COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Regis University men's soccer team experienced a whole mix of emotions as it led, tied, and trailed throughout its match against UC-Colorado Springs, and ultimately, bested the Mountain Lions, 3-2, at Mountain Lion Stadium on Sunday.
 
How It Happened: Knotted up at 2-2 in the 86th minute, passes from senior forward Parker Klein and senior defender Danilo Pekovic led to senior midfielder Jake Brown, who directed a shot to the high center of the goalbox for the go-ahead, game-winning, 3-2 goal in favor of the Rangers.
 
Senior forward Jean Carre gave Regis an early, 1-0 lead on a penalty kick at the 11:34 mark during the first half.
 
UC-Colorado Springs evened the score, 1-1, in the 49th minute when freshman midfielder Alex Andersson shot the ball to the lower left upon getting a pass from freshman midfielder Adin Schwenke.
 
UCCS then took a 2-1 lead when the clock read 60:43 on redshirt sophomore defender Liam McGuire's unassisted goal to the high center of the box.
 
Though down, RU maintained its composure and mounted a comeback to overcome the deficit.
 
Finally, senior midfielder Eric Peter equalized the match, 2-2, with his goal to the lower right late in the 69th minute after receiving the ball from Pekovic.
 
Game Notes: Brown (1 G, 2 S, 1 SOG) scored the game-winning goal in the match. Carre (1 G, 2 S, 1 SOG) made his only shot on-goal count in the first half. Pekovic (2 A, 1 S, 1 SOG) assisted on both the game-tying and game-winning goals. Klein (1 A, 3 S) also assisted on the game-winning goal. Junior forward Kristian Hooker (4 S, 1 SOG) had a team-high four shots. Junior goalkeeper Luca Falagrady (1-0) (6 SV) made six saves for the Rangers in the win.
 
Regis and the Mountain Lions were matched well as they both had 16 shots over the 90 minutes. However, UC-Colorado Springs outshot RU, 8-5, in the shots-on-goal tally.
 
Up Next for the Rangers: The Rangers rise to a 2-1 record overall and a 2-0 record in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) play. Regis returns home to host Colorado Mesa (1-0-1, 1-0-1 RMAC) at Regis Match Pitch on Thursday at 3 p.m.