Box Score (PDF)

THE RUNDOWN
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 7th-ranked Midwestern State men's soccer team battled host UC-Colorado Springs to a scoreless draw Sunday afternoon at Mountain Lion Stadium in a physical contest that saw a total of 10 cautions and ejections.
 
It was a quiet first half offensively for both teams with senior midfielder Gabriel Cavalcante tallying the lone shot on goal in the period at the 8:40 mark as Midwestern State (1-0-1) went into the locker room with a 3-2 edge in total shots.
 
The Mustangs put together a pair of chances early on in the second half but were unable to get on the board as sophomore forward Jorge DeLeon placed a shot on goal and junior midfielder Pierre Bocquet's header hit the crossbar. MSU totaled four shots on goal in the second half while UC-Colorado Springs (1-0-1) managed just two towards the end of regulation.
 
In the first overtime, the Mustangs were able to get into the attacking third and create a couple of opportunities but UCCS goalkeeper David Meyer came away with a pair of saves while the Mountain Lions defense blocked another shot to keep the match at 0-0.
 
In the final 10 minutes, a total of four yellow cards and one red card were issued as UCCS forward Jake Demerath was ejected with 4:53 to play in the period. However, the Mustangs were unable to take advantage of UCCS playing a man down as neither team recorded a shot in the final five minutes of action for the 0-0 final.
 
NOTES
*Midwestern State led 15-11 in shots and 7-3 in shots on goal
*The Mustangs also held a 12-2 margin in corner kicks on the afternoon
*Midwestern was shutout for the first time since Nov. 16, 2014 in a 1-0 loss to No. 11 Colorado Mesa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
*Senior goalkeeper Brice Gardner made his first start of the season for the Mustangs, recording his fifth career shutout with three saves
*Gabriel Cavalcante placed all four of his shots on target to lead Midwestern
 
STAT OF THE GAME
77:01 – The Mustangs didn't allow a shot on goal until the 77:01 mark in Sunday's match vs. UCCS
 
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"One of our goals today was to get a shutout. We have to clean up a lot of things but the defense played hard. Our offense has to click a little bit better. We just couldn't buy a goal. We were making some dumb mistakes. They (UCCS) ran a lot of guys at us and played hard." – Head coach Doug Elder
 
UP NEXT
The Mustangs conclude their season-opening road trip Saturday with a 7 p.m. (CT) contest against Southern Nazarene (Okla.) at the Wanda Rhodes Soccer Complex in Bethany.