SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Cam Neeley scored his first goal of the season at 81:57 to put Westminster ahead, but Colorado Christian scored twice in 49 seconds late to beat the Griffins 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Dumke Field. The Griffins out-shot the Cougars 13-5 and had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Game Breakdown
First Half
Westminster controlled the first half, out-shooting Colorado Christian 8-1 and earning three corner kicks to the Cougars' none. Jack Epstein's attempt at 9:35 went wide right, and Stellan Blomberg's shot at 12:42 went wide left. The Griffins earned corners at 15:10 and 18:25, with Owen Gallo forcing a save at 18:13. Blomberg, Max Edwards, Ben Kump, and Ashton Duran also had looks before the break, and Edwards had a blocked shot at 44:39. Colorado Christian's lone first-half shot was a blocked attempt by Jackson Schroeder at 24:25. The match was scoreless at halftime.
Second Half
Colorado Christian's goalkeeper Campbell Wolfgram saved a Neeley shot at 63:07, and Oliver Olsen made two saves of his own, on Rayce Haldy at 60:54 and Findlay Coleman at 79:08. Parker Stebbing had a shot blocked at 70:56 and another go wide left at 80:40.
The breakthrough came at 81:57. Neeley scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Ishmeal Mensah and Gage Wood, to give Westminster a 1-0 lead.
Colorado Christian answered at 86:48, when Kylar Carr scored off a Benjamin Brown assist to tie the match at 1-1. Just 49 seconds later, at 87:37, Brown scored off a Carr assist to put the Cougars ahead 2-1. All four of Colorado Christian's second-half shots were on target, two of them goals.
Westminster earned a corner kick at 89:07 in the final minute of regulation, but the Cougars held on for the 2-1 win.
Griffin Performances
Final Stats
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Shots: Westminster 13, Colorado Christian 5
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Shots on Goal: Colorado Christian 4, Westminster 3
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Corner Kicks: Westminster 4, Colorado Christian 1
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Fouls: Colorado Christian 15, Westminster 6
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Saves: Westminster 2 (Olsen), Colorado Christian 2 (Wolfgram 1, team 1)
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Offsides: Colorado Christian 2, Westminster 0
Westminster falls to 6-7-4 overall and 4-4-1 in RMAC play. The Griffins entered Sunday fifth in the RMAC standings with 13 points. Colorado Christian improves to 4-8-5 overall and 3-5-1 in conference play.
Up Next
Westminster travels to Grand Junction, Colo., to face Colorado Mesa on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m. MT.
