COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team defeated Regis University 2-0 to snap their streak of six games without a win on Sunday.
 
INSIDE THE MATCH-UP
Final: UCCS 2, RU 0
Records: UCCS (2-3-3, 0-0-0 RMAC), RU (2-3-2, 0-0-0 RMAC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions improve to 21-41-9 all-time against the Rangers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The match started slow with the only scoring threat for either team in the first 35 minutes coming during the 12^th minute when Diego Macias missed off a cross from Miles Seminario.
• UCCS opened the scoring in the 37^th minute when Nick Walker rocketed the ball past the Regis goalkeeper for his team-best third goal of the year.
• Regis Forward Elias Taubo picked up a yellow card in the 41^st minute for tripping D. Macias from behind on an attack.
• The second half was played just as slowly and tactically as the first, with an interruption in the 59^th minute for a yellow card issued to Ranger defenseman Felix Ploner for tripping Walker.
• The Rangers narrowly missed an opportunity to tie the game in the 62^nd minute after a header from Ignacio Bellina went wide right.
• The Mountain Lions extended their lead to 2-0 in the 71^st minute as Jack Cook sprinted past the Regis defense after receiving a clear from goalkeeper Hugo Sjöberg and buried the ball in the net.
• Jackson Million and Luke Noameshie both received yellow cards in the 88^th minute, but Regis did not capitalize in the final two minutes as UCCS closed out the 2-0 victory.

STATS FROM THE GAME

• The Mountain Lions were outshot by the Rangers 13 to 10, but put more shots on net, tallying five to Regis' one.
• Nick Walker scored his third goal of the season today. He remains the only Mountain Lion with multiple goals, as Jack Cook's goal was his first.
• Sjöberg converted on his one save opportunity in frame to record his first clean sheet of the season and as a Mountain Lion.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• With today's victory over the Rangers, UCCS has now won five of the last six games and has not lost to Regis since March 2020.
• The Mountain Lions get back into the win column today after going six straight games without a victory.
• Both freshman defender Maddox Brown and Sjöberg recorded their first career assists for UCCS today, assisting on the first and second goals, respectively.

UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions are set to host Colorado Mesa on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. (MT) as they begin RMAC play.

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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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