UC Santa Cruz Athletics
3-3-1, 0-0-0
Cal St. Monterey Bay
5-0-0, 0-0-0
Banana Slugs fall to Otters in nine-goal thriller
9/20/2019 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
SEASIDE, CA - UC Santa Cruz played Division II neighbor Cal State Monterey Bay under the lights, but couldn't withstand a 22-11 shot discrepancy in a 7-2 loss.
UC Santa Cruz went to 3-3-1. CSUMB goes to 5-0. The two schools 39 miles apart have met several times in pre-season the past few years,but it the first regular season meeting between them since 2002.
CSUMB scored three goals in the first half before UCSC answered with 1:47 until halftime, when Ronaldo Nava got a head on a pass that went over the goalkeeper and into the net. It was the sophomore's first goal of the year and gave UCSC hope being down just 3-1 at the break.
In the second half, the Banana Slugs chased the game and started to make sustained attempts at the CSUMB goal. The Otters were able to answer on the counter and grab two more goals. UCSC then answered with one on their own, as Ethan Kingery's pass sprung Ben Blackfield on a 1-on-1 that he converted to make it 5-2. However, the Otters answered less than a minute later to restore their four-goal lead. Four different Otters scored, including a hat-trick by Pedro Hernandez.
Starting goalkeeper Andrew Pimentel had 3 saves and Gerry Delorie had 5 saves in relief.
The Banana Slugs play another CCAA opponent on Sunday when they face San Francisco State at the Lower East Field at 2:00 PM.
Team Stats
Ryan Anderson (1)
Assisted By: Walmer Martinez , Adrian Rebollar
GOAL by Cal St. Monterey Bay Ryan Anderson (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Walmer Martinez and Adrian Rebollar, goal number 1 for season.
2:27
Pedro Hernandez (1)
Assisted By: Ryan Anderson
GOAL by Cal St. Monterey Bay Pedro Hernandez, Assist by Ryan Anderson, goal number 1 for season.
12:40
Lopez, Luis (4)
Assisted By: Adrian Rebollar , Jordan Sime
GOAL by Cal St. Monterey Bay Lopez, Luis, Assist by Adrian Rebollar and Jordan Sime, goal number 4 for season.
29:19
Nava, Ronaldo (1)
Assisted By: Linas, Liam
GOAL by UC Santa Cruz Nava, Ronaldo, Assist by Linas, Liam, goal number 1 for season.
43:11
Pedro Hernandez (2)
Assisted By: Ryan Anderson , Matthew Lee
GOAL by Cal St. Monterey Bay Pedro Hernandez, Assist by Ryan Anderson and Matthew Lee, goal number 2 for season.
53:08
Pedro Hernandez (3)
Assisted By: Matthew Lee
GOAL by Cal St. Monterey Bay Pedro Hernandez, Assist by Matthew Lee, goal number 3 for season.
58:27
Blackfield, Ben (1)
Assisted By: Rhodes, Jake , Barba, Will
GOAL by UC Santa Cruz Blackfield, Ben, Assist by Rhodes, Jake and Barba, Will, goal number 1 for season.
67:46
Lopez, Luis (5)
GOAL by Cal St. Monterey Bay Lopez, Luis, goal number 5 for season.
67:58
Matthew Kirk (1)
Assisted By: Matthew Lee , Walmer Martinez
GOAL by Cal St. Monterey Bay Matthew Kirk, Assist by Matthew Lee and Walmer Martinez, goal number 1 for season.
74:32
