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Isaiah J. Downing
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Winner UCCS UCCS (2-4 (2-3 RMAC))
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MSU Denver MSMS (2-5 (2-4 RMAC))
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UCCS UCCS
(2-4 (2-3 RMAC))
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MSU Denver MSMS
(2-5 (2-4 RMAC))
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UCCS UCCS 2 0 2
MSU Denver MSMS 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Eric Mason - Sports Information Director

UCCS' Second Half Defense Secures the 2-1 Win Over MSU Denver

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team jumped out to an early lead on Sunday and shutout Metropolitan State University of Denver in the second half to secure the 2-1 win in Denver, Colo.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: UCCS 2, MSUD 1
Records: UCCS (2-4-0, 2-3-0 RMAC), MSUD (2-5-0, 2-4-0 RMAC)
Location: MSUD Regency Athletics Complex | Denver, Colo.
All-Time Series: UCCS trails the all-time series 14-42-5 against MSU Denver.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Mountain Lions controlled the match from beginning to end with all the scoring coming in the first half.
• At 30:44 the first goal was scored in the match as an MSU Denver yellow card gave Alex Andersson a penalty kick opportunity in which he delivered on for his third goal of the season and a 1-0 UCCS lead.
• Shortly after the Mountain Lions broke the scoreless tie, the UCCS backline and goalkeeper Andreas Kokoška kept the Roadrunners in check after an MSU Denver corner kick led to two shots and one shot on goal which were kept out of net to maintain the UCCS lead.  
• After the strong defensive stop, the Mountain Lions quickly flipped the field on the Roadrunners as an Andersson corner kick was fed to Nic Grotle who found Liam McGuire for  the double assist goal in the left side of the net, bringing the UCCS lead to 2-0 in the 34th minute.
• Before the first half came to a close, MSU Denver provided scoring of their own as the Roadrunners took advantage of a UCCS yellow card in the 44th minute. Off the free kick, the Roadrunners redirected a shot into the left corner of the goal to cut the Mountain Lions' deficit in half and head into halftime.
• With the lead in hand the Mountain Lions leaned on their defense who rose to the occasion and shutout the Roadrunners in the second half. A total of seven shots came UCCS' way as Kokoška bagged two saves to hold the advantage and walk away with the 2-1 win in downtown Denver, Colo.
 
STATS FROM THE DAY
• The Mountain Lions outshot MSU Denver 15-13 as UCCS also held the advantage in shots on goal 11-6 and corner kicks 5-3.
• Andreas Kokoška bagged five saves as he registers his first win in frame with UCCS to improve his record to 1-2.
• Alex Andersson registered three points in the match with a goal and game-winning assist while also tying a game high three shots on goal.
• Liam McGuire joined Andersson by tallying three shots on goal as he recorded a game high four shots and added the game winning goal.
• Nic Grotle scored one point off the game-winning assist as he also added a shot and a full 90 minutes played to his stat line.

UP NEXT:
With Sunday's win, UCCS place themselves among the conversation to make the RMAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Rocky Division. The Mountain Lions now own the tiebreaker over MSU Denver and will await the announcement from the RMAC on sites and seedings of the tournament once all regular season matches have been exhausted.
 
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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.
 
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