COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team dropped the first game of Homecoming weekend to Westminster College (WC). UCCS fell by a score of 3-0 to the Griffins in Friday's physical matchup.
UCCS (1-4-1, 0-3 RMAC) played WC (5-2, 3-0 RMAC) tough but could not find the net as they outshot the Griffins 16-13 in the game, with the Griffins owing a slight advantage in shots on goal at 6-5. Freshman
Kolby Raineri led the team in shots with three including two on goal, while
Alex VonHolle,
Adam Baldwin,
Zane Baumgardt and
Samuel Gomez all had two shots and one shot on goal respectively.
The first half was very close as WC edged out UCCS on shots 6-4 with two shots on goal. Unfortunately for the Mountain Lions one of those shots on goal found the net as Bridger Hanson got one passed
Scott Jensen in the 16
th minute, giving the Griffins a 1-0 lead after one half.
In the second half, UCCS outshot WC 12-7 but could not manage to score. The Griffins would add two more goals in the half scored by Brody Nelson and Danny Darelli to put the game away by a final score of 3-0.
UCCS has not been able to score in two consecutive games. The Mountain Lions will look to change that on Sunday against Dixie State University. The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Mountain Lion Stadium.
