Mountain Lions end season with win
Two days after suffering their most disappointing loss of the season, the Mountain Lions rebounded to gain their most satisfying victory.
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs concluded its season Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the playoff-bound Colorado School of Mines Orediggers at Brooks Field in Golden, Colo.
Matt Lay and Matt Atkins became the 13th and 14th Mountain Lions to score goals this season. Lay scored his goal in the 34th minute to give CU-Colorado Springs the lead. The goal was assisted by senior Jason Brunner, who played his final collegiate match.
Ten minutes later, Atkins scored an unassisted goal to give the Mountain Lions a 2-0 advantage.
Just 19 seconds later, Mines halved the score when Justin Buck redirected an Omar Maldonado pass past CU-Colorado Springs goalkeeper Chris Hovasse.
Mines stepped up the pressure in the second half, launching 11 of its 19 shots and limiting CU-Colorado Springs to a single shot. Hovasse and the Mountain Lionsâ€TM defense were up to the challenge, though, preserving the win.
Mines, which will play in next weekend's RMAC Tournament in Durango, Colo., fell to 10-4-4 overall and 7-3-2 in the conference, while the Mountain Lions finished their season at 4-13 (2-10 RMAC).
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jason Brunner | 3 | M/F | Sr |
| Jason Brunner | 3 | Defender | Junior |
| Jason Brunner | 8 | Defender | Sophomore |
 | Matt Lay | 16 | D | Sr. |
 | Matt Lay | 16 | D | Jr |
| Matt Lay | 16 | M | So |
 | Matt Lay | 15 | Defender | Freshman |
 | Matt Atkins | 17 | Midfielder | Freshman |
 | Matt Atkins | 15 | M | So |
| Matt Atkins | 15 | F | Jr |
 | Matt Atkins | 15 | M | Sr. |
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| October 29, 2004 |  | Loss to Colorado Christian a new low | What has been a painful season for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs soccer program got decidedly worse Friday as the Mountain Lions blew a two-goal lead and lost to the Colorado Christian Cougars 4-3 at Lakewood, Colo. |
| October 24, 2004 |  | Regis tops UCCS in foul-marred match | An old saying reminds that all good things must come to an end. Mercifully, so do bad things. Or, more accurately, ugly things. |
| October 22, 2004 |  | No. 24 Metro State spoils Hovasse's 10-save effort | Chris Hovasse and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs soccer team deserved better than they got Friday night. |
| October 17, 2004 | Offense emerges in win | That noise you heard coming from the northeast part of Colorado Springs was the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ offense finally getting its wake-up call. | |
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