October 22, 2006

Box Score

San Francisco, Calif.--- The visiting 22nd-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros men's soccer team (13-6-1, 9-6-1 CCAA) spoiled the San Francisco State University Gators' senior day by defeating SF State (7-9-4, 4-8-4 CCAA) 3-1 Sunday afternoon in both teams' regular season finale at Cox Stadium.

Jesse Graham put the Toros on the board first when he connected on an unassisted goal nine minutes into the first half. At the 20:07 mark, Brett Boysen tied the match at 1-1 when he connected on his fourth goal of the season on a penalty kick.

The match remained tied at 1-1, until Kyle Holland scored his first goal of the season off a free kick from Humberto Lopez and a pass from Jose Serpas one minute into the second half. Graham sealed the victory for the Toros when he scored his second goal of the match late in the second half.

Kyle Polak recorded four saves in goal for CSUDH while Ezra Mendoza had six saves in goal for SF State.

Ironically, the Toros needed help today from their semifinal opponent in Sonoma State, and got it as the Seawolves downed Chico State 2-1 in overtime to propel CSUDH to the CCAA tournament.

Earlier this season, the Toros took a convincing 5-0 decision over Sonoma State in their only meeting, a payback of sorts after the Seawolves pounded the Toros 6-0 in the regular season last season, and took a 1-0 double overtime win for the 2005 CCAA Title a month later.

CSUDH and SSU lock horns in Friday's second men's semifinal, with first kick scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Triton Field in La Jolla, California.