By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer defeated MSU Denver 2-0 on Sunday (Sep. 4), moving to 3-0 in history against the Roadrunners. Redshirt-freshman Tre Smith made an impressive debut as he scored both Tiger goals within a ten minute span. FHSU improved to 2-1-1 overall, while MSU-Denver took their first loss and also now sits at 2-1-1.
The Tigers hopped on the attack quickly in the first half as they took nine shots and placed seven on goal. Smith put the Tigers on the board when he received a long pass from Inigo Jimenez and chipped it past the keeper in the 24th minute. Anders Sandsto was also credited with an assist on the play. Shortly after, a saved point-blank shot from Blake Arndt rebounded to Smith in the box and he bent the ball past the keeper to give the Tigers breathing room.
FHSU managed 10 total shots in the contest with eight being on target. MSU-Denver lined up 11 shots and placed seven on goal. Tiger keeper Kieran Brown tallied seven saves in the match compared to six by Roadrunner keeper Ross Miller.
The Tigers will be back on the road next week in Wichita Falls, Texas where they take on Midwestern State on Thursday (Sep. 8) and finish up against Texas A&M-International on Saturday (Sep. 10).