Saturday, October 7
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
6-6-1, 1-2-1BWC
1
vs
0
Cal Poly
5-7, 1-3BWC
1
2
F
Cal Poly
0
0
0
CSUN
0
1
1
Team Stats
CP
CSUN
Goals
0
1
Shots
4
15
Shots on Goal
1
8
Saves
7
1
Corners
1
14
Fouls
8
15
Scoring Plays
Usen Jr., Emmanuel (6)
Assisted By: Rubio, Julio
Header off corner kick.
82:02
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
7
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's SoccerEmmanuel Usen Jr.’s header off a Julio Rubio corner kick with 7:58 to go in the second half sent CSUN past Cal Poly 1-0 Saturday night at Matador Soccer Field
Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
CSUN Defeats Cal Poly 1-0 On Usen Jr.'s Header
10/7/2017 10:06:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Emmanuel Usen Jr.'s header off a Julio Rubio corner kick with 7:58 to go in the second half sent CSUN past Cal Poly 1-0 Saturday night at Matador Soccer Field.
"We haven't been happy with our last few results, especially in Big West play," Usen Jr. said. "We knew this was a big game and we needed to pick up some points. Luckily, I got the header that scored the goal. Overall I think it was a really good performance."
After a scoreless first half, the Matadors pressed on offense, recording five corner kicks in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Cal Poly goalie Simon Boehme made saves on a pair of headers by Samuel Dadzie and Usen Jr. to keep CSUN at bay.
The middle portion of the second half was played primarily in the center of the field. CSUN mounted several offensive chances which resulted in four corners from the 72nd minute to the 82 minute. On the fifth corner opportunity, the left-footed Rubio sent the ball into the box where Usen Jr. was able to put the ball away for his sixth goal of the season.
CSUN recorded 15 shots, eight of which were on goal, compared to only four for the Mustangs (one on goal). The Matadors charted a total of 10 corner kicks in the second (none for Cal Poly) on the way to a 14-1 advantage in the category for the match. Boehme tallied seven saves for the Mustangs. Usen Jr. posted a career high seven shots to pace the Matadors. CSUN goalie Henrik Regitnig earned his second shutout of the season, making one save on the lone Cal Poly shot on goal.
"We wanted to be on our front foot tonight and create opportunities for our team," said CSUN head coach Terry Davila. "We kept manufacturing chances and one would go. We had to keep putting ourselves in places to hurt the other team."
The Matadors begin South Division play Wednesday night when CSUN (6-6-1, 1-2-1 Big West) travels to Cal State Fullerton (7-5, 2-2 Big West) for a 7 p.m. start.
"We have to take it a game at a time and get better every time," Davila said. "I think we are doing that. We want to be there at the end. The Big West is probably only going to send one team to the NCAA Tournament, so it's going to be a dog fight. It's not who starts well, but who ends well so we are prepared for that."
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