Soccer Recap: Crossbar unfriendly to Rams in 1-0 loss

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Final Stats

By Craig Buchanan

Athletic Media Relations

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State Rams (1-4-0) created plenty of promising attacks but couldn’t find the back of the net, coming up short against the SMU Mustangs (3-4-0) on a chilly afternoon at The Lagoon.

The Rams out-shot the Mustangs 12-9 and tallied six shots on goal, marking season-highs in both categories for the home squad. The six shots on goal also are tied for the most in school history, which had previously been done twice.

Both teams possessed the ball evenly to start the match, with much of the possession taking place in the midfield. In the 20th minute however, the Mustangs found the breakthrough they were looking for when senior forward Shelby Redman blasted a shot that careened off of the crossbar. SMU’s Lauren Guerra was there on the rebound to put the ball into the back of the net and give SMU a 1-0 advantage.

The Rams rebounded nicely and immediately put the pressure back on the Mustangs but couldn’t find a way to beat the Mustangs’ keeper. With the inability to find an equalizer in the first 45 minutes of action, the two sides went into the break with the score in SMU’s favor at 1-0.

The second half featured even more impressive play from the home side, registering a total of eight shots. Featuring attacks down both wings, CSU tried its luck at sending balls into the box, but still the finishing touch escaped the Rams. 

Colorado State’s best opportunity of the night came in the 81st minute off of a corner kick from true freshman Janelle Stone. Stone’s corner found senior defender Jami Vaughn about eight yards away from goal. Vaughn gave the ball a glancing header which looked poised to be the equalizer, but the SMU goalie was able to get a finger on the ball and tip it off of the crossbar, keeping the score at 1-0.

Colorado State returns to action on Sunday against the College of Charleston. The match is slated to begin at 1 p.m. MT at The Lagoon.

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