Dixie State surrendered three second-half MSU Denver goals as the Trailblazers dropped a 4-1 decision to the Roadrunners Sunday afternoon at the MSUD Athletic Complex.
The Roadrunners (3-3-0/0-1-1 RMAC) jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead just two minutes into the match as MSUD drew a penalty inside the DSU 6-yard box. MSUD midfielder Danny Bautista would tuck home the ensuing penalty kick chance to give his side the early one-goal advantage.
DSU (2-3-1/0-1-1 RMAC) netted the equalizer in the 24
th-minute when senior
Ascari Robles (Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial HS) played a through ball to freshman
Daniel Brubaker (Hurricane, Utah/Hurricane HS), who veered right and booted home his first collegiate goal into the lower right corner of the frame to square the match at 1-1.
The score remained tied until the 56
th-minute when Kyle VanAlstine fired home a cross from 6-yards out to put MSUD back on top at 2-1. The Roadrunners then tacked on a pair of insurance goals in the 59
th and 81
st minutes on their way to the league victory.
Dixie State lost despite outshooting MSUD by a 17-16 count, though the Roadrunners owned an 8-4 edge in shots on goal. Junior forward
Moises Medina (Mesquite, Nev./Virgin Valley HS) was credited with six shot attempts, two on frame.
Dixie State opens a four-game RMAC homestand this upcoming weekend at Trailblazer Stadium, beginning with a match vs. Colorado-Colorado Springs on Friday, Sept. 21, followed by a date vs. Regis on Sunday, Sept. 23.
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