An Early Burst
Colorado State continued their dominant showing in the Rocky Mountain Showdown, securing their third consecutive win with a 13-10 win over Boulder.
The Rams started the game off strong, building an 8-2 lead by halftime. But Boulder fought back, outscoring Colorado State 8-5 during the last half of the game.
Showing out on the field was Lochlan Rogers (#7), recording four goals during the contest and earning Player of the Game.
Despite the late surge from Boulder, Jack Rego (#22) and Ryan Menard (#53) helped the Rams with key goals throughout the game, while players like Joe Dixon (#41) and Kai Skaer (#76) both had a huge impact on forcing Boulder’s offense to scramble and lose opportunities to score.
Dixon was also recognized for his impact on the field, earning the 10th Mountain Division Award.
Plays on the Field
Five minutes into the game, attackman Jack Rego got his first of the game off an assist by Tanner Marsh (#91). Boulder then found the net at 8:05.
Lochlan Rogers would answer by scoring an unassisted goal at 6:32. Ryan Menard closed out the quarter finding the net at 1:57.
End Q1 CSU 3 || CU 1
At 13:45 Mason Daly (#18) opened the second quarter scoring for Colorado State.
Marsh got his first of the game at 12:42 off an assist from Menard. Boulder responded with a goal of their own at 9:30.
At 8:13 attackman Jimmy Ponicki (#34) found a feed off of Menard. Later Rego would find the net via a pass by Menard at 6:02 for his sochlan-rogers/econd of the game.
With 1:15 left in the half Rogers found his second through an assist by Cullen Gorman (#44).
HALFTIME CSU 8 || CU 2
At 13:58 and 8:22 Boulder found the net to score two in a row. After an assist earlier in the night, attackman Brandon Krause (#10) added his first goal at 6:23.
At 5:28 Rogers became the first player on the field to get a hat trick. Boulder would close the quarter with three in a row, making a large dent in the Rams lead.
Q3 CSU 10 || CU 7
To open up the final quarter, Boulder scored at 10:44 and 9:34, bringing the deficit to just a single goal.
At 7:18 from behind the net, Rego found the corner of the net. At 5:49 Boulder would respond and bring the lead back to one.
For his fourth goal, Rogers found the net unassisted at 4:41. With the final goal of the game, Menard found the net with 3:30 left in the game.
FINAL CSU 13 || CU 10
Player of the Game: Lochlan Rogers
10th Mountain Division Award: Joe Dixon
