HONOLULU - Cal State East Bay men's soccer traveled to the Aloha State to start a two-match road trip as they took on Chaminade University for a non-conference contest on Thursday. The Pioneers finished with a 3-1 victory to remain unbeaten on the young 2023 season. 
 

GOAL SUMMARY

• In the 27^th minute, Aidan Raftery scored his first goal of the season after pass off a corner kick. Drew Gibbons picked up the assist on Raftery's goal.
• In the 35^th minute, the Silverswords converted a penalty kick by Kayden Medeiros to even the match at 1-1.
• The Pioneers would take the lead for good in the 40^th minute on a goal by Michael Rossi from a direct kick outside the box. The Pioneers lead 2-1 at halftime.
• The Pioneers would extend their lead in the 72^nd minute on a Bradley Moorhouse goal with an assist from Tim Cerjak for a 3-1 advantage.

 

NOTABLE STATS

• Moorhouse had two shots in the match to lead CSUEB in the category. 
• Each in their third season with the Pioneers, Raftery and Moorhouse netted their first goals with the program. 
• Rossi's goal was the third of his career. 
• Cerjak has a team-high two assists in 2023. 
• In net, Adan Corona picked up his second win with two saves on Thursday

 

POSTGAME QUOTE

Cal State East Bay head coach Mike Haswell following Thursday's 3-1 victory:
"Set pieces were the difference today. We got great delivery and finishing on [our offensive end] and were focused to defend [their offensive end] in some difficult moments."
 

RECORDS

Cal State East Bay: 2-0-1
Chaminade: 0-3-0
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

This coming Sunday, the Pioneers play the second of a pair of back-to-back matches in Hawaii. At Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex, CSUEB takes on Hawai'i Pacific for a kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. HST (9 p.m. Pacific).