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(October 3, 2007) -- UC
Riverside lost its conference opener, 2-1, to UC Davis Wednesday
afternoon in Davis, CA. Freshman Cito Soriano scored the lone
goal for the Highlanders who fall to 3-3-2, 0-1 in the Big
West. The Aggies improve their record to 6-2-1 and 1-1 so
far in their first year as a member of the Big West Conference.
The Highlanders jumped out
to an early 1-0 lead when Soriano picked up his team-leading
third goal of the season at the 4:03 mark. Senor Steven Kaufman
picked up his first assist of the season when Soriano found
the back of the net with a header off of Kaufman’s free
kick that came from just outside the box.
Despite being outshot 6-2
in the first half, UCR played very well in the half and took
a 1-0 lead into the break. But just over 10 minutes into the
second half, the Aggies took advantage of their own free kick
when Matt Slagle snuck a shot past Highlander senior keeper
Charles Alamo to make it 1-1.
Both teams continued to
pressure one another as time wound down in regulation. UC
Davis took eight shots in the second half but Alamo continued
to man the post making an unbelievable save late in the match
to keep the score even.
With less than five minutes
left in regulation and UCR on the verge of having to play
its third consecutive overtime match, the Aggies were awarded
another free-kick. This time from the top of the box at the
85:52mark Dylan Curtis took the free-kick and got it over
the Highlander wall of players and past Alamo to take a 2-1
advantage with only minutes left on the clock.
UC Davis held off a last
minute rush from the Highlanders to take the match 2-1. The
final shot total showed a 14-5 advantage for the Aggies. A
total of 34 fouls were called throughout the day with18 whistled
against UCR.
UCR welcomes the first place
Cal Poly Mustangs (6-1, 1-0 Big West) to the UCR Soccer Stadium
for a match set for 3 pm Saturday.
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