CSUDH Men's Soccer Weekly Release
October 15, 2001

THIS WEEK IN TOROS SOCCER
Oct. 20 #3 CSUDH @ Cal State Stanislaus Warrior Field, 3 pm

LOOKING AHEAD: The NCAA II defending national champs, coming off two CCAA wins over UC Davis and Chico State this past weekend, will travel to Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday. That game begins a two-game road trip before the Toros come home for their regular season finale hosting Cal State LA on Oct. 27.

TOROS VS. WARRIORS SERIES NOTES: This week's match-up against Cal State Stanislaus is the 8th all-time meeting with the Toros holding a 6-1 series advantage. Last year CSUDH swept the Warriors with a 5-2 win in Turlock, CA and a 2-0 victory in Carson. CSUDH has won the last five contests including a 3-0 win earlier this year. The lone setback against CSUS was a 3-6 result on 9/23/91.

A LOOK BACK...

SHORTHANDED TOROS DEFEAT UC DAVIS 3-2 IN OVERTIME: Battling for over forty minutes shorthanded, the No. 3-ranked Toros won a double overtime thriller over UC Davis 3-2 on a penalty kick by Sean Lockhart (Palm Springs HS) in CCAA action last Friday at Toro Field. The game was deadlocked 2-2 through 119 minutes when CSUDH's Gabriel Valencia (Salesian HS) was taken down hard just inside the box by an Aggie defender, setting up Lockhart's game-winning penalty shot at 119:05. Lockhart sent his shot to the upper right corner past the Davis goalie to clinch the win. CSUDH took an early 1-0 lead when Valencia knocked in his eighth goal of the year off a crossing pass from Rick Cobb (Warren HS). The lead was short lived, however, as the Aggies tied the game at 21:56 tying the contest 1-1. CS Dominguez Hills took the lead once again early in the second period when sophomore midfielder Victor Guerrero (Century HS) was awarded the Toros first penalty shot of the game at 46:10 giving CSUDH a 2-1 lead. UC Davis fought back to tie the game again when at 64:14 making it 2-2. The Toros had to play with only 10 players on the field after senior All-America defender Joe Cartlidge (Redondo Union HS) was sent off after receiving his second caution of the game in the 78th minute. The game remained 2-2 until Lockhart's penalty kick in the 119th minute. Davis controlled the first overtime period with a 3-1 shot advantage. However, a combination of not being able to finish their chances and three nice saves by Toros goalie Luis Morales (Banning HS) kept the Aggies scoreless.

TOROS HOLD ON FOR 2-1 WIN OVER CHICO STATE: Despite playing a man up the entire second half, the Toros 2-1 win over Chico State on Sunday didn't come easy. Rick Cobb's highlight header from 15-yards away turned out to be the game-winner as CSUDH held on for the CCAA victory at Toro Field. The game was literally deadlocked for the first half as both teams held each other scoreless for the first 45 minutes. However, Chico's Ian Marshall was ejected for violent conduct just seconds before halftime when he was involved in a scramble for the ball in front of CSUDH's goal. The Toros, playing up a man to begin the second half, made the Wildcats pay when Sean Lockhart put CSUDH up 1-0. Lockhart took a short pass from inside the box at 54:03 from senior defender Kyle Thornton (W. Torrance HS), collected and turned slipping the ball under the outstretched Chico goalie. CSUDH took a 2-0 lead at 59:19 when freshman defender Nathan Reeves (Lakewood HS) sent a beautiful crossing pass just inside the box to Rick Cobb who won the ball, and headed his shot to the back of the net. Down a man, Chico continued to put pressure on the Toros defense. They finally broke through when Andy Pearce took a cross from the right flank and one-timed his shot to the far post at 78:00 cutting the lead to 2-1. But CSUDH's defense would hold on shutting out the Wildcats the rest of the way for the win.

WARRIOR SCOUTING REPORT: Cal State Stanislaus enters the week with a 4-12 overall record and a 3-8 mark in CCAA play. They are 4-4 over the last eight games after starting the season 0-8. They are coming off a split this past weekend, upsetting Sonoma State 1-0 in overtime then dropping a 1-3 decision to San Francisco State. Francisco Benito leads CSUS with 11 points (3g, 5a) while Patrick Carey has registered eight points on four goals. Matthew Buckman has seen most of the time in goal compiling a 2.34 goals against average in 14 games.

LEADING THE STAMPEDE: CSUDH has five players scoring in double figures. Sean Lockhart leads the squad with 28 points on a team-high 11 goals. Gabriel Valencia continues a strong first year in a CSUDH uniform. He ranks second with 19 points (8g, 3a) while Rick Cobb is now third with 13 points. Sophomore Eddie Gonzales-Pinto (N. Torrance HS) and midfielder Victor Guerrero round out the five with 12 and 11 points respectively. Goalie Luis Morales has recorded six shutouts on the year and a 1.06 goals against average. The senior has played in every minute of every contest owning a 13-1-1 record.

NEAR PERFECT: The Toros have now played in as many overtime games (4) as they did all last year during their National Championship run. In those games, CSUDH is 3-0-1 and has out-shot their overtime opponents 30-10 in the extra periods. The Toros only overtime blemish came at San Francisco State in the 3-3 double overtime draw.

CORNER KICKS: The team has outscored their opponents 125-46 including a 43-17 goal advantage. In the second period alone, CSUDH holds a 25-10 goal advantage. In four overtime games, the Toros have outshot the opposition 30-10 in the extra periods. The team is averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing only 1.1.

HOME SWEET HOME: The Toros love playing to the home crowd as evidenced by their perfect 9-0-0 mark at Toro Field. At home, CSUDH has dominated scoring 28 goals while holding the visitors to only eight.

TOROS REMAIN IN TOP THREE: The Toros kept the No. 3 spot in the latest NSCAA polls this week. Lynn University (FL) and Lewis University (IL) lead the list. CSUDH dropped out of the top spot for the first time in nearly a year after their loss to Alliant University on Sept. 28.

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