HAYWARD, Calif. -  On Saturday, the Cal State East Bay men's soccer team looked to build on Thursday's season-opening victory. It wasn't meant to be, as Northwest Nazarene scored a goal late in regulation for a 2-1 lead which ultimately was the final score at Pioneer Stadium. For Cal State East Bay, Aaron Farnan scored hist first goal of the season, which was his third career goal with the Pioneers. 
 

GOAL SUMMARY

• NNU took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute on a goal from Jimmy Koufidakis, which was assisted by Lorenzo Valentini. 
• The Pioneers responded in the 53rd minute, when Farnan scored the tying goal. 
• The 1-1 tie was broken by the Nighthawks in the 88th minute, as Ethan Atterberry scored what became the winning goal. The assist was from Loukas Joudkunaitis.

NOTABLE STATS

• The Pioneers outshot NNU, 17-11.
• Michael Rossi had a team-high four shots in the match with two on net. 

POSTGAME QUOTE

CSUEB head coach Mike Bielski following Saturday's match:
"We had a slow start and that hurt us. The first 10 minutes they jumped [out] on us and that was the difference in the game I think personally. If we would have played the way we played the rest of the 75 minutes or so, I think it's a different story. But I am very proud. We made progress today. Huge progress form the standpoint of that's one of the best games we played out of the four so far - the two scrimmages and the two non-conference games. Proud of the guys. We're going to learn from it and build on it. It was a good opponent so it was a very good test of where we stand. We're only going to get better at it. The guys know that and I know that. Not happy with the outcome but definitely happy with the progress."
 

RECORDS

Cal State East Bay: 1-1-0
Northwest Nazarene: 1-0-1
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

The first road match of the season for the Pioneers takes place on Thursday, September 1 at Dominican (Calif.). Kickoff from Kennelly Field is scheduled for noon.