Toros Score Three Second-Half Goals in Men's Soccer Win Over Cal Poly Pomona, 3-2
CSUDH comes back from 2-0 deficit to beat Broncos in CCAA match
September 22, 2003

Complete Box Score

CARSON, Calif.--The No. 2-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills men's soccer team awoke from their first half slumber and gave their best imitation of "The Fast and the Furious" by scoring three second half goals within a 15-minute stretch to earn an exciting 3-2 come-from-behind win over Cal Poly Pomona in California Collegiate Athletic Association action Monday at Toro Field.

With the win the Toros remain undefeated with an 8-0-1 record and are 4-0-1 in CCAA play. Cal Poly Pomona drops to 4-4-1 and 3-2-0 in league action.

The Toros found themselves in unfamiliar territory when they were down by two goals, 2-0, midway through the second period. However, Eddie Gonzales-Pinto (Torrance/N. Torrance HS) scored in the 68th minute to trim the deficit to 2-1 when he took a free kick from Victor Guerrero (Santa Ana/Century HS) from the right side.

Nine minutes later Francisco Corona (Compton/Compton HS) collected a loose ball in the mouth of the goal and sent his shot to the far post for the equalizer. Mikael Hernholm (La Verne/Bonita HS) was credited with the assist.

Then at 82:59, senior All-American forward Eduardo Serrano (Toluca, Mexico) tallied the game-winning goal on a free kick from 20-yards out. Serrano curled his shot around the Bronco wall and to the far post past the outstretched hands of Pomona goalie Tim Sisk.

Cal Poly got on the board early just 1:48 into the match when Andrew Pierce scored the first of his two goals on a 30-yard blast to the upper far corner of the Toros net. Pierce then made it 2-0 at 63:31 taking a pass from Jonathan Bornstein and tapped his shot to the far post past Toros' goalie Javier Barragan (Long Beach/LB Jordan HS). But the CSUDH defense would shut the Broncos out the rest of the way to earn the win.

Cal State Dominguez Hills outshot Pomona 16-10 in the match.

CSUDH travels this Friday to take on Grand Canyon University at 7 PM.

Cal Poly Pomona (4-4-1, 3-2-0 CCAA)     1 1 - 2 
CS Dominguez Hills (8-0-1, 4-0-1 CCAA)  0 3 - 3

GOALS -
CPP: Andrew Pierce (Cardenas/Fiandaca), 1:48; Andrew Pierce (Orellana/Bornstein), 63:31;
CSUDH: Eddie Gonzales-Pinto (Guerrero), 68:35; Francisco Corona (Hernholm), 77:48; Eduardo Serrano (UA), 82:59.

SAVES - CPP: Tim Sisk - 2; CSUDH: Javier Barragan 3.

SHOTS - CPP 10, CSUDH: 16.

FOULS - CPP 14, CSUDH: 9.

CORNERS - CPP 2, CSUDH: 5.