COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – In a match that consisted of 18 total corner kicks, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team blanked visiting Colorado Christian University by a score of 2-0 on Thursday night at Mountain Lion Stadium.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 2, CCU 0
Records: UCCS (8-5-1, 4-3-0 RMAC), CCU (10-3-0, 4-3-0 RMAC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: UCCS improves to a 47-6-3 record all time against the Colorado Christian University Cougars
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Mountain Lions came out of the gate on the attack and held possession for the majority of the first half of the game. They applied pressure on the Cougar defense which led to multiple opportunities including a total of seven corner kicks in the first half. While the chances were abundant, the Mountain Lions were held off the scoreboard going into halftime.
• The first 30 minutes of the second half told a similar story, as both the Mountain Lion and Cougar defenses were able to shut down their opponent. That all changed in the 75^th minute when Alex Andersson took a shot off a free kick that took a beautiful curve and found the net in top left corner of the goal.
• As time was winding down, the Mountain Lions stayed on the attack as Adam Baldwin was able to weave through the Cougar defense and found Luka Cecic for a one-on-one matchup 20 yards in front of the goal. Cecic made a move towards the middle before taking a right-foot shot that froze the goalkeeper and propelled the Mountain Lions to a 2-0 lead in the 85^th minute.

 
STATS FROM THE GAME:

• UCCS outshot Colorado Christian 23-11 with five of the Mountain Lion's shots being on goal as opposed to only two shots on goal from the Cougars.
• Head coach Lewis Wilcox showed a lot of confidence in his team as nine of his eleven starters played the entire game.
• The match featured a total of 18 corner kicks from both sides, with 12 attempted by the Mountain Lions and six attempted by the Cougars.
• Alex Andersson recorded the most shots for the Mountain Lions with six, while Kolby Raineri recorded the second most shots with five. Two other Mountain Lions, Kaydon Zamora-Reeves and Jack Souder, each had four shots.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Alex Andersson scored his ninth goal of the year while Luke Cecic, who was subbed in for Andersson shortly after his score, scored his third goal of the year.
• The Mountain Lions continue to thrive at home when playing Colorado Christian as they improve to 23-1-1 at Mountain Lion Stadium.
• Andreas Kokoska recorded his fourth clean sheet of the season and tonight's win also gives Kokoska his eighth win of the year.

 
UP NEXT:

• UCCS returns to Mountain Lion Stadium on Sunday, October, 24 at 1:00 p.m. to take on the visiting Colorado School of Mines for Senior Day as the Mountain Lions will celebrate three graduating student-athletes.

 
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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.