Men's Soccer Celebration Vs. UC Irvine
0
UC Irvine UCI (5-3-1, 0-0-0)
2
Winner UNLV UNLV (3-4-2, 0-0-0)
UC Irvine UCI
(5-3-1, 0-0-0)
0
Final
2
UNLV UNLV
(3-4-2, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UC Irvine UCI 0 0 0
UNLV UNLV 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Rebels End Non-Conference Play With Shutout Win Over UC Irvine

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — The UNLV men's soccer team ended non-conference play on a high note with a 2-0 shutout victory over UC Irvine Friday night at Peter Johann Memorial Field.

Junior forward Bryce Allred blasted in the Rebels' (3-4-2) go-ahead goal against the Anteaters (5-3-1) in the 42nd minute on an assist from his counterpart Tyler Ware. Adding insurance, freshman defender Ben Wallis connected on a header off the assist via cross by sophomore Sawyer Crisostomo in the 69th minute.

Maintaining a tight guard on the net, junior goalkeeper Hugo Lemos and the Rebel backline picked up their collective third clean sheet of the season. In his third goalkeeper win of the year, Lemos recorded two saves in 90 minutes of action.

STAT OF THE GAME: On a night that saw the Scarlet & Gray attack rack up four shots on goal, Lemos and the Rebel backline stole the show by keeping UCI without a shot on goal until the 72nd minute. Behind that defense, UNLV doubled up on the Anteaters for a 4-2 final advantage in shots on frame.

QUOTABLE: "I'm just really proud of our players. They've done a terrific job, they've stayed mentally strong when I think some teams would break and that's one of the things we've challenged them with. We've talked about building on our good performances and taking that into the next game, and every game we've been improving over the last two weeks. To be able to play a big team - UC Irvine is well-coached and does a great job with the ball - I'm just really excited for the guys. They deserve it tonight."
-UNLV Head Coach BJ Craig

UP NEXT: The Rebels will kick off their WAC slate with another 7 p.m. home match on Saturday, Oct. 4 vs. Utah Tech.

MATCH NOTES:
  • Allred and Wallis each knocked in their first goals of the season, while it was also the first career goal for the latter.
  • The Rebels' victory comes against a UC Irvine side receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 list released on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The Anteaters have also ranked as high as No. 20 in those rankings this season.
  • UNLV's contest against UCI marked the fifth game of the year against an opponent that has been ranked or received votes in the top 25 and made an NCAA Tournament over the past two seasons.
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