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THIS WEEK IN TOROS SOCCER
Sept. 21 #1 CSUDH @ UC San Diego Triton Stadium, 7 pm
Sept. 24 #1 CSUDH @ Grand Canyon The Meadow, 7:30 pm
LOOKING AHEAD:
The NCAA II defending national champs begin a five-game road
trip with a game this week at UC San Diego on Friday. The team
then travels to the Valley of the Sun in Phoenix, AZ to take on
Grand Canyon University.
SERIES NOTES:
Last year, CSUDH defeated UC San Diego in Carson 3-0. That
game was the first all-time meeting between the schools. Against
Grand Canyon, CSUDH holds an 11-7-2 series advantage. Last year,
the Toros swept the Antelopes winning 2-0 in their regular season
contest, then 5-0 in the first round of the CCAA playoffs.
A LOOK BACK:
Last week the Toros continued their torrid run to begin the
2001 season with a 5-2 victory over visiting Cal Poly Pomona, and
a 2-0 shutout over CS San Bernardino on Sunday.
Against Pomona, junior forward Gabriel
Valencia (Salesian HS) knocked in two goals, including the game
winner, marking the 19th straight victory for the Toros dating
back to last season. Valencia struck early when at 3:52 he took a
pass from Sean Silveri (Valencia HS) and beat the Bronco goalie to
the far post for a 1-0 Toros lead. Senior Sean Lockhart (Palm
Springs HS) made it 2-0 when he took a pass from Victor Guerrero
(Century HS) over the defense and knocked his shot to the near
post at the 16:49-minute mark. Cal Poly Pomona cut the lead to 2-1
three minutes later at 19:37, but less than a minute later,
Valencia scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway.
Valencia beat the keeper and toed the ball for a 3-1 lead at
20:32. Freshman Rick Cobb (Warren HS) gave the Toros a 4-1 lead at
32:52 taking a rebound off the post from a Lockhart shot and
one-timed the ball to the far post. Pomona cut the Toros lead in
half once again scoring with just four minutes remaining in the
first half making it 4-2. Siveri accounted for the final score two
minutes into the second period when he sent a blast to the upper
corner of the far post from 25-yards away at 47:17. Senior
fullback Nathan Ballard (Sonora HS) assisted with a nice pass from
the left side. In the game, CSUDH outshot Pomona 18-7 including a
10-2 margin in the first half. Goalkeeper Luis Morales (Banning
HS) made three saves to earn the win.
On Sunday in the 2-0 win against San
Bernardino, Valencia knocked in his second game-winning goal
in as many games, to lead CSUDH to the victory. The game was
scoreless until the 28:48-minute mark when Valencia took a Scott
White (Sonora HS) pass and chipped his shot over the CSUSB
goalkeeper, who was off his line, from 20-yards out giving the
Toros a 1-0 lead. Lockhart gave CSUDH a 2-0 lead when he
registered his sixth goal of the year. At the 59:41-minute mark,
Lockhart collected a loose ball from the left flank and curled in
a line drive shot to the upper far post from 20-yards out, just
past the outstretched arms of the Coyote goalie. The Toros defense
clamped down and held off a couple Coyote scoring chances down the
stretch. Morales earned the shutout with two saves in the game for
the Toros. He is now 8-0 on the season and 19-0-0 in a CSUDH
uniform. In the game, CS Dominguez Hills outshot CSUSB 9-3.
MIRACULOUS MORALES:
Toros goalie Luis Morales is on a roll to say the least. The
5-9 senior from nearby Banning HS has yet to taste defeat since
donning a CSUDH uniform last year. In 2000, Morales compiled a
perfect 11-0-0 record and this year he remains perfect with an
8-0-0 mark to begin the season. He is now 19-0-0 during his brief
tenure, the longest such streak in NCAA Division II.
SCOUTING THE TRITONS:
UC San Diego enters the week with a 1-6 overall record and a
1-4 mark in conference play. They are coming off a 1-0 losses at
San Francisco State and Sonoma State. Ali Managhebi leads the
Triton attack with 8 points on 3 goals and 2 assists. Kris Chiles
has scored 4 points with 2 goals. Ryan Weirich has been seeing
most of the time in goal. He has compiled a 2.03 goals against
average allowing 8 goals in 4 games. Nick Tarantino has played
half the amount of time in the net compiling a 1.88 GAA allowing 4
goals in 3 games played.
LOCKNESS SIGHTING:
Midfielder Sean Lockhart has picked up right where he left off
last year. The 5-9 senior from Palm Springs HS now leads the team
with 16 points on a team-best 6 goals and 4 assists. During the
2000 championship season, Lockhart was second on the squad in
scoring tallying 29 points. He has now scored in every game except
the season opener against Vanguard.
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE:
In just 33 career games at CSUDH, Lockhart has tied the Toros
all-time career record for assists. His next assist will give him
20 in his career braking the 11-yard old mark set by Martin Mira
(1987-90). Last year, Lockhart broke the all-time record for
assists in a season with 15. The old mark was 13 held by Mike
Tiiman (1983).
GABRIEL GETS GOING:
Forward Gabriel Valencia (Salesian HS), after a slow start to
the season, is now on fire offensively. Valencia has scored four
goals in the past four games and has scored 11 points in the past
five games. The 5-9 junior is now second on the team in scoring
with 11 points on 5 goals and 1 assist. He leads the team with 17
shots on frame and 3 game-winning goals.
TOROS STILL ON TOP:
CSUDH has been on top of the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA) national polls since October 8,
2000. The Toros began the 2001 season as the preseason #1 ranked
team, and have remained on top with their 8-0-0 start to the
campaign. New NSCAA polls will not be released until Monday, Sept.
24 due to this past week's tragic events.
ROAD WARRIORS:
After opening up the 2001 campaign with seven of their first
eight games at home, the Toros will now get a strong taste of the
road as they embark on a five-game roadtrip beginning this Friday
at UC San Diego. The team returns home on Friday, Oct. 12 to take
on UC Davis.
NSCAA National Poll as of September 10,
2001
1 CS Dominguez Hills 8-0-0
2 Barry (Fla.) 5-0-0
3 Lewis (Ill.) 6-0-0
4 Fort Lewis (Colo.) 5-0-0
5 Lock Haven University (PA) 5-0-0
6 Southern Connecticut State 3-1-1
7 Lander (S.C.) 4-0-0
8 West Virginia Wesleyan 2-0-0
9 Southern New Hampshire Univ. 2-0-1
10 University of Wisconsin, Parkside 4-0-0
11 Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 1-0-0
12 West Texas A&M 3-0-1
13 Lynn University (Fla.) 5-0-0
14 Clayton State (Ga.) 5-0-2
15 Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 2-0-0
16 Dowling (N.Y.) 1-0-1
17 Sonoma State (Calif.) 3-1-1
18 Regis University (CO) 5-1-1
19 Chico State (CA) 4-2-0
19 Saint Anselm (N.H.) 2-0-0
19 East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 3-1-1
22 University of Tampa (FL) 4-0-1
23 Mercyhurst (Pa.) 3-0-0
24 USC-Spartanburg (SC) UA
25 Truman State (Mo.) 2-2-2
*Due to last week's tragic events, the next NSCAA National Polls
will not be released until 9/24/01.
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