Saturday, November 9
Santa Barbara, Calif.
7:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
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UC Santa Barbara
12-3-4
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CSUN
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UC Santa Barbara
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Photo by: Glenn Feingerts, Big West Conference
No. 15 UCSB Defeats CSUN 2-0 In Big West Semifinals
11/9/2019 9:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.---A pair of goals over a five-minute span in the first half led to No. 15 UC Santa Barbara defeating CSUN 2-0 in the semifinals of the Big West Men's Soccer Tournament Saturday night.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH TERRY DAVILA
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- · The first two shots of the match came from UC Santa Barbara's Ameyawu Muntari (5') and Rodney Michael (8') both of which were out and above the Matador net.
- · Samuel Salter recorded the first CSUN shot of the match in the 17th minute. He went towards the bottom center of the UCSB goal which was saved by Ben Roach.
- · Noah Billinglsey's effort from just inside the 18-yard mark during the 19th minute was saved by Paul Lewis. The Gauchos were awarded a corner kick off the play which was cleared by Giovanni Aguilar in front of Lewis for CSUN.
- · Johnny Rodriguez's shot in the 23rd minute was deflected out and earned the Matadors a corner kick. UC Santa Barbara successfully turned away CSUN during the offensive attack.
- · Michael set up the first goal for UCSB. He drove towards the Matador net from the right side. Michael's cross found Will Baynham in front where he completed the chance with his seventh goal of the year.
- · Michael's header off a Billinglsey cross in the 29th minute made it 2-0 in favor of the Gauchos.
- · Wolfgang Prentice's shot in the 51st minute was saved by Roach, resulting in a second CSUN corner kick in a matter of 60 seconds. Both times, UCSB defended successfully.
- · Prentice's attempt in the 55th minute was knocked over the end line for a corner. The Matadors were awarded a corner in the 62nd minute. UCSB was again able to defend. The fourth corner of the half for CSUN occurred in the 78th minute but nothing came of the opportunity.
- · Lewis stopped Carter Clemmensen's blast in the 84th minute. Daniel Trejo's second attempt of the evening went high on the ensuing CSUN possession.
- · Derek Kryda's attempt in the final minute went off the crossbar before Trejo had a shot saved by Roach with 19 seconds remaining.
- · The Gauchos (12-3-4) outshot the Matadors (8-8-3) 11-8, 5-4 on goal. CSUN held the advantage in corner kicks 7-5. Roach made four saves while Lewis had three.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH TERRY DAVILA
- "I thought Santa Barbara played well in the first half. They are an excellent team that is very well-prepared. They attacked us on the wings and it was a good plan. There was a crucial moment in the 29th minute when Scott Williams pulled his hamstring and they took advantage of that (to score the second goal) and it changed the momentum of the game. The Big West goes through Santa Barbara. We had an opportunity to get into the final but we fell short."
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Team Stats
CSUN
UCSB
Goals
0
2
Shots
8
11
Shots on Goal
4
5
Saves
3
4
Corners
7
5
Fouls
16
14
Scoring Plays
Baynham, Will (7)
Assisted By: Michael, Rodney , Conteh, Sahid
Cross from 10 to far post, 20 tap in
23:51
Michael, Rodney (5)
Assisted By: Billingsley, Noah , Baynham, Will
7 plays ball to 20, back into box for 7,
28:55
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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