Wednesday, August 16
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Cal Poly Pomona
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2
3
F
Cal Poly Pomona
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3
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3
CSUN
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1
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Photo by: Connor Clark
Cal Poly Pomona Defeats CSUN 3-1 in Exhibition Opener
8/16/2023 10:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Cal Poly Pomona defeated CSUN 3-1 to open the Matadors' men's soccer exhibition slate Wednesday night at Matador Field.
After a scoreless first half in which CSUN outshot the Broncos 5-0, Cal Poly Pomona broke the seal in the 59th minute when Paul Roger Henschke scored off a Josue Varela pass in front of the Matadors' net. Henschke increased the Cal Poly Pomona lead to 2-0 when he headed in a Max Laguna corner kick in the 67th.
Theom Samba scored for CSUN in the 75th minute from two yards out to cut the Broncos' lead in half. Zion Wagoner and Michael Blevins were credited with assists on the play. Alex Rieg capped off the scoring when he converted a Jakob Singh cross that went off a CSUN defender from five yards out.
THE STATS
"There were good individual performances. But as a collective unit, we have to tip our hat; they were better than us on the set piece phase, better prepared, and tougher than us on set pieces, and we have to get better at that."
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes the exhibition slate Saturday night when the Matadors host Cal State Dominguez Hills at 7 p.m.
~#GoMatadors~
After a scoreless first half in which CSUN outshot the Broncos 5-0, Cal Poly Pomona broke the seal in the 59th minute when Paul Roger Henschke scored off a Josue Varela pass in front of the Matadors' net. Henschke increased the Cal Poly Pomona lead to 2-0 when he headed in a Max Laguna corner kick in the 67th.
Theom Samba scored for CSUN in the 75th minute from two yards out to cut the Broncos' lead in half. Zion Wagoner and Michael Blevins were credited with assists on the play. Alex Rieg capped off the scoring when he converted a Jakob Singh cross that went off a CSUN defender from five yards out.
THE STATS
- The teams played an additional 30 scoreless minutes to end the night.
- The Matadors outshot the Broncos 11-9, with Cal Poly Pomona holding a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal.
- Jamar Ricketts, Marley Edwards, and Jorge Solorzano each posted two shots for the Matadors.
- Henschke led the Broncos with three shots.
- CSUN doubled up the Broncos in corner kicks 6-3.
- Cal Poly Pomona made four saves while the Matadors charted three.
- Each of the 31 CSUN players who dressed saw action. 26 Cal Poly Pomona players saw time on the pitch.
- Cal Poly Pomona went 11-3-6 in 2022, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament.
"There were good individual performances. But as a collective unit, we have to tip our hat; they were better than us on the set piece phase, better prepared, and tougher than us on set pieces, and we have to get better at that."
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes the exhibition slate Saturday night when the Matadors host Cal State Dominguez Hills at 7 p.m.
~#GoMatadors~
Team Stats
CPP
CSUN
Goals
3
1
Shots
9
11
Shots on Goal
6
5
Saves
4
3
Corners
3
6
Fouls
13
11
Scoring Plays
Henschke, Paul Roger (1)
Assisted By: Varela, Josue
7 goal off 21 pass in box.
58:45
Henschke, Paul Roger (2)
Assisted By: Laguna, Max
7 header off 10 corner kick.
66:21
Samba, Theom (1)
Assisted By: Wagoner, Zion , Blevins, Michael
30 goal from 27 and 29 passes. 2 yards
74:32
Rieg, Alex (1)
Assisted By: Singh, Jakob
goal is scored off 26 cross that goes of
77:05
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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