COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team was outplayed on Friday afternoon against Westminster College as they fell in their RMAC opener by a score of 2-1.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 1, WC 2
Records: UCCS (4-3-1, 0-1-0 RMAC), WC (4-5-0, 1-0-0 RMAC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: UCCS falls to a 12-9 all-time record against Westminster.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a scoreless first half on both sides, the Mountain Lions struck quickly in the second half after Alex Andersson was fouled in the penalty box. This led to a successful penalty kick by Andersson as he shot right with the goalkeeper diving left to put the Mountain Lions ahead 1-0.
• It did not take long for Westminster to respond. In the 58^th minute, Luke Merrill, on an assist from teammate, Kaden Amano, found the back of the net to even the score at 1-1
• The Griffins played a strong offensive game, being very patient with the ball on the attack and it paid off in the 71^st minute when Brennan Neeley weaved his way through the UCCS defense and took a shot that deflected off a UCCS defender and into the goal to take the lead, 2-1.

 
STATS FROM THE GAME:

• The lone goal from the Mountain Lions, scored by midfielder, Alex Andersson, was his second goal of the season.
• While shots were almost even in the first half with Westminster taking seven shots compared to six from the Mountain Lions, the second half was a different story with Westminster outshooting UCCS 14-3.
• Six Mountain Lions totaled 90 minutes played in the match which included Kaydon Zamora-Reeves, Kolby Raineri, Liam McGuire, Kelton Hooker, Jack Souder, and Garrett Daulong.
• Sophomore, Andreas Kokoska, played a strong game in goal for the Mountain Lions as he recorded a season-high six saves while facing the most pressure he's had all year with 21 shots faced in the match, also a season high.
• Both Alex Andersson and forward, Jack Souder, had three of the Mountain Lion's nine total shots, each having two of their shots on target.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• With the one from Alex Andersson this afternoon, the Mountain Lions now have shot a total of five penalty kicks this year and they have made every one.

 
UP NEXT:

• UCCS returns to Mountain Lion Stadium on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to take on the visiting Colorado Mesa University Mavericks.

 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.