SAN MARCOS, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay men's soccer team dropped their California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) opening road contest, 1-0 against Cal State San Marcos Friday afternoon, September 14 at The Cage.
With the loss the Pioneers move to 1-3-0 on the season with a 0-1-0 mark in conference play. The Cougars improved to 5-0-0 on the current year with a 1-0-0 record in CCAA action.
Though the match only featured one goal between both squads it was not from a lack of offensive aggressiveness. The host Cougars outshot the visiting Pioneers, 20-15 for the game with 10 of CSUSM's shots coming on the goal and seven shots on goal fro CSUEB.
Jonathan Ayala (Concord, Calif.) and
Joe Takada (Honolulu, Hawaii) paced visiting East Bay with three shots apiece. Ayala managed one shot on goal while Takada chipped in three shots on goal.
Marco Campos (Hayward, Calif.) and
Jonathan Cuevas (Reno, Nev.) each attempted two shots for CSUEB with one shot on goal for Cuevas.
Tyson Griffin (San Diego, Calif.),
Carter Magee (Belfast, Northern Ireland),
Luis Salazar (San Lorenzo, Calif.),
Michael Francisco (Hayward, Calif.) and
Jared Johnson (Los Altos, Calif.) all tallied one shot for East Bay. Francisco and Johnson's only shots came on goal.
Senior goalkeeper
Omar Coronel (Santa Rosa, Calif.) compiled 90 minutes in the box for the Pioneers racking up a career-best eight saves. Coronel now has 18 total saves on the season.
Cal State East Bay will continue their CCAA opening road trip with a match against UC San Diego on Sunday morning, September 16 at Triton Soccer Stadium with an 11:30 a.m. start.
