COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team had their season opener at home today against the Colorado State University Pueblo ThunderWolves and fell 0-4.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UCCS 0, CSUP 4
Records: UCCS (0-1, 0-0 RMAC), Colorado State University Pueblo (1-0, 0-0 RMAC)
Location: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: UCCS leads the series with 35 win, 26 losses, and 6 ties.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- CSUP came out strong scoring the first goal of the game within two minutes.
- Liam McGuire took the Mountain Lions first shot on goal 25 minutes through the first half, but the ThunderWolves defense recovered to block it.
- In a physical match-up UCCS' Alex Andersson drew the first of five yellow cards handed out in the game.
- Nick Burgess scored another goal for CSUP with only a minute and a half left in the first half, 0-2.
- Kolby Raineri took the first shot of the second half shooting low center with an easy save by CSUP's goalie.
- The Mountain Lions were not able to net any of their 11 shots in the second half.
STATS FROM THE GAME
- In a physical home opener, the Mountain Lions finished with 26 fouls called against them to the ThunderWolves' 17.
- McGuire led the team with six shots playing the full 90 minutes.
- The Mountain Lions controlled most of the match and had a team total of 17 shots with four on target.
- UCCS tallied four shots on goal for the match.
UP NEXT
The Mountain Lions are scheduled to travel to the Regis University Sunday, March 21, and play at 3:00 pm in the RU Match Pit.
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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.