COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team stays undefeated with a 3-1 victory Saturday morning over the Dallas Baptist University Patriots.
 
INSIDE THE MATCH-UP
Final: UCCS 3, DBU 1
Records: UCCS (3-0-1, 0-0-0 RMAC), DBU (1-2-1, 0-0-0 LSC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: Saturday morning's matchup against the Patriots was the first in UCCS program history, UCCS is now 1-0-0 in the series.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mountain Lions started off aggressively on the attack in the first half with a missed connection by junior forward Cole Venable off a cross from junior defenseman Soulo Letsoalo. Seconds later, Letsoalo recorded a shot on frame that was saved by DBU goalkeeper Patrick Banich.
• After their aggressive start, Venable was tripped up in the penalty area in the 24^th minute of action leading to a penalty kick goal by Dani Barajas into the middle of the Patriots' net for the first score of the game.
• Just 10 minutes later in the 33^rd minute, Barajas converted his second goal of the game and third of the season off of an assist by Letsoalo. Barajas is now tied for the team lead in goals.
• The action continued in the second half as the Mountain Lions added seven more shots with three on-goal including a try by junior midfielder Eric Estrada in the 58^th minute of the match.
• A second-half scoring drought lasted until the 70^th minute when graduate student defenseman Adin Schwenke scored on a header into the Patriots' goal off of an assist by Estrada marking the first goal of the season for Schwenke.
• The Mountain Lions maintained their three-goal lead for four minutes until Patriots midfielder Evan Pustejovsky fired a ball past UCCS junior goalkeeper Soren Russell into the bottom left corner for the final goal of the match.

 
STATS FROM THE GAME

• The Mountain Lions outshot the Patriots 11 to four with seven shots on goal to DBU's one. UCCS also led the game in corner kicks four to three.
• Barajas led the Mountain Lions in scoring with two goals to give him three on the season.
• Letsoalo and Estrada both recorded assists on the Mountain Lions' second and third goals of the game, respectively.
• Schwenke was the lone field player for UCCS that logged the entire 90 minutes of playing time.
• Goalkeeper Russell also logged the entire 90 minutes and did not convert his only save opportunity in the 75^th minute.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• UCCS moves to 1-0-0 all-time against DBU after their Saturday victory.
• The Mountain Lions continue to remain undefeated this season with an overall record of 3-0-1.
• Barajas scored his third goal in the last two games and has surpassed his goal total from 2023. 
• In their first four games, the Mountain Lions have already matched their penalty kick total of the 2023 season with four and have shot 100% on those opportunities.

 
UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions begin a two-game road trip on Thursday, Sept. 19 against Rogers State University with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m. (MT) at OCU Eagle Soccer Field in Oklahoma City, Okla.

 
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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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