DALLAS, Texas – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team wrapped up their Texas road trip on Saturday afternoon with a 2-1 defeat against Dallas Baptist University inside Patriot Soccer Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UCCS 1, DBU 2
Records: UCCS (1-2-1, 0-0-0 RMAC), DBU (2-1-0, 0-0-0 LSC)
Facility: Patriot Soccer Field | Dallas, Texas
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions fall to 1-1-0 all-time against the Patriots.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Mountain Lions opened Saturday afternoon's match with an emphasis on offensive pressure as they spent a large portion of the first five minutes in their attacking zone and saw Miles Seminario get an early look at the frame in the third minute for the first shot of the game.
- The flow of the game quickly flipped in the direction of Dallas Baptist following the early tempo from UCCS as the Patriots mounted their first threat of the match in the sixth minute when they were awarded a free kick from the just outside the top of the penalty box, but the shot was deflected away by the Mountain Lion defenders to keep the match scoreless.
- The Patriots found another strong scoring opportunity in the 19th minute as Colby deLeeuw won a contested ball around midfield and started streaking towards the goal before sending a cross to Leo Larson, who had a slight stutter upon receiving the ball and put a strong shot towards the frame from inside the penalty area, but UCCS defender Rory Scott was in position to block the shot and halt the threat.
- After the Mountain Lion defense thwarted a sequence in the 36th minute that saw the Patriots record back-to-back shots that were saved by UCCS, Dallas Baptist converted on an opportunity in the 39th minute with deLeeuw finding Caleb Centeno for the first goal of the game. UCCS managed one final shot before halftime that sailed wide of the frame off the foot of Dalton Uehling as the Patriots maintained their 1-0 lead into the break.
- The Mountain Lions earned a strong look at the frame early into the second half with Marcus Garcia finding some space for a shot that floated too high over the crossbar. Another opportunity for an equalizer came in the 62nd minute of play as Miles Seminario sent a beautiful cross from the left wing that found the foot of Cameron Radeke for the game-tying goal.
- Less than six minutes later, the Patriots put together an impressive offensive sequence that helped them regain the lead, 2-1, as Zachary Trimming threaded a pass to Centeno, who fired a right-footed shot past a diving Hugo Sjöberg for his second goal of the game.
- The Mountain Lions had no shortage of opportunities down the stretch as they once again were in search of an equalizer, getting seven shot opportunities across the final 20 minutes of action and putting five of them on frame, but DBU goalkeeper Patrick Banich held tight to keep the ball out of the nylon and lock down the 2-1 win for the Patriots.
STATS FROM THE GAME
- The Mountain Lions outshot the Patriots 15-to-14 in the match and held a decided advantage with seven shots on goal to just two for DBU. UCCS also held the lead in corner kicks, recording seven in the match compared to five for the Patriots.
- Radeke netted his first goal of the season in the 62nd minute on his lone shot of the match. Seminario also recorded his second assist of the campaign as his cross led to Radeke's score.
- Kieron Richardson paced the Mountain Lions with three total shots, while Scott and Garcia each recorded a pair.
- Sjöberg allowed a pair of goals in the match while playing the full 90 minutes in frame.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- In his first season at UCCS after spending one year at Indiana University Indianapolis and two years at Wright State University, Radeke notched his first goal as a member of the Mountain Lions and the third of his collegiate career.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will finish their four-game road trip next week as they travel to Hawaii to take on University of Hawaii Hilo on Wednesday, Sept. 17 before battling with Hawaii Pacific University on Friday, Sept. 19. Both matches in Hawaii are set to kick off at 7 p.m. (MT) and can be live streamed on the PACWEST Network.
SOCIAL
Twitter - @GoMountainLions
Instagram - @gomountainlions
Facebook – Go Mountain Lions
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.
