Toros Hand Coyotes First Men's Soccer Loss of Season, 3-1
September 20, 2002

SAN BERNARDINO -- What started as a close match turned into a lopsided contest in the second half.

A bout between two unbeaten teams resulted in favor of Cal State Dominguez Hills 3-1, after the Toros scored two unanswered goals in the second half to surge past Cal State San Bernardino during Friday's CCAA contest at the Coyote field.

Sophomore Jason Koza put the Coyotes ahead 1-0 after blasting a shot to the far corner at the 22nd minute, but the lead did not last as Ryan Taylor scored the equalizer at the 44th minute for the Toros, whose unbeaten streak stretched to seven games.

Then the Toros, ranked No.1 in the Far West Region and No.3 in the nation, broke the tie by scoring two unaswered goals -- one by Taylor and Eduardo Serrano.

Four different Toros collected an assist (Jeff Kunze, Brian Suarez, Scott White and Victor Guerrero) and Taylor who led the team with a pair of goals also blasted the Coyotes for five of the Toros 18 shots.

Despite playing without David McConnell, who is nursing a sprained ankle, the Coyotes managed to produce 10 shots and several scoring opportunities including a free kick 8-yards from the net during the first half.

The free kick was taken by Johnny Richardson (Upland) whose shot bounced off the crossbar and into a Toro defender.

Cal State Dominguez Hills men's team continues its road trip with a Sunday contest at Cal Poly Pomona. Start time is 6:00 p.m.

TOROS 3, COYOTES 1

CS Dominguez Hills  1 2 - 3 
CS San Bernardino   1 0 - 1

Goals -- Toros: Ryan Taylor 2, Eduardo Serrano. Coyotes: Jason Koza.

Assists -- Toros: Jeff Kunze, Brian Suarez, Scott White, Victor Guerrero. Coyotes: none.

Saves -- Toros: Javier Barragan 3. Coyotes: Jeff Canada 2.

Records -- Toros (7-0-1, 4-0). Coyotes (5-1-1, 2-1-1)