Overtime Goal Lifts Toros Past Coyotes in Men's Soccer
October 6, 2006

Courtesy Cal State San Bernardino Sports Information Office

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SAN BERNARDINO -- Freshman forward Mario Guerrero of Riverside scored on a header 2:32 into the first overtime Friday to give Cal State Dominguez Hills a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Cal State San Bernardino in a CCAA conference men's soccer match at Coyote Premier Field.

It was the second header goal for Guerrero in the match. His first tied up the match 2-2 and forced the overtime.

Guerrero leaped high close to the near post of the goal redirecting a free kick from senior midfielder Jesse Graham to give the Toros, ranked No. 3 in the Far West Region and No. 23 in the nation, a 10-5 overall record and improved their CCAA record to 6-5.

It was a tough loss for the Coyotes, who dropped their fourth straight match to slip to 4-8-2 overall and 3-6-2 in the CCAA and in the South Division cellar.

The Coyotes opened the scoring with 5:03 left in the first half when Lorenzo Loson fielded a try by Brandon Steele that went off Toros goalkeeper Kyle Polak's hands and knocked inside the far post for a 1-0 lead. It was Loson's sixth goal of the season.

However, the Toros responded with just 1:27 left before intermission as Graham drilled a free kick from 25 yards into the net for a 1-1 halftime deadlock.

The Coyotes went up 2-1 in the 60th minute when senior Tim Lanski collected a looping through ball from Brent Vander Eyk and knocked it past Polak.

Guerrero then scored his fourth goal of the season on a header in the box from a pass by Andrew Martinez in the 65th minute for a 2-2 tie that forced the overtime.

Both sides played intense soccer for 102 minutes before Guerrero ended the match with his fifth goal of the season.

The Coyotes will close out their homestand on Sunday with a match against UC San Diego at 3 p.m.

CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS 3, CAL STATE SAN BERNARINO 2 (OT)

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

CS Dom Hills goals: Mario Guerrero (2), Jesse Graham. Assists: Andrew Martinez, Graham. Goalie saves: Kyle Polak (3).

CS San Bernardino goals: Lorenzo Loson, Tim Lanski. Assists: Brandon Steele, Brent Vander Eyk. Goalie saves: Lucas Pepi (7).