Aspen women's soccer wins home opener against Moffat, first win of the season

**The Aspen High School girls soccer team will play against Moffat County on Thursday, April 4, 2024 on the AHS turf. The Skiers won 10-0.**
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All those early-season losses now seem like a lifetime ago for the Aspen High School girls soccer team, which beat Moffat County 10-0 on the AHS turf Thursday. It was Aspen's first game since March 16, before spring break, and the Skiers' home opener.

AHS coach Chris Ellis said, “We still have a lot of games to play, but we're happy to get our first win of the season.'' “The girls had a pretty long spring break whenever you went on vacation, so it's great to have them back.”

As for Thursday's game, the Skiers very easily defeated a Moffat team that had lost all four games by 10-0 by Mercy Rule and is currently 0-4 overall.Aspen led 6-0 at halftime and scored 10 points.^th He reached the goal in about 6 and a half minutes of the stipulated playing time.

“I was very happy with the week of practice and I think it showed in the game,” Ellis said. “They implemented certain play patterns into the game that we were trying to do, which is always fun to see.”

It was a much-needed win for an Aspen team that was struggling before the break. The Skiers lost their season opener 4-0 to Crested Butte, then tied 1-1 against Telluride. They then lost to Grand Valley 1-0 and then Vail Mountain 5-1 to open the league season.

The skiers, who currently have a league record of 1 win and 1 loss and an overall record of 1 win, 3 losses, and 1 draw, are hoping to accumulate their first victory.

“We have a lot of freshmen this year, a lot of new faces, and everyone is doing really well,” Ellis said of the team's slow start. “But it takes time for a team to gel, for relationships to build, for partnerships to form within the game.”

Aspen's season continues through Tuesday's Rifle Expedition.

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

acolbert@aspentimes.com

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