COLORADO SPRINGS, CO— The St. Thomas men's soccer team dropped a 5–1 decision on the road against Colorado College at Stewart Field. Despite a tough effort in goal by Max Rodriguez, the Tigers pulled away with three first-half goals and two more in the second half. With the result, St. Thomas moves to 3–5–1 overall and 1–1–0 in SCAC play.
Colorado College set the tone early in the match, striking in the 17th minute (16:13) to take a 1–0 lead. The Tigers extended their advantage in the 29th minute (28:31) before making a penalty kick in the 36th minute (35:06) to take a 3–0 lead into the halftime break. Goalkeeper Max Rodriguez worked tirelessly under relentless pressure, recording five saves in the opening period.
St. Thomas fought back in the second half and broke through in the 62nd minute (61:17) when Tony Castro found the back of the net off an assist from Lucas Briet to cut the deficit to 3–1. However, after playing a man down following a red card in the 74th minute (73:02), the Celts were unable to build a full comeback. Colorado College added late goals in the 81st minute (80:58) and 90th minute (89:13) to close out the match.
St. Thomas recorded seven total shots and put three on goal. Goalkeeper Max Rodriguez played all 90 minutes in net, finishing with an impressive 14 saves on 30 total shots faced.
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Up Next: The Celts hit the road for their next SCAC matchup on Sunday, October 11 at 12:00 PM as they travel to Irving, TX to take on the University of Dallas. Follow the team at www.ustcelts.com or on Instagram @ustathletics and @ustmsoccer for game times, live stream links, and updates.
