COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The No. 23 University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's soccer team earned a 4-1 senior day victory over Colorado School of Mines on Sunday afternoon as junior
Lucas Taitt recorded a first half hat trick.
INSIDE THE MATCH-UP
Final: UCCS 4, Mines 1
Records: #23 UCCS (10-2-5, 5-2-2 RMAC), Mines (0-14-3, 0-8-1 RMAC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to 19-46-4 all time against the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hugo Sjöberg started off the Mountain Lion's dominate half with an impressive point blank save in the 11th minute, swallowing up Murray Peart's shot. Sean Belzer began a barrage of crosses from the left flank shortly after, with Dalton Uehling heading one over the bar. At the 21st minute, UCCS found their first goal off of Lucas Taitt's left foot. Uehling lofted a through ball to Taitt, who beat his defender and ripped a wicked knuckle ball from the 18-yard box into the top left corner. One minute later, Taitt scored his second goal of the game poking a cross from Diego Macias past Mines goalkeeper Zach MacDonald.
- The Mountain Lions continued to dominate possession and tallied a couple more shots before Taitt bagged a hat trick in the 34th minute. Newly subbed on Ieuan Bailey played around the Oredigger defenders with Eduardo Macias, then whipped a cross into the box which was headed confidently into the left netting by Taitt.
- The Orediggers came out of the break with renewed energy, controlling possession for the first 15 minutes of the half. In the 57th minute, Pol Garcia Oliveras sent a free kick into the Mountain Lion's box, which was flicked past Sjöberg into the goal by Zeus Tabora. Six minutes later, Garcia Oliveras tried the same action again but was denied by Sjöberg this time. From the 75th minute on, the Mountain Lions regained control of possession and began hunting for more offensive chances. In the 83rd minute, Jack Cook intercepted an errant pass from Noah Bills and slotted the ball into the bottom left corner to cap off a successful outing on Senior Day.
STATS FROM THE GAME
- Taitt scored three goals on three shots in 44 minutes to lead UCCS in points for the day.
- Bailey notched his second assist and point on the season today. Diego Macias, Eduardo Macias, and Uehling also logged assists.
- The Mountain Lions outshot the Orediggers 17 to five and earned three corners to their one.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- With today's win, the Mountain Lions clinched a spot in the 2026 RMAC Men's Soccer Tournament.
- With their 10th win of the season, the Mountain Lions reached double-digit victories for the fifth consecutive season.
- Lucas Taitt's hat trick was the individual three-goal performance for the Men's Soccer program since the 2023 season.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions take on No. 2 nationally ranked Colorado State University Pueblo on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Colorado Springs, Colorado at 3 p.m. for their last game of the regular season.
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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.
