Colorado Springs, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team matches their season high in goals scored in route to a 5-0 shutout over South Dakota School of Mines.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UCCS 5, SDM 0
Records: UCCS (13-1-2, 6-1-1 RMAC), SDM (1-13-2, 1-6-2 RMAC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to 12-0 all-time against the Hardrockers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mountain Lions made quick work on offense in the second minute when a corner kick by Dani Barajas found freshman defender Luke Noameshie on the far side for a leaping right footed goal to build an early 1-0 lead. UCCS continued to dominate possession without converting any shots until Barajas drew a foul to force a penalty kick that he sent into the bottom right of the Hardrockers' goal to extend the lead to 2-0 for the Mountain Lions.
• Much like the first 45 minutes, the second half of action featured a strong offensive performance for the Mountain Lions. The first score of the half began with Miles Seminario threading a pass through the Hardrockers' defense to find junior forward Nick Walker in front of the goal for a quick shot into the nylon to provide a 3-0 cushion for UCCS in the 66^th minute.
• The Hardrockers found their first true scoring opportunity in the 73^rd minute when Noameshie fouled SDM's Sawyer Rueckert for a penalty kick taken by Hayden Jaramillo that ricocheted off the top crossbar to keep the shutout intact for the Mountain Lions.
• The Mountain Lions kept their foot on the pedal after the missed penalty kick by SDM when freshman midfielder Hugo Nordenberg sent a cross from the top of the 18-yard box to the far side for a header by a fully horizontal diving Sean Belzer to increase the lead for UCCS to four in the 78^th minute. Just two minutes later, Nordenberg was fouled to force a penalty kick taken by junior forward Cole Venable that he sent past a sprawling SDM goalkeeper to close out the 5-0 victory.

STATS FROM THE GAME

• UCCS outshot SDM 27 to six with 11 shots on goal to the Hardrockers' one.
• The Mountain Lions' Soren Russell recorded one save on the only shot that was on target to preserve the team's seventh clean sheet of the season.
• Graduate midfielder Jackson Million was the only Mountain Lion field player to record the full 90 minutes of playing time. Russell also logged the entire 90 minutes at goalkeeper.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Mountain Lions extend their all-time unbeaten streak against the Hardrockers to 12 with the victory on Friday.
• With their seventh clean sheet of the season, UCCS lowered their team GAA to 0.69. The Mountain Lions entered the day at the top of the RMAC and tied for 11^th in the NCAA with a 0.73 GAA.
• UCCS has three student athletes that rank inside the top 10 in the RMAC in goals scored with Barajas sitting atop the group with nine goals on the season.
• With their 13^th victory of the season, the Mountain Lions have matched their program record for wins. The program has reached 13 three other times, most recently in 2015.

UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions play the second match of their three game homestand on Sunday, Nov 3 at 1 p.m. against Regis University.

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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. 
 
 
 
 
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