COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team played host to CSU-Pueblo Sunday afternoon, as the Mountain Lions recorded their second straight shutout win in a 2-0 victory over the Thunderwolves.
The Mountain Lion's two lead scorers,
Alex VonHolle and
Corey Carabajal, each added their sixth goal on the season to hold off CSU-Pueblo. VonHolle's goal came in the 10th minute as he followed up his own shot to the outside of the left post where he redirected it back into the far right side of the goal to break the scoreless game. It wasn't until the 66
th minute that Carabajal followed up his shot on goal that was blocked and saved by CSU-Pueblo goalkeeper Tyler Harvey, to put it back in net from five yards out and give UCCS the 2-0 lead.
In a match where CSU-Pueblo had the edge in shots 12-11, the UCCS backline held the Thunderwolves to four shots on goal while goalkeeper
Scott Jensen recorded four saves of his own. Both the Thunderwolves and the Mountain Lions recorded four saves, with UCCS holding the advantage in shots on goal 6-4.
Over the last two games, the backline for UCCS has allowed a total of six shots on goal to record their two shutout wins.
UCCS looks to continue their hard defensive play as they head back on the road to battle Colorado Mesa on Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.