COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The Colorado Mesa University women's soccer team dropped the first match of their road trip 4-1 against the UCCS Mountain Lions. The Mavs fall to 9-4-2 while the Mountain Lions improve to 12-3-2 and jump CMU in the standings to take second place.
The first chance of the game came just after the third minute when Angelina Kazinec fired a shot that missed left of the goalpost. Ellie Duncan also fired two more shots of her own, but both fell short of the mark. Jenelle Arenibas, Olivia Barrett and Mari Ige also had chances to score but their chances came up short as well.
The first shot for the Mountain Lions came before the 13th minute, but it missed the right of the goal. Parker Mairs got in on the action with a shot of her own, but it was too high.
Keely Wieczorek saw her first action of the contest when she made a save in the 14th minute. The Mountain Lions continued to make the defense work as they fired two more shots that were dealt with by Wieczorek and the defense.
The Mountains Lions had a chance to break through in the 29th minute when they earned a corner kick. A header managed to get by the defense as the Mountain Lions struck first. They continued to hound the defense as they fired another shot on target that managed to be stuffed by Wieczorek.
However, the Mountain Lions never let their foot off the gas petal as they doubled their lead in 36th minute, putting the Mavs in a two-goal hole before the half. Both teams traded shots before the break as the Mountain Lions had a significant advantage.
The Mountain Lions looked to add another goal right away as they fired a shot less than a minute into the second half. Wieczorek managed to save it, but the Mountain Lions capitalized off the rebound to put their third goal of the day in the back of the net.
Kylie Hoffman attempted to limit the damage with a chance of her own, but it was saved by the goalkeeper. The Mountain Lions found their fourth goal of the game off a free kick in the 55th minute to put the game way out of reach for the Mavs.
Barrett tried to put the Mavs on the board, but her shot was once again saved by the keeper. The Mavs eventually got on the board in the 73rd minute when Barrett played a great ball into the box that was headed in by Coral Turner.
Turner looked to add another in the 80th minute, but her chance was saved by the keeper. The game ended in favor of the Mountain Lions 4-1.
The Mountain Lions outshot the Mavs 14-12 and scored four games in a game for the second time this season. Turner scored her first goal for the Mavs this season while Barrett added her second assist.
Wieczorek made four saves in 55 minutes of work while Maddy Eggert finished the remaining 34 minutes; she made two saves as well.
The Mavs head to Denver after a day off to face the first-place Regis Rangers at Regis Turf Field. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
