By: Anthony Moscaret, External Communications Assistant

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Regis University senior forward Jacobo Betancourt-Tavor, and junior defender Lucas Taitt and goalkeeper Hugo Sjoberg of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs earned the latest Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive, Defensive, and Goalkeeper of the Week awards, the conference announced Tuesday.

OFFENSIVE
Jacobo Betancourt-Tavor, Regis (Senior, Forward, Frisco, Texas)
The senior tied the Regis record for goals (4) and points (8) in a game against Adams State University. Both marks are single game-highs in the RMAC this year. Betancourt-Tavor placed all four of his shots on goal against Adams State, resulting in a score, which helped the Rangers secure a 6-1 win. He then scored twice in the season finale against the Colorado School of Mines, including the game-winner, to secure the regular-season title with a 5-1 victory over Mines. The two goals in the finale tied him for the lead in goals scored on the season 
Others Nominated: Juan Pablo Orozco Soto, CSU Pueblo; Richie Tabares Ochoa, Colorado Mesa; Benjamin Brown, Colorado Christian; Jack Cook, UCCS.

DEFENSIVE
Lucas Taitt, UCCS (Junior, Defense, Shawnee, Kan.)
Taitt made a large impact on both sides of the ball for the Mountain Lions as he helped the defensive unit post a 0.50 GAA across two games while recording three goals for six points on the offensive end. The junior defender logged 92 total minutes and put all four of his shots on target as UCCS earned a win over Colorado School of Mines and a draw against No. 2 nationally ranked CSU Pueblo. In Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Colorado School of Mines, Taitt came off the bench to score a first-half hat trick across 44 minutes of action against his former squad. Taitt opened the scoring in the 22nd minute before adding the eventual game-winning goal just 59 seconds later in the 23rd minute. He completed the hat trick in the 35th minute to give the Mountain Lions a 3-0 lead heading into halftime, finishing the match with three goals on three shots while also contributing to the Mountain Lions’ defensive unit, which held the Orediggers to just a single goal, five total shots, and three shots on goal. He drew the start on Wednesday evening against No. 2 CSU Pueblo and logged 48 minutes as he helped the Mountain Lion defense secure a clean sheet while limiting the ThunderWolves' high-powered offense to just 11 total shots and three shots on goal.
Others Nominated: Jan Grillitsch, Regis; Leonardo Vilchis, CSU Pueblo; Rider Grow, South Dakota Mines; Iver Hoihjelle, Fort Lewis.

GOALKEEPER
Hugo Sjoberg, UCCS (Senior, Goalkeeper, Kiel, Germany)
Sjöberg put together another strong stretch between the sticks for the Mountain Lions as he posted a 0.50 GAA with five saves across 180 minutes of action, helping UCCS collect four points in the conference standings with a victory over Colorado School of Mines and a draw against No. 2 nationally ranked CSU Pueblo. In Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Colorado School of Mines, Sjöberg played the full 90 minutes in the frame and collected a pair of saves while allowing just one goal to secure the win. The senior goalkeeper followed with his sixth clean sheet of the season on Wednesday evening against No. 2 CSU Pueblo, recording three saves across another 90-minute performance to keep the ThunderWolves off the scoreboard and preserve a 0-0 draw.
Others Nominated: Esteban Gonzalez, CSU Pueblo; Zach Jennings, Regis; Dominic Miller, MSU Denver; Claudo Otto, South Dakota Mines.

About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 69 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.