

Leading the Plays

Points Leader – Attacker Jack Rego continues to lead the team heading into the final divisional game with 59 points on the season, with 40 goals contributing to the team.

Assists Leader – Midfielder Ryan Menard leads with 26 assists adding 26 goals for 52 total points on the season.

Defensive Dominance – Defenseman Kaden Rahne leads the pack in the defensive zone, helping with 23 ground balls and cut short offensive plays, adding his first point of the season with an assist against UVU.

In the Net – Eli Goth continues to lead in save percentage with a 56.4% save rate throughout eight games averaging 10 saves a game.

Boulder on the Field

Heading into this contest Boulder has been fairly balanced on the field with a 7-8 season record moving into their final matchup. The team has offensive power generating 637 shots contributing to their 263 points, consistently showing their ability to attack and make plays.

The team has also been strong on possession with 559 ground balls and a 75% win percentage on faceoffs; they can easily control a game’s rhythm. Looking at them defensively they are steady but struggle, they’ve allowed in 152 goals, which has been a huge part in losing close games when they face offensive pressure late on.

Boulder has had a strong season, with a narrow 12-11 loss to BYU the previous weekend. Showcasing their ability to hang on offensively throughout a game, but when it comes to last minute pressure their defense can falter allowing for games to end within a couple points. Heading into the Rocky Mountain Showdown Boulder will be pushing to end the season with an even record and take back the Showdown trophy.

The Boulder Bunch

Points Leader – Attacker Xander Gardner has 54 points on the season, with 90 shots on goal averaging two goals per game.

Faceoff Specialist – Mike Kuligowski stands as Boulder’s only faceoff specialist that has played this season with 266 wins and only 79 losses.

Defense Dominance – LSM Connor Nesbit has proved himself on the longstick with 53 groundballs and 35 caused turnovers against teams.

In the Net – Kyle Crump has played in all 15 games averaging a 48.1% save rate with 134 goals against and 124 saves.

Game Outlook

The Rocky Mountain Showdown between these two teams is the highly anticipated event of the season and will be used as the final closing point to their seasons. Last year Colorado State came away with the win and Boulder will be looking to steal the title back this season.

Both teams are equal on the field with their strength being offense, while the defensive side of the ball will be the main focus where both teams will look to capitalize on mistakes and push the other out of the zone. The real challenge of the game is which team can better execute key plays, especially late in the game.

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For Example the team may take two plane trips and one bus trip in a season

Trip #1 (via Plane) = $350 (estimated)

Trip #2 (via Plane) = $350 (estimated)

Trip #3 (via Bus) = $150 (estimated)

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