CCAA Men's Soccer Championship Tournament: UC San Diego Upsets Host Cal State Dominguez Hills; Chico State in Title Contest
CSUDH denied bid for fifth-consecutive conference crown
November 7, 2003

Cal State Dominguez Hills and CCAA Releases

UC San Diego Upsets No. 3-Ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills 2-1

Chico State Edges Cal State San Bernardino, 1-0

UC San Diego Upsets No. 3-Ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills 2-1 Box Score

CARSON, Calif. - The Cal State Dominguez Hills men's soccer team was denied a chance at a fifth-consecutive CCAA Championship as the UC San Diego Tritons upset the Toros 2-1 in the second semifinal of the 2003 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Soccer Championship Friday night at Toro Field . CSUDH now stands at 17-2-2, while UC San Diego improves to 11-5-1.

Cal State Dominguez Hills opened the scoring with just under four minutes remaining in the first half as senior Eddie Gonzales-Pinto (Torrance, CA/North Torrance HS) scored on an assist from Jaret Minami (Torrance, CA/West Torrance HS). UC San Diego, however, answered 84 seconds later when Jon Krupansky converted a CSUDH defensive miscue inside the penalty box.

UCSD's Tiago Venturi broke the 1-1 tie in the 64th minute when he took a through ball from Matthew Davey that glanced off a CSUDH defender and beat Toro goalkeeper Javier Barragan (Long Beach, CA/Cal State L.A.) to the far post.

The Toros would continue to pressure the Tritons, outshooting UCSD 22-9 in the contest, but were unable to convert their chances in the late going. UCSD goalkeeper Jeremy Cookson made eight saves, including two from point-blank range late, to preserve the win.

Cal State Dominguez Hills, which suffered its first loss in 10 matches, awaits the NCAA Division II Championship pairings on Monday and are expected to receive one of three Far West Region berths that make up the 24-team field. > The Tritons move on to play Chico State on Sunday at 2 p.m. for the CCAA Championship.

UC San Diego               1 1 - 2 
Cal State Dominguez Hills  1 0 - 1

Scoring
41:06 - Cal State Dominguez Hills: Eddie Gonzales-Pinto (Jaret Minami).
42:30 - UC San Diego: Jon Krupansky.
63:47 - UC San Diego: Tiago Venturi (Ryan Mizumoto, Matthew Davey).

Shots - CSUDH 22, UCSD 9.

Corner Kicks - CSUDH 9, UCSD 5.

Fouls - CSUDH 16, UCSD 15.

Chico State Edges Cal State San Bernardino, 1-0 Box Score

CARSON, Calif. – Jesse Grigg scored three minutes into overtime to lift CHICO STATE to a 1-0 victory over CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO in the first semifinal of the 2003 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Soccer Championship.

Grigg, a senior defender, controlled a rebound following teammate Jaime Rodriguez’ shot on goal and blasted the gamewinner past Cal State San Bernardino goalkeeper Joe Kulm three minutes and 18 seconds into overtime.

The win improved Chico to 16-4-1 on the season and earned the Wildcats a berth in the championship match, to be played on Sunday at 2 p.m. Chico State will play either CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS or UC SAN DIEGO. Cal State San Bernardino concluded its season at 12-8-1.

Following a scoreless but fast-paced first half, both teams had several scoring chances in the second 45 minutes, but could not convert. That set the stage for Grigg’s heroics.

Cal State San Bernardino  0 0 0 - 0 
Chico State               0 0 1 – 1

Scoring
Chico State: 93:18 – Jesse Grigg.

Shots – CSUSB 18, CSUC 14.

Corner Kicks – CSUSB 3, CSUC 3.

Fouls – CSUSB 18, CSUC 13.

Weather – Clear and Breezy.

Attendance – 251.