{"id":76854,"date":"2026-03-30T18:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/montezuma-cortez-gets-spring-break-shutout-over-telluride\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:30:53","slug":"montezuma-cortez-gets-spring-break-shutout-over-telluride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/montezuma-cortez-gets-spring-break-shutout-over-telluride\/","title":{"rendered":"Montezuma-Cortez gets spring break shutout over Telluride"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Montezuma-Cortez's
Montezuma-Cortez's Camryn Oliver (3) maneuvers around Telluride's Elodie Prohaska (2) during non-league action Thursday afternoon, March 26, at M-CHS. The hosting Lady Panthers won 2-0.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n<\/p>\n

For just their second outing of the still\u2011young 2026 soccer season, Montezuma\u2011Cortez\u2019s girls showed poise beyond their experience Thursday, March 26, earning a 2\u20110 home win over Telluride.<\/p>\n

The Lady Panthers led 1\u20110 after sophomore Mia Glazner capitalized in the 35th minute, finishing a loose ball after a botched cover and clearance by Telluride senior goalkeeper Abby Vidal. Though in control early, Montezuma\u2011Cortez sensed the slim margin might not be enough.<\/p>\n

That urgency grew early in the second half, when Telluride sophomore Sienna Aplin and junior Eadie O\u2019Callaghan tested M\u2011CHS sophomore goalkeeper Raegan Veach with firm, low shots in the opening seven minutes after intermission.<\/p>\n

\"Montezuma-Cortez's
Montezuma-Cortez's Jordyn Erautt (15) dribbles into space away from two Telluride players during non-league action Thursday afternoon, March 26, at M-CHS. The hosting Lady Panthers won 2-0.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n<\/p>

In the 59th minute, Montezuma\u2011Cortez nearly doubled its lead when Emilynn Hill clanged a potential clincher off Vidal\u2019s near post while trying to finish teammate Kyndall Schmitt\u2019s 30\u2011yard shot, which Vidal had stopped but failed to smother.<\/p>\n

Less than a minute later, the Panthers got the insurance goal they wanted. Freshman Merolidth Avila won possession about 10 yards into the Lady Miners\u2019 half and dropped the ball back to sophomore Jordyn Erautt, who threaded a precise pass into space to Glazner at the edge of the 18\u2011yard box.<\/p>\n

With Vidal charging off her line to cut down the angle, Glazner powered a clean shot over the goalkeeper\u2019s gloves and just inside the near post to make it 2\u20110, a score that held to the final whistle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have several players on this team who have a foot and a nose for the goal; everyone on this team is capable of scoring. And we put that to the test today and it showed,\u201d said M\u2011CHS head coach Melody Harris.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnowing that it\u2019s spring break and we were limited on numbers, we knew that we had to play smart and tactfully \u2026 and use our players so that we\u2019re not chasing a ball 50 yards downfield every time,\u201d she said. \u201cSo the game plan was to find the easy pass to switch the field, to look where our open players are; there was no need to force it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Telluride head coach Justin Chandler credited Montezuma\u2011Cortez\u2019s balance at both ends of the field.<\/p>\n

\"Pursued
Pursued by Telluride's Portia Yingling (1), Montezuma-Cortez's Kyndall Schmitt (7) brings the ball across midfield during non-league action Thursday afternoon, March 26, at M-CHS. The hosting Lady Panthers won 2-0.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n<\/p>

\u201cNot much we could do about that \u2026 shot over Abby,\u201d Chandler said. \u201cI mean, they had two good goals today; they attack well together as a team and play defense together well. \u2026 I think they\u2019re going to surprise a lot of people too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glazner nearly completed a hat trick just a minute after her second goal but, after being fouled by Telluride senior Kimberly Magana inside the 18\u2011yard box, was unable to put enough power on the ensuing penalty kick to beat Vidal five\u2011hole.<\/p>\n

Eager to rebound from a season\u2011opening 4\u20112 home loss March 17 to 2A Ridgway, Montezuma\u2011Cortez (1\u20111 overall, 0\u20110 Class 3A Intermountain) set the tone early. Schmitt forced Vidal into an overhead save on a third\u2011minute shot, fired a 25\u2011yard attempt just high in the 15th minute and rattled the crossbar from a tight angle in the 18th.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with our improvement from our first game,\u201d Harris said. \u201cWe worked on a lot of passing through the middle, through the defense and \u2026 really, just keeping the game simple and fundamentally sound, and using all our players on the field to develop a play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Telluride slipped to 2\u20114 overall and remained 0\u20111 in Class 2A Intermountain\u2011South play.<\/p>\n

Montezuma\u2011Cortez will visit 2A Ignacio on Tuesday, March 31, then open league play at 3 p.m. Friday, April 3, at Alamosa. The Panthers will stop in Pagosa Springs the following morning for an 11 a.m. match.<\/p>\n

\"Montezuma-Cortez's
Montezuma-Cortez's Raya Hall (10) battles Telluride's Eadie O'Callaghan for possession during non-league action Thursday afternoon, March 26, at M-CHS. The hosting Lady Panthers won 2-0.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal\n

\"Montezuma-Cortez's
Montezuma-Cortez's Mia Glazner (17) battles Telluride's Blake Chandler (6) for possession during non-league action Thursday afternoon, March 26, at M-CHS. The hosting Lady Panthers won 2-0.
\nJoel Priest\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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