The University of Denver men’s soccer team played Air Force Academy on Sunday to close out a three-game home stretch. Air Force Academy played well enough to steal the win away from the home team, 3-0. The match was fairly evenly fought and the Pioneers never gave up throughout the contest. Starter Scott Muir of the Falcons was able to score two goals on three shots on goal. Both of those goals came in the third corner and only served as icing on the cake as neither team had much offense with only 7 shots on goal between both teams. This loss brings the Pioneers to a 5-5-1 overall record and a 1-2-0 record in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Freshman Chet Anderson said, “This loss is uncharacteristic of our team, and I am confident our starters will be able to bounce back next weekend on the road.”This was a tough conference loss for the Pioneers to swallow, but they will be able to return to form next weekend on their trip to California with two conference games. They will play Sacramento State on Friday and San Jose State on Saturday. The Pioneers have not played these schools yet but will play them this weekend and next weekend in their last home stand for the fall season. This will give the Pioneers a chance to move up in the conference standings and to greatly improve their overall record.

Men’s Hockey:It was not a weekend to remember for the Pioneer hockey team as they got swept on the road by Maine in the season opener. DU lost 5-1 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday to start the season 0-2 at Orono, Maine. On Friday evening junior Ryan Helgason scored the lone goal for DU in the first period to give Denver a 1-0 lead. Maine quickly bounced back and scored two goals in the second and three in the third to put the icing on the cake. Saturday night did not prove to be much better as DU once again took the early lead on a goal by freshman Chris Butler. The # 12 Blackbears then scored four straight goals to take a 4-1 lead into the third and Denver scored their final goal with 26 seconds left in the game thanks to sophomore Ryan Dingle.Maine goalie Ben Bishop stopped 15 of 16 Pioneer shots on Friday and 23 of 25 on Saturday. Glenn Fisher took the loss in goal on Friday for DU and sophomore Peter Mannino took the defeat on Saturday.The men will look to bounce back this weekend when they travel down to Colorado Springs to take on the Air Force on Friday evening. They will then host Notre Dame for their home opener on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Men’s Golf:The DU men’s golf team captured the Fresno Lexus Golf Classic last Saturday with a final round 4-over par 284. The Pioneers finished with a 54-hole score of 858 and a seven stroke victory over second-place San Diego State. Senior Charlie Soule led the way for DU by finishing in first place with a 3-under par 210 for the three round’s. This was his second career tournament win and Denver’s first win as a team this year. Senior James Love also shot well firing a three-round score of 212, good enough for third place overall. Sophomore Scott Tashie finished tied for 29th place with a final score of 229.There were 15 teams in the tourney that took place at San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, Calif. DU will next play Oct. 24 in San Diego, Calif.