Cal State Dominguez Hills Beats Sonoma State, 4-2, in CCAA Men's Soccer Semifinals
Toros advance to title game
November 5, 2004

Complete Box Score

CARSON, Calif. - Jesse Graham's goal in the 70th minute lifted Cal State Dominguez Hills to a 4-2 win over Sonoma State in the second semifinal of the 2004 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Soccer Championship Tournament held at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

CCAA Player of the Year Kei Kamara scored one goal and assisted on another as the Toros moved into the league's title match with a win over Sonoma State Friday night. Photo by Michael Foo

Graham took a pass from Kevin Sosa and beat Sonoma goalie Clark Rupp to give the Toros a 3-2 lead with 20 minutes to play. Graham's tally broke a brief 2-2 deadlock that Sonoma's Brian Coyne forged with his 9th goal of the season three minutes earlier.

Ryan Taylor gave CSUDH an insurmountable lead with the final goal of the contest at 84:14. Taylor took a Kei Kamara throw-in over the Seawolf defense and beat Rupp with a touch shot.

Sonoma struck first in the 5th minute on freshman Andrew Bailey's 13th goal of the year. CSUDH responded with goals from All-CCAA First Team selections Kei Kamara (12:14) and Francisco Corona (15:30).

With the win, 10th ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills extended its unbeaten streak to 18 games in improving to 17-2-2 on the season. The Toros, all but assured of its fifth straight NCAA playoff appearance, will play Cal State Bakersfield for the CCAA Championship on Sunday at 2 p.m. CSUDH will try and win its fifth league crown in the last six years, while Bakersfield goes for its first CCAA title since 1997.

Sonoma State               1 1 - 2 
Cal State Dominguez Hills  2 2 - 4

Scoring -
4:15: Sonoma - Andrew Bailey (ast. Michael Nathan)
12:14: CSUDH - Kei Kamara.
15:30: CSUDH - Francisco Corona (ast. Jesse Graham/Kamara)
66:46: Sonoma - Brian Coyne (ast. Bailey)
69:32: CSUDH - Graham (ast. Kevin Sosa)
84:14: CSUDH - Ryan Taylor (Kamara)

Shots - CSUDH 18, Sonoma 14.

Corner Kicks - CSUDH 6, Sonoma 4.

Saves - Sonoma 6, CSUDH 4.

Fouls - CSUDH 19, Sonoma 6.

Attendance - 407.