THE RECAP
No. 24 St. Mary's won a thrilling season opener over MSU Denver, 3-2, thanks to a golden goal from Erwin Regules. The Rattlers (1-0) and Roadrunners (0-1) battled all night long in what was a closely contested season debut.
The Rattlers trailed early on after Metro State scored in the 4th minute, but didn't fade away from the challenge. Just a few minutes later, Tony Andoyan redirected a well-placed cross from Youssef Mouaddib into the lower left corner for the equalizer.
However, Metro State responded just 54 seconds later with a short shot past the keeper and into the net. The game settled into a competitive lull on the scoresheet until in the 78th minute, when Cian Foley headed a Sebastian Rivera cross into the twine to swing the momentum back in favor of the Rattlers.
Finally, with the game in overtime, Erwin Regules answered the call and scored his first career StMU goal, putting a move on his defender and striking the golden goal into the lower left corner, just out of reach of the keeper.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
-StMU has now won all four games against the Roadrunners in program history.
-The Rattlers extended their opening night winning streak to seven after tonight's 3-2 win. The streak dates back to 2015.
-Â St. Mary's tallied 22 shots over the course of the evening, with 13 of them coming in the second half.
COACH JOHNNY CLIFFORD ON THE WIN
"It was a tough battle tonight. Metro pushed us hard all night physically and wanted to make a statement to start their season. Our boys battled hard and showed a lot of determination through adversity, and they thoroughly deserved this win. It was a great team effort"
UP NEXT
No. 24 St. Mary's heads to Golden, Colorado for the back half of their road trip against Colorado School of Mines. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
