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Alex McKeon
2
Winner San Diego USD (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
1
Seattle U SU (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
San Diego USD
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
2
Final
1
Seattle U SU
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
San Diego USD 0 2 2
Seattle U SU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Tunbridge, Toreros Rally to Beat Seattle, 2-1

SEATTLE, Wash. – Down a man and a goal, the San Diego men's soccer program (1-0-0, 0-0-0 WCC) rallied to score two goals in 14 seconds and defeat Seattle (0-1-0, 0-0-0 WAC), 2-1, on Thursday afternoon at Championship Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Right out of the gate, the Toreros came up shooting, and delivered a number of chances in the first 20 minutes.
  • Mason Tunbridge and Christian Vigil each put shots on goal that were saved by Seattle goalkeeper Brady McSwain.
  • Cesar Bahena created another strong chance, but rang his shot off the post in the 21st minute.
  • However, an attempted clearance would backfire on the Toreros, as Seattle pounced on the loose ball and delivered a cross to Luke Hammond, who gave the home side an early 1-0 lead.
  • The Toreros would take another hit early in the second half, as Ethan Warne was sent off with a red card in the 55th minute, leaving the Toreros shorthanded.
  • Despite the situation, the Toreros remained opportunistic and made the Redhawks pay for some mistakes.
  • A clearance by McSwain was stolen off the Redhawk defender's foot by Bahena, who connected with Tunbridge on a give-and-go.
  • Bahena's feed back into the box to Tunbridge was all the preseason All-WCC honoree needed, as he powered around the defender and tucked a low grounder into the corner to tie the game at 1-1 in 61st minute.
  • Almost immediately after the opening tally, Tunbridge was at it again, connecting on a give-and-go with Samy Kanaan, who beat McSwain in tight and scored just 14 seconds after the previous goal.
  • From there, the Toreros shifted to a more defensive strategy to accommodate for the shorthanded situation, but were able to close out the victory.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Six players made their Torero debut, including the collegiate debut of Oliver Rhoades.
  • Starting goalkeeper Luis Ludosan made four saves in his Torero debut.
  • Tunbridge tallied the fourth multi-point game of his collegiate career in the win.
  • Kanaan recorded the first goal of his collegiate career in the victory.
 
NEXT UP
The Toreros will stay in the city of Seattle, traveling to face No. 6 Washington on Sunday at 4 p.m. The game will be streamed via PAC-12 Insider.
 
To stay up to date with Toreros men's soccer, follow the team on Instagram & Twitter by searching "USDmsoccer".
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