CSUN Comes From Behind To Defeat #11/13 UCLA 2-1

LOS ANGELES—CSUN scored twice in a six-minute span in the second half to come from behind to defeat No. 11/13 UCLA 2-1 Sunday night in men's soccer action.

The first 15+ minutes of the match were played primarily in the middle of the field before UCLA earned a pair of corner kicks 1:12 apart beginning in the 18th minute. The first shot of the night occurred in the 19th on a Santiago Herrera attempt that was saved by Henrik Regitnig. The Bruins' Matt Hundley took the second shot of the night, a wide attempt that was wide.

UCLA (4-2) took the lead at 24:55 when Matt Hundley converted a penalty kick after being fouled on an offensive run. Hundley took the fourth Bruins' shot a little under two minutes later. The effort was saved by Regitnig.

CSUN was able to record a pair of corner kicks in the final 15 minutes, but UCLA not give up Matadors' shot attempt until the 40:30 mark when Giovanni Aguilar's try was blocked. The Bruins took a 1-0 lead into halftime.

The Matadors mounted a charge early in the second half. Daniel Trejo took a shot early that was saved by Justin Garces. Garces knocked the ball off the cross bar which resulted in a CSUN corner. The Matadors put the ball towards the net which looked to be going into the UCLA net. The ball was knocked away at the last moment. The ensuing Bruins' attack would end up in a Mohammed Kamara shot that was saved by Regitnig.

Kamara would have his second shot of the match blocked in the 56th minute. Aguilar would attempt his second shot of the match in the 59th. Like Kamara, Aguilar would have his shot blocked. The ball would go off a UCLA player that earned CSUN a corner. Wolfgang Prentice took the corner which found the foot of Johnny Rodriguez. Rodriguez's attempt was saved by Garces.

The ball would come out to Trejo who put an attempt toward the net. It was saved again by Garces. The rebound would go to Prentice who would score his fourth goal of the year to tie the match. CSUN kept the pressure on, gaining a corner kick in the 63rd minute. Aguilar sent the corner toward Rodriguez in front of Garces. Rodriguez's try was going toward the goal but was kick away by the UCLA backline. Michael Flores' shot went wide off the rebound.

The Bruins failed to clear, as CSUN took advantage of the turnover. Rodriguez worked his way towards the UCLA net where he passed to Trejo. With space, Trejo scored his fifth goal of the year at 65:30 to put CSUN up 2-1.

The Bruins settled down. UCLA would work the ball to Frankie Amaya who had an attempt blocked off a CSUN player for a corner. The Matadors defended the corner, but Eric Illoski would end up taking a shot that went wide. CSUN would commit a foul that resulted in a UCLA free kick. Hundley sent an attack towards the Matadors' net, but the ball would end up going over the end line and give CSUN a goal kick.

UCLA would take possession. Hundley dribbled to just outside the 18-yard mark where his blast was online towards Regitnig would made the save. UCLA was awarded their second penalty kick of the match at 76:06 when Kamara was fouled. Kamara took the PK, going wide left, keeping the score at 2-1.

A little over a minute later, Prentice had a shot blocked. The Matadors were called offsides returning the action to the UCLA side. Regitnig was aggressive with 11 to go. Hundley played Frankie Amaya into a partial breakaway, but Regitnig came out and stopped the play with a diving stop before Amaya could poke it over for a goal to tie the match. An Erik Holt shot was blocked by the CSUN defense with 5:53 to play.

The Matadors committed a foul in the 87th minute, giving the Bruins a free kick. Hunley's low line was turned away by CSUN. The Matadors were again called for a foul for another free kick. Hunley's pass was knocked around before UCLA was called for a foul, giving CSUN the possession. The teams would exchange fouls before the clock was stopped with 33 seconds remaining. CSUN would get the free kick and would send the ball deep into the UCLA end as the Matadors defeated a nationally ranked opponent for the second straight matches (CSUN defeated No. 17 Cornell Friday night at home).

"We played a great second half," said CSUN head coach Terry Davila. "I'm proud of our team for a great weekend."

Regitnig made five saves as UCLA outshot CSUN 13-10 in the match. Both teams took six shots on goal. The Matadors held a 5-3 corner kick advantage. The victory is the first for the Matadors in the series since Oct. 22, 2011 when CSUN defeated UCLA 3-2. It is only the third time in 23 all-time matches that the Matadors have defeated the Bruins.

CSUN (6-2) travels to Loyola Marymount (1-6) Thursday night for a 7 p.m. matchup.

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Team Stats

Daniel Trejo

Wolfgang Prentice

Johnny Rodriguez

Giovanni Aguilar

Players Mentioned

Giovanni Aguilar

Michael Flores

Wolfgang Prentice

Henrik Regitnig

Johnny Rodriguez

Daniel Trejo