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Seconds separate Grizzlies from win
Just 19 seconds away from recording their first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference point, the Adams State College men’s soccer team saw Sam Westlake strike from 30 yards out as the Colorado Christian University Cougars recorded its first RMAC win in eight years, Sunday afternoon in Alamosa.
The 2-1 double-overtime victory improved the Cougars to 1-5 overall and to 1-1 in RMAC play. The Grizzlies, who received a first-half goal from freshman Chris Roggow, his second of the season, after a nice David Powers’ run and assist, are now 0-5 overall and 0-2 in RMAC play.
Adams State grabbed the lead in the 17th minute and remained out front for more than 40 minutes before Tim Flavin of the Cougars scored the equalizer from close range off a pass from Grant Terzian.
In the first extra period, the Cougars fired off a pair of shots, both on goal, but Grizzlies freshman keeper Dillon Lee made saves on both en route to racking up 10 saves in the contest, tying fellow rookie keeper Paul Pizza for the team’s season high.
The Grizzlies seemed to be in control of the second overtime period, taking four shots to Colorado Christian’s two. But following an offsides call against Adams State at the 108:58 mark, the Cougars went on the attack. Westlake dribbled the ball towards the ASC box and wound up, placing a ball just out of reach of Lee who could only manage to tip the ball, and giving the Cougars the win.
Next up the Grizzlies will take on defending NCAA Division II National Champion Fort Lewis on Friday at 3 p.m. The Skyhawks, who topped the preseason national rankings and RMAC Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll, are currently unranked with a 2-3 overall record and are 1-0 in RMAC play. Fort Lewis fell to Colorado Mines in a non-conference match to start the season, and has suffered losses to Truman State (Mo.) and Columbia College (Mo.) as well, but topped CSU-Pueblo, 3-1, on Sunday in its first league match of the season.
Adams State was topped by a score of 9-1 in Durango last season as the Grizzlies faced the Skyhawks, ranked No. 10 nationally at the time, in just their second match in program history.
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