Box Score TURLOCK, Calif. – Cal State East Bay men's soccer finished off the 2013 campaign on a winning note going on the road to defeat Cal State Stanislaus 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. Derrek
Duke Driggs scored his lone goal of the season in the first overtime period for the golden goal game-winner.
"Today was an excellent team effort. It is a great feeling to win our final game of the season, and especially in overtime," said the winning head coach
Andy Cumbo. In five previous overtime games the Pioneers had failed to leave with a victory (0-4-1).
A scoreless first half ended with the Pioneers still searching for their first shot on target. East Bay had taken five shots and earned six corner kicks through the opening 45 minutes with nothing to show for it.
Javier Martin provided the team's first shot on target and scored his team-high fifth goal of the season. The scoring chance coming in the 53rd minute was set up by the first assist of the season for freshman
Till Wendler.
Cal State Stanislaus (8-9-1, 7-9-0 CCAA) earned three second half corner kicks and used one in the 76th minute to tie the game. Danny Ochoa's service was settled and shot into the lower corner by teammate Jose Ramirez to tie the game 1-1. Ochoa provided all three assists in the Warriors two games against the Pioneers this season.
Steven Morgan of Cal State East Bay and Clint Long of Cal State Stanislaus were both forced to make one of their three saves over the final two minutes of regulation. Morgan, in just his second career collegiate start, earned his first career victory.
Morgan secured the victory courtesy of the overtime goal scored by Driggs. The only two shots in extra time came from the Pioneers, and the second was set up by
Rica Guerra. His cross was headed down by the high-flying, 6-foot-2 Driggs with 3:07 left in the opening overtime period.
"This has been another positive step forward and we accomplished a lot of new things this season in the CCAA. We beat all but one team in our division, and we took that squad to double overtime," said Cumbo. "I am proud of our guys and wish this season was not over."
Cal State East Bay (5-12-1, 5-10-1 CCAA) finishes in fourth place in the CCAA North Division standings. The Pioneers improved their conference mark from 2-7-5 last season to 5-10-1.