DENVER – The University of Denver men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to UNLV at CIBER Field on Sunday afternoon. The Rebel’s Mike Mota scored in the 19th minute when he headed a corner kick into the back right corner of the net, and the Pioneers weren’t able to answer offensively.

“I was disappointed with today’s performance,” head coach Bobby Muuss said. “It’s particularly frustrating that we controlled the majority of possession in the game but couldn’t produce offensively.” 

Denver (5-5-3, 2-2-1 MPSF) had two promising scoring opportunities in the final minute on corner kicks, but the crosses from senior Kellan Christensen (Layton, Utah) were unsuccessful in locating a Pioneer boot within the box.

The Rebels (5-7-1, 2-2-1 MPSF) out-shot the Pioneers 17-10, and took four corners kicks to UNLV’s three. Senior goalkeeper Joe Willis (St. Louis, Mo.) made four saves for Denver, while UNLV’s Simon Cook made three saves for the shutout.

Denver returns to action when they host Sacramento State on Friday, Oct. 22 at 7:00 p.m. MT.