UC Santa Cruz Athletics
3-11-2
Trinity (Tex.)
17-1-0
#5 Tigers Blank Banana Slugs
10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
SAN ANTONIO (10-28) – The Banana Slugs played their first of two matches in the state of Texas as they took on NSCAA/NCAA Division III #5 Trinity University in San Antonio. The Tigers scored four goals in the second en route to a 5-0 win.
Both teams lost their last match. The Banana Slugs lost 2-0 to San Francisco State University on Monday in Santa Cruz while the Tigers lost to Texas Lutheran University 3-2 in Sequin on Sunday.
In the first half, the Tigers would score their first goal within the first minute of the match. Austin Michaelis took a pass from Kellen Reid and hit the back of the net with his shot as the Tigers took a 1-0 lead with 44:05 left in the half. The final chance for the Banana Slugs to score before halftime came with 14:54 left in the half on a Nathaniel Payne header but the shot was blocked. The Tigers led 1-0 at halftime.
In the second half, the Tigers would add their first goal of the half with 25:23 left in regulation. Daniel Ruano took a pass from Brent Mandelkorn and shot the ball into the back of the net to expand the Tigers' lead to 2-0. Less than two minutes later of clock time later, Francisco Vasquez would score to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead with 23:44 left. The Tigers would add another goal with 13:40 left in regulation on a Laurence Wyke off an assist by Todd Edwards. The Tigers would score their last goal with 8:28 left on a Ryan Hunter shot to give the Tigers a 5-0 lead. The final chance for the Banana Slugs to get on the scoreboard was a header by Payne with 2:08 left in regulation but the shot was saved by Tigers' goalie Chris Morrish. Trinity won 5-0 to extend the Banana Slugs' winless streak to five.
Sam Horton and Payne both had two shots to lead the Banana Slugs while for Trinity, Hunter had a match high eight shots. Todd Whittaker got the win for the Tigers while Christian Deguzman got the loss for the Banana Slugs. The Tigers outshot the Banana Slugs 33-5 and the Tigers had eleven more corner kicks (13-2) than did the Banana Slugs.
The next match for Banana Slugs will be Sunday as they take on Southwestern University in Georgetown. Kickoff is set for 10 am.
Team Stats
Austin Michaelis (8)
Assisted By: Kellen Reid
GOAL by Trinity University Austin Michaelis (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Kellen Reid, goal number 8 for season.
0:55
Daniel Ruano (3)
Assisted By: Brent Mandelkorn
GOAL by Trinity University Daniel Ruano, Assist by Brent Mandelkorn, goal number 3 for season.
64:37
Francisco Vasquez (1)
GOAL by Trinity University Francisco Vasquez, goal number 1 for season.
66:16
Laurence Wyke (6)
Assisted By: Todd Edwards
GOAL by Trinity University Laurence Wyke, Assist by Todd Edwards, goal number 6 for season.
76:20
Ryan Hunter (7)
GOAL by Trinity University Ryan Hunter, goal number 7 for season.
81:32
