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Sarah Meier - UCCS
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St. Edward's SEU (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner UC-Colo. Springs UCS (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
St. Edward's SEU
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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UC-Colo. Springs UCS
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Edward's SEU 0 1 1
UC-Colo. Springs UCS 2 1 3

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

No. 18 UCCS Takes Season Opener Over St. Edward's, 3-1

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – No. 18 University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer opened the 2021 season with a 3-1 home victory over St. Edward's University on Friday morning after heavy rainfall Thursday night led to a reschedule inside Mountain Lion Stadium.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: No. 18 UCCS 3, SEU 1
Records: UCCS (1-0, 0-0 RMAC), SEU (0-1, 0-0 LSC)
Location: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
Series: UCCS trails the all-time series against St. Edward's 1-2.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• It was reigning RMAC Player of the Year Tarah Patterson who got the UCCS offense off and running for the 2021 season by making a defender miss and burying a 10-yard shot in the right side of the net for a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute. Freshman Fie Steenberg was in on the assist as she fed Patterson in the box to claim her first collegiate assist.   
• The Mountain Lions did not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the match as Steenberg tallied her second assist of the match in the 22nd minute with a tipped pass that led to a one-on-one for redshirt freshman Kelsey Takahashi. Takahashi took on SEU goalkeeper Meghan Dunning and came out on top as the forward netted her first goal on the season while registering what would be the game-winning goal to extend the UCCS lead 2-0.
• The first half belonged to the Mountain Lions but the Hilltoppers came out in the second half to find a break in the UCCS defense in the 59th minute and cut the UCCS lead to one. Goalkeeper Chloe DeShazer made a save from the right side of the field but a ball squeaked through the outreached hands of the keeper as SEU's Sarah Gunderson tapped it in for the 2-1 score.
• Down one score, SEU kept the offensive pressure on with four additional shots in the half but DeShazer and the UCCS backline did not fold as graduate transfer Bri Johnson put the game away with a goal in the 86th minute.
 
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• UCCS outshot St. Edward's 13-8 in the match as the Mountain Lions also held the advantage in shots on goal (7-2) and corner kicks (4-1).
• The UCCS defense held the Hilltoppers without a shot on frame in the first half as SEU came away with one shot in the opening 45 minutes, but the Hilltoppers came to outshoot UCCS 7-5 in the second half.
• Patterson registered a team high four shots and two shots on goal and represents one of four Mountain Lions who walked away with two points in the victory. Takahashi and Johnson registered two points with their first goals of the year as Steenberg notched two assists in the match.
• DeShazer starts the season 1-0 in frame and comes away with one save.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• UCCS notches their first win against SEU in program history.
• The Mountain Lions now extend their regular season winning streak to 29 games, extending back to Oct. 15 of 2018.
• Patterson scored her 27th career goal on Friday, leaving her two shy of Michaela Mansfield's all-time mark of 29.
 
UP NEXT:
• No. 18 UCCS will be back in action Sunday, Sep. 5 as they host Texas A&M University-Commerce for a 12 p.m. match at Mountain Lion Stadium.
 
SOCIAL:
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Instagram - @gomountainlions 
Facebook – Go Mountain Lions
 
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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