SAN DIEGO – In a battle for first place in the West Coast Conference, the University of San Diego men's soccer team (6-4-6, 4-0-1 WCC) dominated #7 Portland (10-2-3, 4-1-0 WCC) on Saturday night, 4-1.
 
It was USD's highest ranked win since 2014, when the Toreros beat #1 UCLA by a score of 1-0.
 
Four different players scored for San Diego, including Trevor Dillon, Oshea Foster, Alex Churness, and Owen Wiebe.
 
Mason Tunbridge, Cesar Bahena, Ross Johnstone, and Nicklas Clausen all added assists.
 
Senior goalkeeper Jason Dubrovich was steady in net, ending with two saves and his sixth win of the year.
 
USD improves to 6-4-6 (4-0-1 WCC) on the season after its third straight win, and will travel to Pacific next Friday night.    
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• San Diego was awarded a corner kick in the 18^th minute, and Tunbridge played a perfect ball to the head of Dillon. USD took the early 1-0 lead.
• Just 1:24 later, Foster sent a left-footed laser inside the near post from 25 yards out to make it 2-0.
• San Diego extended its lead in the 24^th minute, as Bahena gathered a long ball from Johnstone, dribbled down the right side, and played it inside the box to Churness. The San Diego native made a quick move to his right, and placed it inside the far post with his right foot.
• USD held Portland without a shot on goal in the first half, and led 3-0 after the first 45.
• Portland cut the deficit in the 62^nd minute, sending a ball off the inside of the far post to make it 3-1.
• Portland was given a red card in the 70^th minute after a hard tackle.
• Clausen dribbled through the middle of the field in the 74^th minute, and played a ball ahead to Wiebe inside the box. Wiebe made a move around a defender, and sent a rocket that found the top of the net to extend USD's lead to 4-1.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• This was USD's first win over a ranked team since October 24, 2019 (4-1 over #23 West Virginia).
• San Diego has scored four goals in three straight matches.
• 13 different Toreros have scored a goal this season.
• Tunbridge registered his third assist of the year and leads the team with 13 points.
• Foster has scored a goal in three straight games.
• Bahena leads the team with five assists.
• Churness ranks second on the team with four goals and 10 points.
• Dillon scored his third goal of 2022.
• Wiebe notched his first goal of the season and second of his career.
• After being selected seventh in the WCC Preseason Poll, San Diego currently ranks first in the conference with two games to play.
• Dubrovich lowered his goals against average to 1.25 with a save percentage of 0.710.
• Through 16 games, USD has totaled 24 points (18 more than last season).
• USD held a 16-12 advantage in shots, including 8-3 on goal.
• San Diego has lost just once in its last 12 matches (6-1-5).
• Portland had not allowed four goals all season long before tonight.

 
UP NEXT
The Toreros have two games left in the regular season, both on the road. USD will travel to Pacific next Friday. Each team has won two games in the all-time series.