RMAC honors three athletes

Oct. 13 marked the first time in school history that three UCCS athletes were nominated as Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference players of the week.

The three student athletes recognized were Freshmen Goalkeeper Kayla Millar of the women's soccer team, Sophomore Setter Cindy Bathelt of the women's volleyball team, and Junior Goalkeeper Adam Liszewski of the men's soccer team. Millar and Liszewski were named Defensive Players of the Week and Bathelt was named Setter of the Week by the RMAC.

The surge of individual success came after the three Mountain Lion teams combined for a flawless 6-0 record over homecoming weekend, with women's volleyball winning three times, men's soccer winning twice and women's soccer winning once. By earning six combined wins with no losses in a single week, the three UCCS teams achieved another milestone for Mountain Lion athletics as the only teams to ever accomplish such a winning streak in a single week.      All three athletes have shared great individual success this year. Surprisingly, Bathelt is the first UCCS volleyball player this year to receive the honor. Liszewski's nomination breaks the three year drought since a Mountain Lion has won defensive player of the week for men's soccer. Isaac Kostro was the last soccer player to earn the distinction on Oct. 3, 2006.

Millar, who has been filling in for injured goalkeeper Ashley Armstrong, is the third goalkeeper to receive the award since the start of women's soccer in 2008.