COLORADO SPRINGS, CO- Colorado Christian made the hour trip south to UCCS to take on the #4 ranked Mountain Lions on Thursday night. The hosts staved off the Cougars attack as CCU battled hard in an eventual 2-0 loss. 

UCCS came out pressuring heavily to start the game as they had three corner kicks and forced a pair of saves from the CCU keeper Jailon Gillespie. Gabe Roloff nearly broke through in the 19th minute as he ripped a shot that hit the top woodwork and deflected out, Gillespie continued to withstand the Mountain Lions pressure with a save in the 27th, but the hosts broke through in the 32nd as a penalty kick that was saved by Gillespie was redirected into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. Daniel Garciacano got off a shot late in the half but the teams went to the break with UCCS leading 1-0. 

Gillespie kept his team in it with an early first half save, and Garciacano nearly equalized with a strike to the top left corner, but the hosts keeper was up to the challenge with the save. Lucca Casci missed wide right later on in the half, and Casci forced a save in the 67th as the Cougars pushed for the equalizer. Lucas Peruzo forced a save with a shot on goal in the 75th, but in the 81st a foul call in the box gave UCCS their second penalty kick of the game. This one found the back of the net for the 2-0 advantage, and late attempts from Adrian Diez and Arthur Santana did not find the mark as the game ended with a hard fought 2-9 defeat for the Cougars. 

Colorado Christian will now regroup and get ready for a matchup at CSU Pueblo on October 13 at 1 p.m. MST.