South Bay Force

Sept. 17th, 2007

Toros Gore Coyotes, CSUDH Men’s Soccer Wins 4-1 Over CSUSB

9/9/2007

San Bernardino, CA - Cal State Dominguez Hills, looking like a team that is ready to defend its California Collegiate Athletic Association men’s soccer title, rolled past host Cal State San Bernardino, 4-1, Sunday at Coyote Premier Field. With the win the Toros improve to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in the CCAA while the Coyotes are now 2-5, 0-2 in the CCAA.

Hiram Rangel put the Toros on the board in the 16th minute, drilling home a shot from outside the 18-yard line off a pass from Gustavo Zarate. The Toros kept the Coyotes on their heels throughout the first 45 minutes, attempting 14 shots to just four for CSUSB.

Ten minutes into the second half, Jordan Rover - South Bay Soccer Club alumn (pictured) got what proved to be the match-deciding goal off linked passes from Diego Turoldo and Mario Guerrero, giving the Toros a 2-0 advantage.

Jose Serpas scored his third goal of the season for the Toros, ranked No. 2 in the Far West Region and No. 22 in the nation, in the 76th minute on a crossing pass from Andrew Marinez - South Bay Soccer Club alumn.

The Coyotes finally broke through in the 79th minute when senior Lorenzo Loson found junior Daniel Rodriguez at the top of the box and Rodriguez delivered a hard shot past Toros goalkeeper Derby Carrillo - South Bay Soccer Club amlun - to make it 3-1.

Any thoughts of the Coyotes making it closer ended when Toros senior Sammy Rivas accepted a through ball from Chris Stonerock and eluded the charging Coyotes keeper for a tap-in goal in the 79th minute.

Cal State Dominguez Hills had 24 shots, requiring CSUSB goalkeepers Lucas Pepi and Arath De La Rocha to make six saves. The Coyotes had only 10 shots on goal for the match and Carrillo had four saves along with intercepting some crossing passes.

The Toros host San Francisco State on Friday, September 14, with first kick scheduled for 7:00 pm in Toro Stadium.

Toros Take 1-0 Win at Cal Poly Pomona in CCAA Opener

9/7/2007

Pomona, CA - Sophomore Mario Guerrero scored on a retrieval from Jordan Rover - South Bay Soccer Club alumn - at the 57:28 mark to lead the Toros to a 1-0 win at Cal Poly Pomona in the CCAA opener for both clubs. The Toros outshot the Broncos 13-9 to earn the win, while sophomore keeper Derby Carrillo had two saves as the Toros improved to 3-1, 1-0 CCAA on the year.

Georgetown Men’s Soccer Team Falls 1-0 to Tulsa on Friday Night in SMU Tourney

Sept. 7, 2007

(SBSC alumn - Scott Larrabee)

Dallas, Texas - The Georgetown University men’s soccer team (1-2-0) gave up a lightning-quick strike in the second minute of the contest, and couldn’t find the equalizer on Friday against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-0-0), losing 1-0 in the first game of the SMU - Mi Cocina Soccer Classic in Dallas, Texas.

In an evenly-fought affair, Tulsa’s senior forward Todd Goddard knocked in his third goal of the season in the second minute of the contest, while Eric Burkholder and Chris Taylor picked up the assists.

In the 36th minute, Georgetown junior Conor Neusel (Chesterfield, Mo./Christian Bros. College HS) created a scoring opportunity, but was denied by Tulsa goalkeeper Dominic Cervi. A little less than a minute later, Hoya freshman Jose Colacho (Fairfax, Va./Lake Braddock Secondary School) had Georgetown’s second opportunity of the night blocked away by Ceryi.

Early in the second half, sophomore Scott Larrabee (South Bay SC alumn) took a corner-kick and while GU was down in the attacking zone, freshman Chandler Diggs (Coppell, Texas/Coppell) had a shot on goal saved. Georgetown’s last solid chance at getting the equalizer was a shot by junior Sean Bellomy (Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Prep) in the 50th minute.

After that point, the Blue and Gray created three more corner-kick opportunities but none resulted in a threat to the Golden Hurricane.

Georgetown took six shots in the contest, as opposed to seven shots for Tulsa. However, the Hoyas did hold the edge in shots-on-goal with four to Tulsa’s two.

GU senior goalkeeper Joe Devine (Exton, Pa./The Haverford School) made one save, a brillant stop after Tulsa got behind the Hoya back line.

"We had a good idea of what they were going to do attact and counter attack like crazy and they did just that," said head coach Brian Wiese. "Give them full credit on their goal. We lost a loose ball near midfield and after playing it ahead, they got a one touch for the score.

"I think we’re a bit disappointed that we knew what they were going to do and we just didn’t handle it the best we could," said Wiese. "They really attacked but they also gave us chances. To be fairm I was really proud of our guys effort as far as trying desparately to get the tying goal. We had the ball in theo box a lot tonight but I didn’t think we pulled the trigger as often as we could have. I was happy how we playd offensively for about 60 minutes tonight. We’re still very young but its just a matter of when we start to gel."

The Hoyas’ next game will be on Sunday, September 9 at 3:30 p.m. EST when the Hoyas take on host and eighth-ranked Southern Methodist University. . Live stats and video of the game can be seen here

Georgetown’s opponent on Sunday, SMU (1-0-1), has qualified for the NCAA Tournament 13-consecutive years and made two College Cup appearances since 2000. The Mustangs were selected first in the Conference-USA preseason poll and played to a 1-1tie against St. Louis University on Aug 31. SMU posted a 17-2-4 record last season and returns seven starters from last years team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round.

(SBSC alumn - Scott Larrabee)