Wednesday, September 25
Santa Cruz, CA
3:00 PM
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
4-0-5, 0-0-0
1
vs
1
William Jessup University
0-3-3, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Jessup
1
0
1
UC Santa Cruz
0
1
1
Slugs Remain Unbeated with 1-1 Draw with Jessup Warriors
9/25/2024 8:09:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SANTA CRUZ, CA. – UC Santa Cruz played a 1-1 draw against William Jessup University on Tuesday afternoon, maintaining their unbeaten streak with their fifth draw. A second-half goal by Alessandro Castro helped the Banana Slugs level the game after trailing early.
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How It Happened
The first half saw William Jessup take the lead in the 25th minute, but UCSC goalkeeper Chris Jamrock made two crucial saves to keep the game within reach. The Banana Slugs struggled to break through the Jessup defense, ending the half down 1-0.
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UCSC came out with a much higher tempo in the second half, quickly creating opportunities. Their efforts paid off in the 56th minute when Alessandro Castro found the back of the net from an assisted cross by Kotetsu Horike, tying the game at 1-1. Despite continued pressure from Jessup, Jamrock came up big again with two more important saves, including one in the final minute, securing the 1-1 result.
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By the Numbers
                 •              Shots: UCSC – 13 (2 on target), William Jessup – 15 (5 on target)
                 •              Saves: UCSC (Chris Jamrock) – 5
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What's Next
The Banana Slugs will face UC Merced at home on Saturday, September 29th, at 1:00 p.m. at Lower East Field.
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How It Happened
The first half saw William Jessup take the lead in the 25th minute, but UCSC goalkeeper Chris Jamrock made two crucial saves to keep the game within reach. The Banana Slugs struggled to break through the Jessup defense, ending the half down 1-0.
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UCSC came out with a much higher tempo in the second half, quickly creating opportunities. Their efforts paid off in the 56th minute when Alessandro Castro found the back of the net from an assisted cross by Kotetsu Horike, tying the game at 1-1. Despite continued pressure from Jessup, Jamrock came up big again with two more important saves, including one in the final minute, securing the 1-1 result.
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By the Numbers
                 •              Shots: UCSC – 13 (2 on target), William Jessup – 15 (5 on target)
                 •              Saves: UCSC (Chris Jamrock) – 5
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What's Next
The Banana Slugs will face UC Merced at home on Saturday, September 29th, at 1:00 p.m. at Lower East Field.
Team Stats
WJU
USC
Goals
1
1
Shots
13
13
Shots on Goal
5
2
Saves
1
4
Corners
1
0
Fouls
20
7
Scoring Plays
Tariq Alabi (1)
GOAL by WJU Alabi, Tariq.
25:38
Alessandro Castro (1)
Assisted By: Kotetsu Horike
GOAL by USC Castro, Alessandro Assist by Horike, Kotetsu.
56:22
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
def
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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