GAME INFO
Score: Lubbock Christian 1, UCCS 0
Records: Lubbock Christian (1-0), UCCS (0-1)
Location: LCU Soccer Field
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Adam Baldwin gets the game's first scoring chance at the 10 minute mark, hitting a shot on goal that was saved by LCU keeper Braxton Thorne
• Chaps had a number of scoring chances between the 37 and 41 minute marks, with shots from Fernando Flores, Emilio Marti and Abdou Joof
• Tariq Bakkali fired a shot into the bottom right corner that was saved by the UCCS keeper, earning a corner kick
• In the 55^th minute, Lubbock Christian broke the scoreless tie with a goal from Fernando Flores. Assists came from Pablo Galietero Diez and Niklas Neumann
• UCCS earned back-to-back corner kicks in the 78^th minute, but were unable to create any scoring chances out of it

 
LCU HIGHLIGHTS

• Five Chaparral players – Jasper Reese, Agustine Contreras Orsi, Noah Johnson, Caram Carneiro Alves and Pablo Galietero Diez – made their Lubbock Christian debuts in the game
• Tariq Bakkali recorded a game-high two shots on goal with both coming in the second half
• LCU's back line kept the scoring chances at a minimum allowing the Mountain Lions just three shots on goal all game
• Goalkeeper Braxton Thorne saved all three shots on goal and earned the seventh shutout of his career

 
GAME NOTES

• Lubbock Christian earned its first-ever win against the Mountain Lions after losses in 2018 and 2016
• The Chaps won their season opener for the first time since 2015 when they secured a 5-4 win against the University of the Southwest
• Flores's goal in the 55^th minute was his fourth in 20 collegiate games and gave him 11 total points in his career
• Lubbock Christian earned six corners to just four for UCCS. In 2018, LCU took just 74 corners throughout the year while opponents drew 103

 
NEXT UP

• The Chaps will be back at home again on Sunday, taking on Colorado Christian at 1 p.m. at the LCU Soccer Field