Caitlyn Espinosa got her hands on two more wins last weekend for the Fort Lewis College women’s soccer team, then saved her best save for Tuesday: She was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Caitlyn Espinosa got her hands on two more wins last weekend for the Fort Lewis College women’s soccer team, then saved her best save for Tuesday: She was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald file photo

Another shutout makes a perfect 10.

Caitlyn Espinosa, the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks’ goalkeeper, earned a pair of wins last weekend, one by shutout – her 10th of the season – to earn Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors.

The sophomore from Rio Rancho, N.M., helped FLC to a 2-1 victory over previously undefeated Metro State on Friday at home, then stopped all four shots she faced in a 2-0 victory Sunday at UC-Colorado Springs.

Espinosa improved to 12-3-0 this season. Her double-digit shutouts lead the conference, and she ranks second in goals-against average (.452) and saves (52).

FLC, with two games left on its regular-season schedule, improved to 13-3 and 9-3 in the RMAC.

Colorado Mines (15-0-1, 12-0 RMAC) clinched the RMAC regular-season title.

Metro State (11-2-3, 9-2-1 RMAC) is second and FLC third; both have clinched their spots in the RMAC Tournament.

FLC will play at Colorado Mesa at 4 p.m. Friday in Grand Junction, then will finish its regular season against Colorado Mines at 1 p.m. Sunday at Dirks Field.

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