No. 1 Ranked Toros Win Overtime Thriller Against Seattle Pacific
In first collegiate game Chris Wimmer boots in game-winner just over a minute into the second overtime period
September 1, 2001

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CARSON, Calif.-Freshman midfielder Chris Wimmer's (Fountain Valley HS) goal in the beginning of the second overtime period gave No. 1-ranked and defending NCAA National Champion Cal State Dominguez Hills a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over No. 13 Seattle Pacific University today at Toro Field. The win extends the Toros nation-best unbeaten streak to 25 games.

For Wimmer he scores his first collegiate goal in his first collegiate game and it couldn't have come at a better time. Just 1:08 into the second sudden-victory overtime period, Wimmer stole a ball that was cleared in front of the mouth of the goal by a Falcon defender and from 12-yards out booted the ball to the back of the net for the game-winner.

CSUDH got on the board early with a goal at 3:34 by senior midfielder Sean Lockhart (Palm Springs HS). Lockhart took a pass from sophomore midfielder Victor Guerrero (Century HS) then slotted it to the far post from seven yards out. The Toros took a 1-0 lead into the break but SPU tied the game at 48:48 on an unassisted goal by Brent Egbert taking a deflection off a Toros defender and booted the ball to the far post past goalie Luis Morales (Banning HS).

The Falcons took the lead on a penalty kick with just over four minutes left in regulation. CSUDH goalkeeper Luis Morales was called for a foul on a one-on-one situation setting up the penalty kick which Erik Skipper converted at 85:49. Two minutes later SPU's Bobby Shefter was called for a handball inside the penalty box setting up a penalty kick this time for the Toros. Victor Guerrero sent the game into overtime when he converted at 88:33.

Today's game was a rematch of sorts. Cal State Dominguez Hills knocked the Falcons out of the playoffs last year 4-0 in the first round en route to their first-ever National Championship. In the game today, CSUDH outshot Seattle Pacific 23-7 and 6-0 in the overtime period.

The win extends CSUDH's unbeaten streak to a nation-best 25 games. The Toros have not lost in nearly a year to the date, with their last defeat coming on September 2, 2000. The loss today puts a damper on a solid day by SPU goalie James Ward who made several highlight saves including three of them alone in the first overtime period.

Cal State Dominguez Hills, ranked No. 1 in the preseason NSCAA polls, improves to 3-0 while Seattle Pacific drops their third consecutive game and is now 1-3. CSUDH is back in action this Wednesday when they host Cal State Stanislaus in their CCAA conference opener beginning at 4:00 pm.