Salt Lake City, UT – The Cougars traveled to Westminster on Sunday afternoon, looking for their second road result of the weekend. After going down a goal in the 82
nd minute, Colorado Christian rallied and scored two goals in 49 seconds to walk away with the 2-1 victory.
The first half was a defensive one for the Cougars, fielding several shots from the Griffins offense early.
Jackson Schroeder managed the first shot for the Cougars in the 25
th minute, the Griffins responding with 3 more shots of their own. A physical first half,
Campbell Wolfgram would record the only save among any side the first half, both sides entering the locker rooms 0-0.
Both Cougars and Griffins alike came out high energy the second half, 5 different yellow cards handed out in the opening 15 minutes.
Rayce Haldy forced a save from the Griffin's keeper, with Wolfgram called into action just 2 minutes later to keep the game level.
The deadlock was finally broken in the 82nd minute, as Westminster's Neeley drove a header past Wolfgram into the net for what seemed to be the game winner. With minutes ticking away, the Griffins looked poised to hold on for the victory. Then the unthinkable happened.
Ty Zimmerman fizzed a ball down the line to Ben Brown, driving down the left side of the box and cutting the ball back into the box.
Kylar Carr would expertly take a touch before firing a shot past the Griffins keeper for the equalizer.
At 1-1, the Cougars had all the momentum, and they weren't done yet.
Just 49 seconds later, Carr would cut inside from the right side, drawing several defenders toward the top of the box before slipping a pass through the backline to Brown. Brown would take a touch across his body before curling a shot past the Griffins' keeper and into the net for the go-ahead goal.
In the span of 49 seconds, the Cougars had completely flipped the game. Two goals in the 87th minute would propel CCU to a remarkable 2-1 comeback victory over the Griffins, securing the program's first-ever win over Westminster.
Head coach
Caleb Cole complimented the historic win, stating, "Playing on the road at Grand Junction and Salt Lake City is never an easy trip. To win at Westminster in the second match of the weekend is phenomenal.
Once again, I'm not surprised, we had a lot of belief, and we are capable of scoring. We have been dangerous and goals change games. It's a historic victory and I'm so happy for the team!"
The Cougars will play their final match Wednesday, October 28
th against MSU Denver. CCU will celebrate 5 different seniors with kickoff set for 7:30 pm MST.
