Since this season’s earliest moments, Windsor’s legendary girls soccer coach Mike Lordemann and his experienced staff talked with their team about “stacking days”.
In stacking days, the Wizards refuse to get too caught up in the moment. They refuse to spend too much time celebrating any one victory.
Rather, Windsor maintains a business-like approach with the intent of getting incrementally better every day — practice to practice, match to match.
The Wizards don’t dwell on the past, they don’t linger in the present, and they are constantly looking straight ahead.
Windsor junior Braely Martinez rises to head the ball while playing against Mead in Windsor on Tuesday May 13, 2025.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)“This group of players is so unique because they don’t ride the rollercoaster of emotions,” Lordemann said. “Even in our losses we had earlier in the season, they weren’t down at the bottom of the rollercoaster. They just have this nice demeanor about them. And we just call it ‘stacking days.'”
As a result of all the days they have stacked, the Wizards have managed to also stack wins.
Windsor earned its 10th consecutive win Tuesday, defeating sixth-seeded Mead 3-1 at H.J. Dudley Field in the quarterfinals of the 32-team Class 4A state tournament.
Windsor junior Ambry Plate, left, collides with a Mead player while playing in Windsor on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Windsor went on to win 3-1 to advance.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)The third-seeded Wizards (15-3) used that win to set up a semifinals date with upset-minded 10th seed Rampart (12-3-3) at 5 p.m. Thursday at Trailblazer Stadium in Lakewood.
That match took place after the Tribune’s print deadlines. Check greeleytribune.com and read Saturday’s print edition for results. The winner of that match faces No. 1 Evergreen (15-1-2) or No. 4 Lutheran (13-3-1) in the title match at 8 p.m. at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs.
As impressive as Windsor was in its win Tuesday against Mead, the Wizards had the chance to stack on a couple more days since then. And with that, they approached the semifinals match against Rampart with hopes of taking their execution, focus and all-out will to win to yet another level.
Windsor sophomore Tatum Gentry breaks loose to attempt a shot on goal while playing Mead in Windsor May 13, 2025,(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)“Every day we’re just getting 1% better,” Windsor freshman Rylinn Barnhardt said. “We just want to be able to get ready for a state championship game. We’ve been counting down for this since the first day of tryouts. We’re ready for this. We know what it takes to get there. And, I think we’re all just really ready for the challenge.”
Barnhardt and her teammates have seen the bond and all-around cohesion grow within the program all season long.
Sophomore midfielder Tatum Gentry stepped on campus just more than a year ago with the chance to lead a young group that hoped to build on the Wizards’ tradition of sustained excellence. Windsor has long been a steady, consistent contender within the Northern Conference and the 4A classification.
The Windsor girls soccer team celebrates after scoring against Mead while playing in Windsor on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. The Wizards won 3-1 to advance in the playoffs.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)Gentry’s freshman season was no different, as the Wizards went 12-4-1 and made it to the second round of the state tournament before falling in a 2-1 nailbiter to the eventual state champion, Evergreen.
As solid and cohesive as Windsor was a year ago, they have gelled even more this spring, Gentry said.
“This season, we’re definitely a lot more connected,” said Gentry, the Wizards’ leading point producer (10 goals, 5 assists) and second leading goal-scorer behind fellow sophomore Ella Crotts (11 goals, 2 assists). “Between junior varsity and varsity, we practice together. We built that bond through everyone. Each practice we try to make our teammates stronger. And that’s how we’ve built the chemistry. We’ve held each other accountable.”
The Windsor girls soccer team gathers before playing Mead in Windsor on May 13, 2025.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)Though Windsor has a relatively young yet battle-tested team, the youngsters rely heavily on the leadership of the upperclassmen, including the five seniors — goalkeeper Leah Bacon, Sadie Warne, defender Brooklyn Jiricek and midfielders Baylee Isom and Hanna McKay.
Barnhardt credits the older players for epitomizing that straight-forward, composed approach the entire team has adopted as the Wizards continue to stack days.
“I’ve learned so much from the upperclassmen,” Barnhardt said. “They are just so experienced and so calm on the ball. I just love this team so much. … A lot of us have played with each other through different teams for a long time. There is no division within the team. Everyone is friends with everyone. So, it just makes it really easy to be able to combine and really connect with each other on the field.”
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