DURANGO, CO- The Cougars headed South to Durango to take on Fort Lewis college on Friday. The SKyhawks scored a late goal in the first half that proved to be the difference in a 3-1 defeat for CCU.
HOW IT HAPPENED- Fort Lewis struck first on their home turf, netting a goal a little under four minutes into competition. However, the Cougars would not let that get them down as they fought to equalize. After Capri Dewing forced a save on a shot on goal, Jessie Sims tied things up with a strong goal in the 14th minute of play. Colorado Christian was aggressive offensively from there, pressuring with shots from Dewing and Sims before Alaina Kregel forced another save from the Skyhawks keeper. FLC earned a corner in the 43rd, and put in a goal late to swing momentum heading to the break leading 2-1.
Skylee Deladurantaye recorded the first shot of the second half, but it went just right. Fort Lewis followed a missed shot with another goal in the 49th minute as they took a commanding 3-1 lead. The Cougars gave it their all to claw back into things as Dewing got off several shots but could not connect. Alli Hotz nearly scored in 81st, but the Skyhawks keeper made the save and followed with another save on a shot from Kregel. In the end, CCU could not break through in the second half as they fell by a final score of 3-1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Shots taken were even with 13 apiece from each squad
- CCU took seven corners to FLCs four
- Lopp recorded five saves on the night for her team
UP NEXT- The Cougars now head to Gunnison to take on Western Colorado on October 2, with kickoff slated for 1 p.m. MST.
