St. Mary's (TX) STMU (1-0-1, 0-0-0)

UCCS UCCS (1-1-0, 0-0-0)

St. Mary's (TX) STMU

(1-0-1, 0-0-0)

Final

Sep. 06, 2025

UCCS UCCS

(1-1-0, 0-0-0)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
St. Mary's (TX) STMU	1	0	1
UCCS UCCS	0	0	0

Summary
Box Score

Julia Lashlee

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | 9/6/2025 9:41:00 PM | Julia Lashlee, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men’s Soccer Falls to St. Mary’s, 1-0

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday evening against St. Mary's University on their home turf inside Mountain Lion Stadium.

INSIDE THE MATCH-UP

Final: UCCS 0, StMU 1

Records: UCCS (1-1-0, 0-0-0 RMAC), StMU (1-0-1, 0-0-0 LSC)

Facility: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.

All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to an all-time record of 3-4-3 against St. Mary's after this evening's match.

HOW IT HAPPENED

With the Mountain Lions kicking off first, the Rattlers were put on the defense for the first three minutes of the match. However, the tables turned when St. Mary's midfielder Ricky Alvarez took a free kick in Mountain Lion defensive territory, which allowed AJ Valdivia to record the Rattler's first shot of the match.
Six minutes later, UCCS drew a corner kick which gave Drew Sanchez the opportunity to rip a shot towards the top right corner of the net. StMU goalkeeper Johnny Thurbin made a diving save and kept a clean sheet for the Rattlers.
Despite UCCS's four-man wall, St. Mary's forward Gael Gallegos put the Rattlers ahead after taking advantage of a free kick and burying the ball in the back of the net. The Mountain Lions trailed by one for the remainder of the first half.
UCCS gained their first goal-scoring opportunity of the second half off a corner kick to the backpost, but the header by Maddox Brown was saved and the Rattlers transitioned up the field.
The Mountain Lions attempted to even the score after drawing a free kick just outside the box. Eduardo Macias was able to curve the ball around St. Mary's defenders, but the match remained 1-0 after the ball sailed over the crossbar. The Rattlers were able to fend off the Mountain Lions for the remainder of the match, and will travel back home with a win.

STATS FROM THE GAME

In a relatively even matchup, the Rattlers outshot the Mountain Lions 12-to-11. Five StMU shots were on frame, as opposed to UCCS's three.
The Rattlers recorded seven corners while the Mountain Lions logged five.
Miles Seminario recorded three shots for UCCS while Nick Walker shot twice.
Goalkeeper Hugo Sjöberg logged the entire 90 minutes and faced 12 shots, making four saves.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Nick Walker remains the leading goal-scorer this season with two goals scored thus far.
This is the first UCCS loss at home during a regular-season match since October 17, 2024.

UP NEXT

The Mountain Lions will embark on their first away-trip to battle UT Tyler on Thursday, Sept. 11 with a kickoff of 6 p.m (MT) at Perkins Soccer Complex in Tyler, TX, then travel to Dallas, TX for a match against Dallas Baptist on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 12 p.m. (MT) at DBU Patriot Soccer Field.

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For everything UCCS Athletics, follow the Mountain Lions on social media and stay tuned to gomountainlions.com. 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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