Ranger Men's Soccer Tied with #4 Ranked Fort Lewis 1-1 at Halftime, but Fall 3-1

Durango, Colo.: The Regis Ranger men's soccer team was knotted at halftime with #4 ranked Fort Lewis but when the final buzzer sounded Fort Lewis defeated the pesky Rangers 3-1.

Regis (8-4-4, 6-2-4) lost just their second RMAC contest of the season with the only other loss coming to this same Fort Lewis team 1-0 on October 9th.

The Rangers got on the board first when senior Donnie Montoya scored his first goal of the season on a penalty kick at the 10:02 mark of the first half.

Fort Lewis (15-1, 12-0), who will host the 2009 RMAC Men's Soccer Tournament in two weeks, tied the game eight minutes later when David Barden headed the ball to Joe Barnd who put the ball past the Ranger defenders.

Regis had a few chances in the second half with four shots and two shots on goal. Fort Lewis scored the winning goal just 26 seconds into the second half.

Even with the loss, the Rangers are guaranteed a spot in the 2009 RMAC Men's Soccer Tournament. Where they will finish is still up for grabs. Colorado Mines is second with 28 points just needs one victory to secure second place. Metro State is just one point ahead of Regis with 23 points. Regis and Metro State both have games against Colorado Mines remaining and games against Colorado Christian. Regis could finish anywhere from second to fourth place.

Regis will host Colorado Christian on Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the Rangers final home game of the season.

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