SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (3-1-1) concluded non-conference play with a 2-2 draw against Westmont (2-4-2) on Monday afternoon at The Cage.
Before the game, CSUSM honored seniors
Tilo Andac,
Cisco Avila,
Oli Barrosa,
Garrett Eikermann,
George Gomez,
Hayden Kenny,
David Ruiz,
Daniel Schembri,
Kyle Sherman,
Anthony Torres,
Andrew Valencia and
Yoel Vazquez.
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GOALS
WC – 27' Logan Race (Assisted by Cole Lomeli)
CSUSM – 29'
David Ruiz (Assisted by
Adrian Rivera)
WC – 69' Cole Lomeli (Unassisted)
CSUSM – 79' Andrew Valenica (Assisted by
Blake Haseyama)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute as a corner kick from the left side by Cole Lomeli found the foot of Logan Race on the right side of the box, who put a shot into the right side of the goal.
- Just a little over two minutes later in the 29th minute, Adrian Rivera intercepted a ball from a Westmont defender outside of the box before sending a pass to David Ruiz at the top of the box, who put the ball into the left side of the goal to knot the game at 1-all.
- After a CSUSM yellow card that turned into a red, a free kick outside the left corner of the box by Lomeli found the bottom right corner of the goal to give Westmont a 2-1 lead in the 69th minute.
- Ten minutes later in the 79th minute, CSUSM scored the equalizer again. From the right corner, Blake Haseyama dribbled into the box and took a shot that went off the foot of Andrew Valencia and into the left corner of the goal to make it a 2-2 game.
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QUICK KICKS
- This was the third 2-2 draw between the Cougars and Warriors in the last four years.
- CSUSM had the edge in total shots (13-10), corner kicks (7-3) and possession (56%-44%) while Westmont had more shots on goal (7-6).
- Valencia's goal was his second of the season and Ruiz's goal was his first.
- Rivera and Haseyama each tallied their first assist of the year.
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UP NEXT
CSUSM will open CCAA play at new conference member Fresno Pacific on Friday at 7 p.m.
