Falcons lacrosse team falls to Denver, 7-6 Published April 19, 2004 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) -- The Air Force Academy lacrosse team suffered its fourth one-goal loss of the season, falling to Denver, 7-6, in league play April 17. Air Force falls to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in league play."We played hard but fell a little short," said head coach Fred Acee. "We made a costly mistake in the fourth quarter that really hurt us."Late in the last home game of the season, the Falcons had a two-man advantage and were attacking the Denver goal, but a player stepped in the crease for the turnover. The Pioneers cleared the ball, and Adam Miller scored on the ensuing possession to break a 6-6 tie. It turned out to be the game winner for Denver, as the Falcons could not score the neutralizer. The Falcons opened the game with two consecutive goals taking an early lead. Freshman William Meister scored three minutes into the game, followed by a goal by Greg Dangler just 35 seconds later. Denver scored three consecutive goals, including two by Greg Weigel, taking a 3-2 lead at the end of the first quarter.Dangler made his second goal of the game in the second quarter tying the score. Denver responded just seven seconds later as Geoff Snider won the face off and went straight down the field for a goal, his second of the game. Denver added more goals to give the Pioneers a 6-3 halftime advantage.Air Force mounted a second half comeback as the Falcon defense tightened. William Keleher scored the only goal of the third quarter. He scored again in the fourth, followed by a goal by the team's leading goal scorer, Justin Kuchta, tying the score once again. Miller broke the tie at the 8:06 mark of the final quarter, and neither team scored again.Air Force plays next April 23 at Ohio State.