DURHAM, N.C. — Wrapping up a busy week in North Carolina, the No. 9/10 San Diego men's soccer team (0-1-1, 0-0-0 WCC) picked up a scoreless draw against No. 20 Furman (1-0-1, 0-0-0, Southern) on Sunday afternoon from Koskinen Stadium.  

The Toreros' out shot the Paladins by a 7-6 margin on Sunday, while senior goalkeeper Adam Salama picked up his first USD clean sheet as he recorded a pair of key saves against San Diego's second ranked opponent in as many matches. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Getting the action started on Sunday afternoon, each sides traded a pair of fouls before USD earned a corner kick at the nine minute mark but couldn't find the back of the net. 
• The Paladins would record the game's first shot in the 19th minute as the game remained scoreless. 
• USD's first shot of the game would come courtesy of Josh Martinez who fired left of the cage as both teams kept searching for the game's first goal. 
• Just before the half, Noah James would generate a strong chance but his shot was wide left as the game remained scoreless heading into the break.
• Beginning the second half on the attack, the Toreros recorded three shots in a row from Iain Wagner, Devin Dillon and Taj Eagleston, but they couldn't break through on the scoreboard. 
• USD's defense did a great job of solidifying in the second half as they kept Furman from generating many chances through the first 25 minutes of the second half. 
• Martinez would continue his strong offensive afternoon as he would record a shot that sailed right in the 76th minute to keep up the pressure. 
• With just under ten seconds on the clock, the Paladins had a great chance to break through, but their shot was corralled by Salama in goal as the Toreros earned a hard fought draw to wrap up the first week of the regular season. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• Salama had a nice day in goal for USD as he recorded the clean sheet and came away with a pair of key saves on Sunday.
• Wagner after scoring his first career goal against Duke on Thursday, picked up his first career start against the Paladins. 
• Martinez and James led the charge for the Toreros' offense as Sunday as they both recorded a pair of shots. 

UP NEXT
The Toreros will now head back west for a key road matchup with No. 4 Denver (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Summit) on Thursday, August 28 at 6:00 p.m. PST. Links to both the live stream and live statistics for Thursday's matchup with the Pioneers can be found via the team's website.