Falcons Open MPSF Play at Denver on Saturday
9/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 30, 2011
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Game #9vs. Denver PioneersSaturday, Oct. 1, 20117 p.m. at Denver, CO RECORDSAir Force 6-2Denver 2-4-2 RECENT RESULTSAir ForceLost to New Hampshire, 1-0Defeated Central Conn. State, 3-2 DenverLost to CSU Fullerton, 4-2Defeated Cal Poly, 3-1 COACHESDoug Hill (USAFA, 1983)Air Force 30-47-3, Fifth SeasonOverall Same Bobby Muuss (Connecticut, 1999)Denver 36-32-16, Fifth SeasonOverall Same Falcons Travel to Denver for MPSF OpenerThe Air Force Falcons travel north on I-25 to take on the Denver Pioneers in the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opener on Saturday, Oct. 1. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at CIBER Field located on the DU campus.The Falcons are 6-2 after splitting a pair of games at the UNH Nike Fall Classic last weekend in Durham, N.H. Air Force had its four-game winning streak snapped on Friday with a 1-0 loss to host New Hampshire, but rebounded with a come from behind 3-2 victory over Central Connecticut State on Sunday. Split at UNH TourneyAir Force split its two games at the UNH Nike Fall Classic last weekend in Durham, N.H. The host New Hampshire Wildcats snapped the Falcons' four-game winning streak on Friday with a 1-0 victory, playing most of the second-half in a torrential downpour.On Sunday, the FAlcons gave up a goal in the 12th minute but rallied to defeat Central Connecticut State 3-2. Senior John Melcher, junior Kevin Durr and sophomore Brian Klazura each scored for the Falcons. Durr also added an assist and Klazura notched his second game-winner of the season. Best Start Since 2001Air Force is off to its best start since the 2001 season, when it started 6-2 as well. The Falcons finished that campaign with an 11-5-1 record and a 4-2-1 mark in the MPSF. Recent History vs. DenverAir Force has not defeated Denver since Oct. 13, 2007, a 2-1 victory in Denver. The Falcons are 0-6-1 against the Pioneers since that game, with the tie coming at the 2009 MPSF Tournament. DU advanced with a 3-1 advantage in a shootout. All-time, Air Force holds a 22-19-4 advantage over the Pioneers. Falcons Near Top of National and MPSF StatsSeveral Falcons are near the top of the latest national and MPSF statistical rankings. Kevin Durr leads the MPSF and is tied for third nationally with six assists while Garrett Getschow is second in the MPSF and tied for 18th in the country in goals per game (0.75). In addition, John Melcher is tied for third in the MPSF with five goals and four assists.Teamwise, Air Force leads the conference and is tied for No. 3 in the nation with 22 goals after scoring 20 all of last season (19 games).
Last Weekend's RecapsNew Hampshire 1, Air Force 0Sept. 23, 2011 at Durham, NH Brad Hilton scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute to lead the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Air Force Friday evening in the first round of the Nike Fall Classic at Bremner Field. The win lifts the Wildcats to 3-4 on the season, while the Falcons, who had their four-game winning streak snapped, fell to 5-2.Steven Palumbo ignited the game-winning tally, sending a pass from midfield to the right flank, where Hilton finished the play by striking the ball into the top right hand corner of the net from 25 yards out at 62:45.The Wildcats had been knocking on the door the entire second frame, outshooting the Falcons 7-5. New Hampshire also held the edge in corner kicks by a margin of 4-2 during the stanza.Hilton nearly scored once again in the 29th minute of the second half when he fired a shot from about 20 yards out on a free kick, sneaking it past a herd of defenders in front of the net, but missed wide right.Air Force controlled the first frame, posting a 6-4 edge in shots and a 5-0 advantage in corner kicks, but couldn't find the back of the net, posting just one shot on goal in the frame. UNH's defense was stellar throughout the contest, holding the Falcons at bay, limiting them to just two shots on goal in the entire game.Travis Worra registered his second consecutive shutout for UNH, tallying two saves in the win. Falcon goalie Matt Underwood had two saves in net for the Falcons. AFA's Kevin Durr led the Falcons with a game-high four shots. Air Force 3, Central Conn. State 2Sept. 25, 2011 at Durham, NH The Air Force men's soccer team improved to 6-2 this season with a 3-2 victory Sunday over Central Connecticut State on the final day of the UNH Nike Fall Classic in Durham, N.H. Senior John Melcher, junior Kevin Durr and sophomore Brian Klazura scored for the Falcons, who have won five of their last six games.The Blue Devils opened the scoring in the 12th minute with Reese Wilson's strike past AFA goalie Matt Underwood. Mamoudou Dioubate picked up the assist on the score.Air Force answered in the 24th minute as Melcher scored his fifth goal of the season after taking a nice pass from Durr and placing a shot past CCSU keeper Anthony Occhialin. Durr then notched his fourth tally of the year in the 29th minute by firing a direct kick past Occhialin.In the 43rd minute, Jesse Menzies launched a free kick toward the box and Dioubate redirected it into the net to even the score at 2-all. The first half was very even as CCSU outshot the Falcons 9-8.The tie lasted only four minutes into the second half as Klazura delivered a header after a pass from Jake Jones to give the Falcons a 3-2 lead. It was Klazura's second game-winner of the season.
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