The Mesa State Men's Soccer team finished an RMAC road weekend 1-0-1. The Mavericks tied a pesky UCCS team on Friday 1-1 and had a second half explosion to beat Adams State 5-1. The Mavericks now sit at 5-3-1 on the season and 1-3-1 in the RMAC.

          In Friday's match with UCCS, the Mountain Lions jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead when Matt Friesen found the back of the net. Friesen's shot found the left side of the net in the 7th minute.

          Late in the first half, Mesa State got the equalizer. Senior Reese Kegans (Claremont, Calif.) scored in the 31st minute to even the score. Kegans got a deflection off the goalkeeper and found the right side of the net. It was Kegans' first goal of the season.

          The Mavericks and Mountain Lions would play to a scoreless 2nd half and the match would end in a 1-1 tie.

          In Sunday's match, the Mavericks would play to a 1-1 tie in the first half. Senior Reese Kegans provided the Mavericks with its lone first half goal in the 21st minute. The goal was Kegans' 2nd goal of the season and 2nd goal of the weekend.

          In the 2nd half, the Mavericks had an offensive explosion. Mesa State would score four goals and shutout the Grizzlies en route to a 5-1 victory.

          Mesa State would get 2nd half goals from Reese Kegans (his 3rd of the weekend and the season) in the 51st minute, Sophomore Ben Medina (Denver, Colo.) in the 54th and 61st minutes, and Freshman Ivan Esparza (Las Cruces, N.M.).

          With the offensive output on the season, the Mavericks have already surpassed last year's goal total of 13. This season, the Mavericks have scored 18 goals while they have only allowed 13.

          Mesa State will be back at home this weekend with games scheduled against Colorado Christian on Friday at 7:00pm at Walker Field and on Sunday against Colorado Mines at 12:00pm.

Mesa State v. UCCS Box Score
Mesa State v. Adams State Box Score