Saturday, November 5
Riverside, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Photo by: Raymond Tran
CSUN Falls 4-1 to UC Riverside in Big West Semis
11/5/2022 8:35:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RIVERSIDE, Calif.—UC Riverside, the No. 1 seed, defeated CSUN, the No. 4 seed, 4-1 in the semifinals of the Big West Men's Soccer Championship Saturday at UC Riverside Soccer Stadium.
The Highlanders opened the scoring in the fifth minute when Noah Lopez chipped in a A.J. Meade-Tatum pass from a wide angle past Cooper Wenzel and into the CSUN net.
The Matadors tied the match in the 40th minute. Dylan Gonzalez sent a cross towards the Highlanders' goal. The ball deflected off a UC Riverside defender. Enrique Pineda took possession and kicked it in past Big West Co-Goalie of the Year Carlos Gonzalez.
Gonzalez saved a Levin Gerhardt attempt in the low center of his goal four minutes into the second half. Wenzel saved Adrian Meade-Tatum's effort in the 53rd. Gonzalez and Wenzel traded saves in the 70th and 71st minutes. At the 73:01 mark, David Diaz's shot was saved over the end line by Gonzalez, giving CSUN a corner. Gonzalez grabbed the set piece out of the air and regained possession for the Highlanders. Michael Arrington missed left three minutes later for CSUN.
Brendan Clark gave the Highlanders an insurance goal in the 79th minute when he went low and to the right past Wenzel. Leopoldo Hernandez was credited with the assist on the play. The Matadors' attempt to get back into the match were hampered later in the 79th minute when AJ Johnson was booked for a red card after a 50-50 ball in the air at midfield. The Highlanders capped off the scoring with 1:11 remaining when Carlos Osorio scored from 10 yards out.
THE STATS
UC Riverside outshot CSUN 18-14 with both teams taking seven shots on goal. The Highlanders posted six corner kicks, compared to three for the Matadors. Gonzalez charted six saves while Wenzel made three. CSUN was whistled for 16 fouls while UCR was called for eight.
Gallery: (11-5-2022) Big West Men's Soccer Semis
NOTES
Picked seventh in the preseason, CSUN tied for second in the conference and finished with a 9-6-4 overall record…Saturday was CSUN's seventh appearance in the semifinals of the Big West Championship since 2009…Saturday was only the eighth time UC Riverside has defeated CSUN in 44 all-time meetings…The Highlanders (7-7-4) will host the second seed, UC Santa Barbara (10-3-6) in the championship finals next Saturday. UCSB defeated UC Irvine in the other semifinal 2-1 on an own goal in the 109th minute.
The Highlanders opened the scoring in the fifth minute when Noah Lopez chipped in a A.J. Meade-Tatum pass from a wide angle past Cooper Wenzel and into the CSUN net.
The Matadors tied the match in the 40th minute. Dylan Gonzalez sent a cross towards the Highlanders' goal. The ball deflected off a UC Riverside defender. Enrique Pineda took possession and kicked it in past Big West Co-Goalie of the Year Carlos Gonzalez.
The Highlanders regained the lead two minutes later when Armando Ibarra's attempt took a deflection and went over the CSUN defense and into the Matadors' goal.THE EQUALIZER FOR @CSUNMensSoccer! ??#OnlyTheBold x #UniteTheValley x @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/HrvkadGJ12
— The Big West (@BigWestSports) November 6, 2022
Gonzalez saved a Levin Gerhardt attempt in the low center of his goal four minutes into the second half. Wenzel saved Adrian Meade-Tatum's effort in the 53rd. Gonzalez and Wenzel traded saves in the 70th and 71st minutes. At the 73:01 mark, David Diaz's shot was saved over the end line by Gonzalez, giving CSUN a corner. Gonzalez grabbed the set piece out of the air and regained possession for the Highlanders. Michael Arrington missed left three minutes later for CSUN.
Brendan Clark gave the Highlanders an insurance goal in the 79th minute when he went low and to the right past Wenzel. Leopoldo Hernandez was credited with the assist on the play. The Matadors' attempt to get back into the match were hampered later in the 79th minute when AJ Johnson was booked for a red card after a 50-50 ball in the air at midfield. The Highlanders capped off the scoring with 1:11 remaining when Carlos Osorio scored from 10 yards out.
THE STATS
UC Riverside outshot CSUN 18-14 with both teams taking seven shots on goal. The Highlanders posted six corner kicks, compared to three for the Matadors. Gonzalez charted six saves while Wenzel made three. CSUN was whistled for 16 fouls while UCR was called for eight.
NOTES
Picked seventh in the preseason, CSUN tied for second in the conference and finished with a 9-6-4 overall record…Saturday was CSUN's seventh appearance in the semifinals of the Big West Championship since 2009…Saturday was only the eighth time UC Riverside has defeated CSUN in 44 all-time meetings…The Highlanders (7-7-4) will host the second seed, UC Santa Barbara (10-3-6) in the championship finals next Saturday. UCSB defeated UC Irvine in the other semifinal 2-1 on an own goal in the 109th minute.
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
CSUN
UCR
Goals
1
4
Shots
14
18
Shots on Goal
7
7
Saves
3
6
Corners
6
3
Fouls
16
8
Scoring Plays
Noah Lopez (6)
Assisted By: Adrian Meade-Tatum
GOAL by UCR Lopez, Noah Assist by Meade-Tatum, Adrian.
04:08
Enrique Pineda (2)
Assisted By: Dylan Gonzalez
GOAL by CSUN Pineda, Enrique Assist by Gonzalez, Dylan.
39:43
Armando Ibarra (2)
GOAL by UCR Ibarra, Armando.
41:56
Brendan Clark (7)
Assisted By: Leopoldo Hernandez
GOAL by UCR Clark, Brendan Assist by Hernandez, Leopoldo.
77:09
Armando Ibarra (2)
Assisted By: Josue Varela
GOAL by UCR Ibarra, Armando Assist by Varela, Josue.
88:49
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
mid
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
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