Aspen girls soccer rolls by Moffat in home opener, gets first win of season

News | Apr 5, 2024

Austin Colbert

All of those early-season losses now seem like a lifetime ago for the Aspen High School girls soccer team after earning a 10-0 win on Thursday over Moffat County on the AHS turf. It was Aspen’s first game since March 16, before spring break, and the Skiers’ home opener.

“A lot more games to come, but it’s nice to get that first win of the season,” AHS coach Chris Ellis said. “Whenever you’ve had a break — the girls have had quite a long spring break — so it’s nice to get them back.”

As for Thursday’s game, the Skiers made pretty easy work of a Moffat side that is now 0-4 overall, having lost all four games by the mercy-rule mark of 10-0. Aspen led 6-0 at halftime and scored the 10^th goal with about six-and-a-half minutes to play in regulation.

“I was very pleased with the week of practice, and I think it showed in the game,” Ellis said. “Certain patterns of play that we are looking to do, and they implemented it in the game, which is always pleasing to see.”

It was a needed win for an Aspen team that had a rough go of it prior to the break. The Skiers opened the season with a 4-0 loss to Crested Butte before a 1-1 draw against Telluride. Then came a 1-0 loss to Grand Valley and a 5-1 loss to Vail Mountain to open league play.

Now 1-3-1 overall with a 1-1 record in league play, the Skiers will hope to build on their first win.

“We’ve got a lot of freshmen this year, a lot of new faces, and they are all doing very well,” Ellis said of the team’s slow start. “But it takes some time for the team to gel, for relationships to build, for partnerships to be built within the game.”

Aspen’s season continues with a trip to Rifle on Tuesday.

The Basalt girls are now 1-5 (0-1) after a forfeit loss to Delta on Thursday. The Longhorns are tentatively scheduled to host Roaring Fork on Tuesday.

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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0.
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0.
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0.
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0.
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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The Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Aspen High School girls soccer coach Chris Ellis patrols the sideline as the team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Deers feed just outside the gate while the Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Deers feed just outside the gate while the Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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A deer feeds just outside the gate as the Aspen High School girls soccer team hosts Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024, on the AHS turf. The Skiers won, 10-0. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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