ALAMOSA, Colorado — In the season opener against Lubbock Christian University, Adams State falls by a score of 5-0. The home opener loss puts the Grizzlies at a record of 0-1 and gives them a chance to bounce back in their second match of the season, where they'll look to earn their first win of the early season. 

Looking at the overall difference between Lubbock Christian and Adams State, Lubbock was able to handle the Grizzlies both offensively and defensively. Offensively, the Grizzlies were only able to record 3 shots, none of which were on goal, whereas Lubbock was able to record 28 total shots with 10 of them being on goal, leading to their 5 goals. For Lubbock Christian, Pedro Lucas continued his hot start to the season, recording his fourth and fifth goals in just two games. Also scoring for Lubbock were Francisco Horta, Kade McKinzie, and Ty Gibbs, who each scored once. 

For the Grizzlies, they struggled in the first half to get anything going offensively, but to make things worse, they lost one of their players to a red card at the 42:57 mark in the game. With the loss of one of their players and the strong defense by Lubbock Christian, the Grizzly offense was held down the entire day. 

Recording shots on the day for the Grizzlies were Jadon Fambro, Avery Richards, and Gabriel Bowlin-Stacy. Unfortunately for the Grizzlies they were not able to get any of their shots on goal, which allowed the Lubbock Christian goalkeeper to have an easy day with no save opportunities. Defensively, the Grizzlies goalkeeper Lars Ostermann recorded 5 saves on his 10 total chances, giving him a 50% success rate on saves. 

Looking at what's up next for the Grizzlies, they will have an opportunity to bounce back after today's tough loss next Friday, September 12th when they take on Sul Ross in Alpine, TX. The game will be played at 5 PM MST and will be a great opportunity for the Grizzlies to get their first win of the season against an 0-2 Sul Ross team.