COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team took care of business on senior day Sunday afternoon, beating the Westminster University Griffins 3-2.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final: UCCS 3, WC 2
- Records: UCCS (7-4-5, 3-2-3 RMAC) | WC (7-5-4, 4-2-2 RMAC)
- Location: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions extend their win streak over Westminster University to three games and move their record to 15-9 all-time against the Griffins.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UCCS dominated the time of possession to start Sunday afternoon's match as they attempted seven shots compared to the Griffin's zero in the first 20 minutes of play. The Mountain Lions got the scoring started in the 22nd minute as Kolby Raineri made a move toward the net, passing it through a few defenders back to Ben Ashfield who sent it with his right foot just past the Westminster goalkeeper putting them up 1-0.
- The Mountain Lions finished the rest of the half strong putting more pressure on the Griffins, but the score would remain 1-0 going into half.
- Out of the break, the Mountain Lions were back to the scoring column after Marvin Putu put some nice moves on the Westminster defense, freeing himself for a pass to Peter Chang who kicked it in stride deflecting off the diving goalkeeper but still rolling in putting UCCS up 2-0.
- In the 57th minute the Griffin's were just able to slip past the Mountain Lions defense and grab a goal of their own making the score 2-1. UCCS had a swift response for this as they notched another goal in the 62nd minute after Putu forced his way into the box, booting it out to Lars Walczyk who freed up space to kick it with his left foot slipping it past the goalkeeper as it found the back of the lower right of the net.
- After being down 3-1, Westminster added a late goal after they sent a corner kick in front of the net that bounced off a Mountain Lion defender resulting in an own goal. UCCS held it down to finish the match and would secure the 3-2 victory.
GAME STATISTICS
- The Mountain Lions outshot the Griffins 21-11 and had more shots on goal (10-5).
- Ashfield and Walczyk's goals were their firsts of the season while Chang's goal was his fourth on the year.
- Putu's two assists recorded today were his 6th and 7th of the year as he remains the leader of the team in assists.
- Alex Andersson led the team in shots with four while Ashfield and Chang both had three. Raineri, Bogdan Vedernikov, and Miles Seminario each had two shots as well.
- 21 different Mountain Lions saw the field today with only three playing the full 90, those being Dalton Uehling, Putu, and Soren Russell.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- With today's victory, the men's soccer team is on a five-game unbeaten streak tying their longest unbeaten streak of the season.
- With his first multi assist game of the season, Putu moves into the top 10 in assists in program history, tied for 6th all-time with 13 in his career.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions head to Rapid City, S.D. next for a match against South Dakota Mines. The action starts on Friday, Oct. 27th at 7 p.m. at SDSMT Siuox Park Field.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
