September 26, 2005

Box Score

CARSON, Calif.--Sophomore forward Sammy Rivas (Long Beach/CS Fullerton) scored two times to lead host Cal State Dominguez Hills to a 3-0 shutout victory over Grand Canyon University in non-conference action Monday afternoon at Toro Stadium.

With the win CSUDH, ranked No. 4 in last week's NSCAA/adidas national poll, elevate to 7-1-1. The loss drops GCU to 3-6-2.

Carmelo Terranova (Saugus/Saugus HS) scored the only goal the Toro defense would need in the first half. Terranova took a rebound off the post and one-timed his close range shot to the back of the net for a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute.

In the 54th minute, Rivas scored the first of his two goals taking a ball from Edgar Guzman (Long Beach/Long Beach CC) and hit a 30-yard blast over Grand Canyon goalie Vincent Ciro Licciardi to give CSUDH a 2-0 advantage.

Rivas then closed out the scoring at 86:27 taking a pass from Devin Schiller (Torrance/So. Torrance HS) and beat Licciardi to the far post for the 3-0 final.

Despite scoring three goals, Cal State Dominguez Hills took a season-low seven shots in the game. Grand Canyon would only muster four shots in the match.

The Toros are back in home action this Saturday taking on defending NCAA II National Champion Seattle University. First kick is scheduled for 3 PM.