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Last Updated: Oct 16th, 2008 - 13:33:17 |
After the first week of the season,
the men's soccer team had the look
of an elite team ready to make huge
strides in climbing the national rankings
ladder. But after this past weekend,
the Roadrunners will have to
wait before making their mark in the
Top 25 after weather cancelled a 2-0
deficit Aug. 31 versus Regis and a 2-
0 defeat at the hands of Midwestern
State Sept. 2 in Wichita Falls, Texas.
In the first week of the season,
Metro upset No. 3-ranked West Florida
2-1 and scored eight goals in an
8-2 victory over Georgia Southwestern.
But the following week proved to
be a regression of sorts as the team
never found the back of the net in either
game.
In their matchup with Rocky
Mountain Athletic Conference foe
Regis, Metro fell behind 2-0 to the
Rangers and the game looked like
it was going Regis' way before the
sky helped out Metro. The sky grew
darker and darker as the match went
on, and with 33:33 left on the clock
in the second half, the game was delayed
due to lightning. After an hour
passed, officials cancelled the game
and will be played all over again at a
later date.
Metro was let off the hook in the
first game of the weekend, but did not
play any better against No. 11-ranked
Mustangs of Midwestern State two
days later.
Both goals were scored in the first
half and scored within 48 seconds of
each other. Mustangs' midfielder Ahmad
Ihmeidan put in the first goal at
the 32-minute-mark on a deflection
by the goalkeeper. The second goal
came less than a minute later, Mustangs
forward Daniel Brown put one
into the back of the net.
Metro could only manage three
shots on goal the entire game as Midwestern
State's defense kept Metro on
one side of the field.
The loss drops Metro's record to
2-1 and will play host to Fort Lewis
Sept. 7 at Auraria Field. The Skyhawks
defeated the 'Runners four
times last season.
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