SANTA CRUZ, CA -- On Friday afternoon, UCSC faced off against Chapman University in front of 200 plus fans to mark the beginning of their six-game home stand. UCSC came out strong in the first half tallying 3 goals in the first 12 minutes of play. 

Sophomore David Frank scored the first goal of the game 3 minutes in, while Bryan Baird's 8th goal of the season came just 5 minutes later off an assist from Senior Captain Aaron Lanes. Then in the 12th minute Freshmen defender Alex Tocco sent a long ball to forward Grant Lyon who beat out Chapman goalkeeper and chipped one into the open net. 

Senior Kurt Munoz would be the lone scorer in the second half, scoring unassisted in the 83rd minute to finish off the visiting Chapman Tigers 4-0. The Slugs outshot Chapman 21-6, and UCSC goalkeeper Chris Pederson recorded 3 saves in his 7th shutout this season. 

On Sunday morning, UCSC took on visiting St. John's University (Minnesota) with a heavy fog set on top of the lower east field. The Johnnies fought hard but were unable to score on the Santa Cruz defense, taking only 3 shots in the game. 

In the 24th minute, Freshman Alex Mandel broke open a scoreless game off of a corner kick, while Freshman Stephen Wondolowski scored the 2nd and final goal of the game in the 33rd minute after a St. John's foul in the box that would send Senior Samuel Krow-Lucal to the sideline. This set-up a penalty kick for Wondolowski, whose shot was blocked by a diving St. John's goalkeeper, but was able to follow up and put one easily into the back of the net. 

The Slugs are now 14-1 and will continue their home stand as they face Holy Names on Wednesday at 4pm.