SPEARFISH, S.D. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's soccer team defeated the Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets 1-0, as
Luka Johnson scored the lone goal in the first minute.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final: UCCS 1, BHSU 0.
- Records: UCCS (8-2-1, 4-1-0 RMAC), BHSU (6-1-3, 3-1-1 RMAC)
- Facility: Black Hills Power Sports Complex | Spearfish, S.D.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions Improve to 11-0 all time against the Yellow Jackets.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Mountain Lions wasted no time on Friday night as senior Luka Johnson netted the second fastest goal to open a match in UCCS women's soccer program history, doing so in 51 seconds. The score came off a deflected cross from junior Brooke Pavlich, as Johnson was in prime position in front of the net to send the ball into the bottom left corner off her right foot.
- Another opportunity for UCCS came in the eighth minute of action as Pavlich sent a header into a wide-open left side of the net, but the Mountain Lions would be ruled offsides to nullify the goal.
- In the 32nd minute, the Yellow Jackets found a great scoring chance of their own as Ivy Agee broke through the UCCS defense to find herself wide open in front of the net. Agee sent her shot to the top of the net, but freshman goalkeeper Lucy Kapranos made a leaping save off her fingertips to preserve the Mountain Lion lead.
- Despite the early goal, the UCCS offense slowed down a bit, as it only tallied just two shots for the remainder of the half, taking the 1-0 lead into halftime.
- The second half began slowly but picked up in the 60th minute when a foul in the box against the Mountain Lions led to a penalty kick attempt for BHSU's Bailey Smith. Smith sent her shot to the left side of the net, but once again, Kapranos made an impressive diving save to keep her team ahead.
- The Mountain Lions continued to struggle finding chances in the second half, only taking two shots through the first 35 minutes, but the defense kept limiting good looks for the Yellow Jackets to preserve the lead.
- In the 78th minute of action, senior Taylynn Levi logged her 6,147th career minute at UCCS to become the all-time leader in minutes played in program history.
- In the 86th minute, BHSU's Ally Boysen tried to connect on a shot, but Kapranos' efforts once again stopped a potential Yellow Jacket goal.
- Two minutes later, BHSU's Parker Treide had a good look from the right side of the net, but Madison Groshong came up with a block to secure the 1-0 victory.
STATS FROM THE GAME
- Johnson scored the only goal of the match in the first minute of action.
- Pavlich notched an assist on Johnson's goal.
- The Yellow Jackets outshot the Mountain Lions 16-6 and recorded five shots on goal to UCCS' three.
- Kapranos logged a clean sheet, making five saves in the process.
- UCCS also tallied eight corner kicks throughout the match.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- In the 78th minute, Levi broke the UCCS women's soccer all-time program record for minutes played with her 6,147th wearing black and gold.
- Johnson's 51 second goal was the second fastest goal in program history, just six seconds short of the quickest.
- Kapranos logged her fourth clean sheet of the season
- UCCS remains undefeated against the Yellow Jackets, moving the team's all-time record to 11-0.
UP NEXT
The Mountain Lions will stay on the road to take on Regis University this Sunday, Oct. 4. The conference matchup is set to begin at 7 p.m. in Denver, Colo.
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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.
