DENVER, Colo. – The Westminster men's soccer team fell 3-1 to Regis on Sunday afternoon at Regis Turf Fields. Spencer Lords scored his first goal of the season to pull the Griffins within one before halftime, but the Rangers, who sit second in the RMAC standings, held on for the win.
Game Breakdown
First Half
Regis took control of the shot count early, firing a shot wide at 1:38 and getting two shots blocked at 8:45 and 8:48. Oliver Olsen made a save on a Jacobo Betancourt-Tovar shot at 10:23 to keep the match scoreless. The Rangers broke through at 26:45, when Blaise Richard converted a penalty kick to make it 1-0. Betancourt-Tovar added an unassisted goal at 28:50 to extend the lead to 2-0.
The Griffins answered before the break. At 40:21, Lords, a defender, scored an unassisted goal to cut the deficit to 2-1. Brody Webster had also tested Regis goalkeeper Zach Jennings with a saved shot at 37:07. Regis led 2-1 at halftime and out-shot Westminster 8-3 in the first half, though two of the Griffins' three shots were on target.
Second Half
Regis scored the only goal of the second half at 54:03, when Joakim Gunnar finished off an assist from Jan Grillitsch to make it 3-1. Westminster kept competing, with attempts from Lords (50:47), Jack Epstein (71:01), Stellan Blomberg (75:16), and Ethan Ross (84:05). Olsen made two more saves late, on Richard at 79:34 and 81:03, to keep the margin at two goals. Westminster earned its lone corner kick of the match at 84:14. The Griffins couldn't get closer, and the Rangers closed out the 3-1 win.
Griffin Performances
Final Stats
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Shots: Regis 16, Westminster 7
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Shots on Goal: Regis 6, Westminster 2
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Corner Kicks: Regis 6, Westminster 1
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Fouls: Regis 17, Westminster 9
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Saves: Westminster 3 (Olsen), Regis 1 (Jennings)
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Offsides: Westminster 0, Regis 1
With the result, Westminster falls to 5-6-4 overall and 3-3-1 in RMAC play. The Griffins sit sixth in the standings with 10 points, the same total as fifth-place South Dakota Mines. Regis improves to 8-3-3 overall and 5-1-1 in conference play.
Up Next
Westminster returns home to face Metropolitan State University of Denver on Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. MT at Dumke Field. The Griffins then host Colorado Christian on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 12 p.m. MT for Senior Day.
