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Yellowjackets Blank Cougars for Win (10/1/05)
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BILLINGS, MT – The fastest goal to start a game in school history also proved to be the game winner Saturday as the Montana State-Billings men’s soccer team defeated Colorado Christian, 1-0.  Dustin Kono (Sr., Aberdeen, SD) found the net just 51 seconds into the contest for the game’s only goal.

“I’m very pleased with the performance for two reasons,” said Yellowjacket coach Dan McNally.  “First, we kept our first clean sheet of the season, which is very encouraging.  Second, we created a lot of very good opportunities to score.  The team has remained positive and motivated throughout a tough road schedule, and we are looking forward to the three home games we have next week.”

Spectators had hardly settled in following the national anthem when Marcus Riley (Sr., Kalispell, MT) picked up a loose ball in the midfield and sent a nice pass through to a streaking Kono.  The pass set up Kono with a one-on-one against Colorado Christian goalkeeper Andrew Kurtz.  The goal was Kono’s team-leading seventh of the season.  Riley recorded his third assist of the year, also best on the team.

Despite the lack of scoring for the next 89 minutes, each team had opportunities to put points on the board.  In all, the Yellowjackets out-shot the Cougars 18-5, but only 5-3 on goal.  Kurtz made four saves on the day while Jacket keeper Jess Feldtman (Sr., Lander, WY) made three.  Feldtman’s third save preserved the win with just seven ticks on the clock when the Cougars’ Levi Adams snuck behind the Yellowjacket defense as time was running down.

The Yellowjackets’ first shutout of the season improved their overall record to 3-9-0.  Colorado Christian fell to 1-9-0.  MSU Billings hosts Dallas Baptist next Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.  They will wrap up the home schedule with games against Regis University on Saturday and Colorado State-Pueblo on Sunday.

Note:  Kono’s goal was the fastest to start a game by 39 seconds.  The previous record was held by Jesse Spann (Sr., Rock Springs, WY), who scored in 1:30 last year at Humboldt State.  Spann’s goal was also the game winner in a 1-0 game.

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