CSUDH Men's Soccer Weekly Release
October 24, 2001

THIS WEEK IN TOROS SOCCER
Oct. 24 #3 CSUDH @ Cal State Bakersfield Main Soccer Field, 7 pm
Oct. 27 #3 CSUDH vs. Cal State LA Toro Field, 3 pm

LOOKING AHEAD: The NCAA II defending national champs, coming off a 5-0 win this past weekend at Cal State Stanislaus, will travel to Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday night for their final regular season road game. The Toros will return home on Saturday for their regular season finale hosting Cal State LA.

TOROS VS. 'RUNNERS/GOLDEN EAGLES SERIES NOTES: The Toros lead the all-time series 27-11-4. CSUDH has won the last eight contests dating back to 1997. The Toros already defeated CSUB 3-0 in Carson earlier this season. Against Cal State LA, the Toros own a 15-13-1 series advantage and have won the previous 10 contests dating back to the '96 campaign. The team posted a 6-3 victory in Los Angeles earlier this year.

A LOOK BACK... TOROS MAN-HANDLE WARRIORS 5-0: Cal State Dominguez Hills received four second half goals to cruise to a 5-0 shutout victory over Cal State Stanislaus in California Collegiate Athletic Association action on Saturday in Turlock, CA. The No. 3 ranked Toros and defending national champs, took a 1-0 lead when Eddie Gonzales-Pinto (N. Torrance HS) scored what turned out to be the game-winning shot at 5:22. Sean Lockhart (Palm Springs HS) layed off a pass inside the box to Gonzales-Pinto who slotted his shot to the near post from 12-yards away. It stayed 1-0 until the second half at the 49:23 minute mark when Joe Cartlidge (Redondo Union HS) headed in his shot making it 2-0. Lockhart sent in a corner kick that Michael Jimenez (Bishop Montgomery HS) flicked on to Cartlidge who headed in the score to the far post. At 54:22 Lockhart made it 3-0 Toros on a beautiful goal off a free kick. From 18-yards out on the right side of the box, Lockhart bent his shot over the wall to the upper far post freezing Stanislaus keeper Matthew Buckman. Four minutes later at 58:59, Jimenez gave CSUDH more breathing room when freshman Kevin Sosa (Torrance HS) played the ball down the left side. Jimenez ran onto it and slotted his shot from inside of eight yards past Buckman for a 4-0 lead. Senior forward Gabriel Valencia (Salesian HS) finished the scoring for the Toros at 86:31. Valencia took the ball from defender Kyle Thornton (W. Torrance HS) at midfield and gallopped 50 yards and beat the goalie one-on-one for the score. CSUDH keeper Luis Morales (Banning HS) earned the shutout, his seventh of the year, with two saves in goal.

ROADRUNNERS SCOUTING REPORT: Cal State Bakersfield enters the week in second place in the CCAA Central Division with a 7-5-0 league mark. The 'Runners are 10-8-0 overall. CSUB has been playing well as of late. The team has won five of their last six games. Bakersfield defeated Cal State LA this past weekend 2-1 in Los Angeles. Their lone setback in the past six games was a 4-1 loss at the feet of Sonoma State. Kyle Gookins leads the 'Runners with 20 points (9g, 2a). Fabian Sandoval and Alfredo Chavez are the two other players in double figures with 12 and 10 points respectively. Josh Wicks has seen most of the time in goal. In 1280 minutes, Wicks has compiled a nice 1.12 goals against average with six shutouts on the season.

ABOUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES: Cal State LA comes into the week with a 5-12 overall record and a 3-9 mark in league play. The team is led by Jaime Beltran with 23 points followed by Nikos Gutrugianios with 21. Otto Rodriguez checks in with 14 points on the season. In goals, CSLA's Scott Mazurier has registered a 2.07 GAA and a 3-7 record in 12 matches.

MORALES TIES MARK: Senior Toros goalkeeper Luis Morales tied the CSUDH all-time season shutout record with his 5-0 win against Cal State Stanislaus last weekend. The shutout is his seventh of the year tying a 19-year old record set by Steve Martin (1982) and Chris Wilson (1988). Morales now owns 10 career shutouts in 27 games placing him fourth all-time in the record book.

LEADING THE STAMPEDE: CSUDH has five players scoring in double figures. Sean Lockhart leads the squad with 32 points on a team-high 12 goals. Gabriel Valencia continues a consistent first year in a CSUDH uniform. He ranks second with 21 points (9g, 3a). Sophomore Eddie Gonzales-Pinto has tallied 15 points (6g, 3a). Rick Cobb (Warren HS) has scored 13 points in his freshman campaign while midfielder Victor Guerrero (Century HS) rounds out the top five scorers with 11 points. Goalie Luis Morales has recorded a 1.00 goals against average in the net. The senior has played in every minute of every contest making 60 saves on the year.

LOCKHART AMONG TOP FIVE: With 32 points now, senior midfielder Sean Lockhart has recorded 61 career points placing him in the 5th spot all-time in the Toros record books. He is 18 points shy of the fourth spot held by CSUDH All-American and current Los Angeles Galaxy player Alex Bengard (79).

CORNER KICKS: The team has outscored their opponents 140-46 including a 44-12 goal advantage. In the second period alone, CSUDH holds a 29-10 goal advantage. In four overtime games, the Toros have outshot the opposition 30-10 in the extra periods. The team is averaging 3.0 goals per game while allowing only 1.1.

VALENCIA GOING FOR A 10: Gabriel Valencia's next goal will give him ten on the season. The junior forward has been a solid addition to the Toros offense this year. After losing a duo of players in Bengard and NCAA II Player of the Year Juan Carlos Bolanos that scored 92 points between them, Valencia and Lockhart have teamed up to tally 53 points with two games left in the regular season.

HOMECOMING SET FOR SATURDAY: Saturday's games against Cal State LA will complete a full week of homecoming festivities. For the first time ever, the school has gone away from the traditional homecoming events during the Spring semester and has chosen to celebrate homecoming during the Fall semester. Saturday's festivities for soccer will kick-off with a Homecoming Tailgate Party in Parking Lot 6 beginning at 10 a.m. The King & Queen presentation will take place during halftime of the men's game.

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