PUEBLO, Colo. (March 15, 2021) – The Colorado State University Pueblo men's lacrosse team suffered an 18-8 loss to Colorado College Monday in the 2021 home opener. 
 
The ThunderWolves (1-2) lost the faceoff battle 19-9 and ground balls went the way of the Tigers (4-0), 44-34. CSU Pueblo trailed by just two at the half and at that point the home team led in the shots on goal category, 18-16. The Pack would end up losing that battle 35-27, as CC totaled 67 shots in the game. 
 
POSTGAME COMMENT 
"Despite the score, this was a night and day difference from how we played Colorado College the first time," said CSU Pueblo Men's Lacrosse Head Coach Sean Blair. "A lot of guys stepped up today and the big thing was us challenging ourselves as a program to see how tough we were. The reality is they have a large bench. Not that we want to be the ones that win the shouting match, but we want to win the energy level and I feel like today we came out and had the most energy we've had here in a long time." 
 
"We had some good offensive production by a couple of our players, but across the board we just need more. A couple mistakes in the third were the catalyst for things to stem out and stem away from us and put us in a position to play a little bit more defense than we wanted to. Overall, I'm proud of how we competed and fought and we are excited to take our show on the road to Adams State on April 3." 

PLAYER PERFORMANCES 
Trenton Steele (R-Fr., A, Littleton, Colo.) scored five goals, as he put nine shots on frame.
 
Skylar Weathers (So., M, Ogden, Utah) scored the remaining three goals and dished out one assist. He added four ground balls and caused two turnovers.
 
Goalie Garrett Breeling (So., Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and defender Cornelius Healy (Fr., Keller, Texas) each had five ground balls to lead the Pack. Breeling finished the game with 17 saves. 
 
Seniors Tavian Watson (LSM, Aurora, Colo.) and Michael DeMaio (M, Gambrills, Md.) each had three ground balls and two caused turnovers. 
 
Andrew Barrera (Jr., D, San Jose, Calif.) also totaled two caused turnovers and added a pair of ground balls. 
 
SUMMARY
After allowing the first goal with 9:39 left in the first quarter, the Pack scored just 25 seconds later on a goal from Steele. With 2:41 left in the half the ThunderWolves took the lead on a Weathers tally. 
 
The Pack allowed the Tigers to score with 40 seconds left and tie 2-2 the game after the first frame. 
 
CC used that goal to start a four-goal run, which opened up a 5-2 lead with 11:53 left in the half. CSU Pueblo won the next nine minutes 3-1, as Weathers scored once and Steele grabbed two more goals to put the Pack within one at 6-5. Another late quarter goal, this time with 35 ticks left, handed the road team a 7-5 lead at the half. 
 
The third quarter was all Colorado College, as the Tigers posted a 7-1 advantage and opened up a 14-6 lead. The deficit proved to be too much, as the Pack fell 19-8. 
 
UP NEXT
The ThunderWolves enter RMAC play April 3 at Adams State University. 

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