Air Force Academy
Denver
Falcons Lose Season Finale to Denver, 2-1, in Overtime
11/10/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 10, 2002
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Nic Hartman and Nat Borchers each tallied a goal as the University of Denver men's soccer team defeated instate-rival Air Force, 2-1, in double-overtime Sunday afternoon at Pioneer Field. The Falcons finish the 2002 regular season at 8-9-1 overall and 2-4-0 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, while the Pioneers finish 8-11-0 and 2-4-0 in the MPSF.
The loss assures the Falcons of the sixth and final seed in next week's MPSF Championship Tournament. Air Force will face third-seeded UNLV in the first round on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 4:00 p.m. in Albuquerque, N.M. The winner will face second-seed San Jose State on Friday, Nov. 15.
Denver will face Sacramento State in the No. 4 vs. No. 5 game at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, with the winner advancing to the semifinals against top-seeded New Mexico.
After a scoreless first half, the Pioneers got on the board when senior RJ Smith's (Denver, Colo.) long throw in was converted by Borchers in the 57th minute. The Falcons tied it up late when Marcus Sagastume beat Denver goalkeeper Brian Lux (Lakewood, Colo.) in the 85th minute off an assist from Daniel Wasson.
The first overtime period produced little scoring chances for either team, as Denver was the only squad to put the ball on goal.
Hartman gave the Pioneers their victory in the second minute of the second bonus period. Freshman Liam Girard (British, B.C.) crossed the ball from the right side allowing Hartman to use his head to beat Air Force goalkeeper Mike Taylor.
Lux faced 10 corners and made seven saves on the day, while Taylor made nine saves for Air Force.
