IRVINE, Calif. -- The Denver Pioneers scored three goals in a span of 11:42 in the second half to knock off UC Irvine 3-1 in a non-league match at Anteater Stadium.
Jon Spencer opened up the scoring for the Anteaters with a short boot off a corner kick from Saul Wolf at the 7:40 mark. The lead would carry into the 55th minute when Denver substitute Brian Kneuer tied the game on a direct kick.
Less than five minutes later, Matt Harrell would score the eventual game winner, followed by the insurance from Dag-Christian Olsen in the 67th minute.
MPSF action resumes on Sunday (Oct.15) at 4:00 p.m., as UCI takes a 0-0-1 league mark to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Denver 0 3 -- 3UC Irvine 1 0 -- 1Denver Goals: Brian Kneuer 54:24 Matt Harrell 58:50 Dag-Christian Olsen (from Michael Piserchio) 66:06UCI Goals: Jon Spencer (from Saul Wolf) 7:40Saves: Parker Jarvis (Denver), 5; Tyler Reid (UCI) 3; C.J. Cooper (UCI) 1Records: Denver, 6-3 UCI, 7-5-1