Pair of Goals from Lukic and Lopez Help UCR Take Down Air Force 2-0

Friday, September 20

Colorado Springs, Colo.

5:00 pm

UC Riverside

2-4-0, 0-0-0

Air Force

0-6-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
UC Riverside	1	1	2
Air Force	0	0	0

Pair of Goals from Lukic and Lopez Help UCR Take Down Air Force 2-0

9/20/2024 7:36:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - UC Riverside (2-4-0, 0-0-0) paired an explosive offensive with stalwart defense to take down the Air Force Falcons (0-6-1, 0-0-0) 2-0 on Friday night at Cadet Soccer Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Luka Lukic capitalized on an early opportunity, finding the back of the net after a pass from Tarek Hamideh in the 11' to bring the Highlanders into the lead in the first half.
UC Riverside defense fended off six Falcon shots in the first half, preventing all but one of the Air Force attacks from landing on target.
In the 62' of play, Noah Lopez sent a shot soaring into the back of the Falcons' net off an assist from Edward Castro to extend the Highlanders' lead 2-0.
Although the Falcons sent 13 shots towards the Highlanders in the second half, UCR defense remained vigilant and only two were on target, both of which Carlos Gonzalez saved.

NOTABLES

Gonzalez and UC Riverside's back line recorded their first shutout of the 2024 season.
Lukic was once again UCR's offensive catalyst with his third goal of the season.
Lopez bolstered the Highlanders' offense in the second half, also scoring his third goal of the season.

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