Men's Soccer ties Menlo in wild game

Saturday, September 17

Atherton, CA

4:00 PM

UC Santa Cruz Athletics

1-3-3

Menlo College

3-2-2

UC Santa Cruz

Menlo

Tanner Boyea had a goal and assist on Saturday

9/17/2022 9:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Goals galore but no winner in 3-3 tie

ATHERTON- Tanner Boyea, Adrian Jacobs and Paolo Santiago each scored a goal apiece but the Banana Slugs had their third draw of the season 3-3 against old rival Menlo College in Atherton.

The tie pushed the Banana Slugs' record to 1-3-3 on the season.

Jacobs' goal came 5:40 into the match on a penalty kick. 17 minutes of clock time later, Santiago scored off a corner from Boyea to give the Banana Slugs a 2-0 lead. It was Santiago's second goal of the year. The Oaks however would tie the match at 2-2 before halftime.
In the second half, Boyea would score his tally off a pass from Luca Bravo and then float it over the goalie with 24:03 left. The Oaks would tie the match at 3-3 less than three minutes later on a penalty. The Banana Slugs had the last chance for a winner with under four minutes to go, but the attempt was blocked.

The Banana Slugs had a 12-7 shot advantage and a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks. Ethan Kingery and Santiago each had two shots apiece. Arman Salimi tied his season-high with three saves.

The Banana Slugs will finish up their road trip on Monday as they take on NCAA Division II opponent Stanislaus State in Turlock. Kickoff is set for 7 pm.