Team Huddle_Washington_8.27_Web
Alex McKeon
3
Winner CSUN CSUN (1-0-2, 0-0-0)
1
San Diego USD (2-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
CSUN CSUN
(1-0-2, 0-0-0)
3
Final
1
San Diego USD
(2-1-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CSUN CSUN 1 2 3
San Diego USD 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

No. 12 Men’s Soccer Drops Home Opener to CSUN

SAN DIEGO – The No. 12 San Diego men's soccer program (2-1-0, 0-0-0 WCC) got a second half goal to tie the match, but were unable to hold on, falling to CSUN (1-0-2, Big West) on Friday night at Torero Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In what proved to be a physical affair from the beginning, the Matadors got the first quality shot, forcing Luis Ludosan to make a diving save to his left.
  • The Toreros would get several quality chances throughout the first half, including a shot by Kevin Pena which scraped the crossbar from a severe angle in the 35th minute.
  • However, the Matadors proved to be opportunistic, beating Ludosan through traffic on a low grounder by Jorge Solaranzo to make it 1-0.
  • After trailing at the break, the Toreros came out quickly in the second half, pressing the issue and the Matadors defense.
  • San Diego got their break in the 49th minute, as Vicente Ayala won a header off a goal kick that set up Mason Tunbridge, who delivered a cross that deflected off the sliding Matadors goalkeeper to a wide-open Cesar Bahena, who tied the game at 1-1.
  • The momentum swung in the Toreros favor, as they continued to press forward.
  • Ayala was stopped by the Matador keeper in the 51st minute and Rhys Gourdie had a shot hit the crossbar in the 54th minute.
  • A red card on CSUN's on Martin Palinic gave the Toreros added chances by going up a man in the 64th minute.
  • However, despite a robust offensive attack, CSUN was able to get a transition goal from Levin Gerhardt in the 81st minute and put it away with a goal from Jamar Ricketts in the 85th minute to make it 3-1.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Bahena has at least one point in three consecutive games, good for the second such streak in his career.
  • With an assist on the night, Tunbridge now has 23 points in his last 24 games, dating back to Nov. 5, 2021 against Pacific.
  • San Diego tallied 24 shots in the game, which is the most by the program since recording 28 at Belmont on Sept. 8, 2018.
 
NEXT UP
The Toreros will continue their five-game homestand, hosting Cal Poly on Monday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed via ESPN Plus.
 
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