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COLORADO SPRINGS - Metro State suffered a 3-1 defeat on Friday evening at UC-Colorado Springs to open Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play.  The loss dropped the Roadrunners to 2-2-1, while UCCS improved to 3-2-0.

The Mountain Lions got on the board first in the 36th minute as Kyle Lee headed in a goal.

UCCS went up 2-0 in the 55th minute on a 45-yard shot from Brett Drefs.  Matt Friesen pushed the lead to 3-0, connecting on a cross just three minutes later.

Metro State finally got on the board in the 89th minute as Marc Herschberger (Westminster, Colo./Northglenn H.S.) headed in a long pass from Cody Melphy (Littleton, Colo./Heritage H.S.).

Metro State outshot UCCS 22-13 in the game.

The Roadrunners will play at Colorado Mesa on Sunday.