No. 5 Toros Shutout Seattle Pacific Men on Road
August 29, 2006

Courtesy Seattle Pacific Sports Information Office

Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Aug. 29) ­ Andrew Marinez converted a first-half header as 5th-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills snapped 9th-ranked Seattle Pacific University's 14-game home unbeaten streak by beating the Falcons 2-0 at Interbay Stadium Tuesday.

Mario Guerrero celebrates his goal in the late stages of the match with SPU that insured the win. The Toros remain undefeated. Photo by Michael Foo

The Toros (2-0-0) got an insurance score from Mario Guerrero in the 87th minute to win their seventh game in the teams' last nine meetings.

Standing 8 yards outside the far post, Marinez tucked away a right-wing cross from Sammy Rivas for a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute.

After falling behind, Seattle Pacific put Dominguez Hills under considerable pressure for the first 38 minutes of the second half. The Falcons (1-1-0) out-shot the Toros 9-4 in the period.

Matt Kemper's header skipped off the crossbar with 21 minutes left. The SPU sweeper had also forced a reaction save from CSDH keeper Kyle Polak in the game's 8th minute.

Guerrero's goal caught Seattle Pacific on the break. He took a ball from Humberto Lopez and sped toward goal, bouncing his point-blank shot off goalie Kellen Rosten and into the net.

Rosten had made a diving stop of Jose Serpas in the 49th minute and Guerrero's header grazed the right post in the 84th minute.

The Falcons finished with a 14-10 edge in shots and 5-3 in corner kicks.

CSUDH remains in Seattle as the team has a match scheduled with Seattle University on Thursday.

Scoring--1, CSDH, Marinez (Rivas, Serpas) 39:05; 2, CSDH, Guerrero (Lopez) 86:25. Shots--CSDH 11, SPU 14.

Saves--CSDH (Polak) 5, SPU (Rosten) 3.

Corner kicks--CSDH 3, SPU 5.

Fouls--CSDH 23, SPU 15.

Offside--CSDH 4, SPU 5.

Cautions--Rigby, SPU, 44:18; Kosco, SPU, 52:42; Terrahova, CSDH, 64:16; Rivas, CSDH, 71:24; Marinez, CSDH, 81:02; Burnside, SPU, 82:33.