Box Score HAYWARD, Calif. – Cal State East Bay was on the short end of a 2-0 result Sunday afternoon at Pioneer Stadium to nationally ranked No. 10 UC San Diego. The Tritons scored a pair of near identical goals within a 92-second stretch during the first half of play.
UCSD's Brandon Bauman found space deep into the Cal State East Bay (2-7-1, 2-5-1 CCAA) half of the field. His first cross was sent to Alessandro Canale who finished from 10 yards out with a strike to open the scoring.
Only 92 seconds later he supplied a similar pass that was redirected and off the near post by the head of teammate Alec Arsht. The attempts from Canale and Arsht were the only two shots on goal for the visiting squad on the day.
"We checked out for about 90 seconds and they capitalized," said CSUEB Head Coach
Andy Cumbo. "A lot of credit should go to UCSD today...I was happy with the chances we created, but overall our performance seemed flat."
Nate Durio missed wide on a loose ball scramble in front of the UC San Diego (8-1-1, 6-1-1 CCAA) goal late in the first half.
Rey Suarez and Derrek
Duke Driggs each had second half attempts that went off the woodwork.
Rica Guerra provided the lone shot on goal for Cal State East Bay. It was the rebound off the save of Guerra's attempt that Driggs nearly put in from long range.
UC San Diego goalkeeper Josh Cohen made the stop on Guerra's attempt to pick up his sixth straight solo shutout in a row. The Tritons have not allowed a goal in over 583 minutes of action and counting. Cohen leads the California Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAA) in goals against average (0.29) and save percentage (.897).
It was the third National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) top-20 ranked squad the Pioneers have faced this season. East Bay is likely to face a fourth this upcoming weekend when it faces Cal State L.A., currently ranked No. 18, on Friday.
Cal State East Bay finishes its five-match homestand at a .500 clip going 2-2-1. The Pioneers will hit the road for a pair of CCAA matches starting with Cal State L.A. on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.
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