ROCKLIN, Calif. – Jessup men's soccer fell 8-2 to Biola on Saturday at Warrior Field in a Pacific West Conference matchup in front of 205 fans. The Warriors (2-8-1, 0-3 PacWest) stayed within two goals through the first half. The game got away from them during a stretch of four Biola goals in about 12 minutes after halftime. The Eagles (3-6-3, 3-1-1 PacWest) were led by Kyle Denn, who scored four times.
Biola took the lead early, converting a penalty kick by Denn at 3:44 after a foul on Jessup goalkeeper
Michael Greer. The Warriors settled in from there. Jessup defender
Mathew Daniel picked up a yellow card at 9:07, but the Warriors held the Eagles to one more goal over the next 27 minutes. Denn doubled the lead at 31:17, and the Warriors went to the break trailing 2-0. Biola held a 6-2 edge in first-half shots, with Jessup's two attempts coming from Magana in the 11th minute and
Diego Bravo, whose shot at 16:46 was saved by Biola goalkeeper Ethan Kell. Jessup also finished the half with one corner kick to Biola's two.
The second half opened with Biola pressing. Denn scored at 51:12 and again at 56:55, completing his four-goal day, with an assist from Ivan Moore on the second. The Warriors answered 23 seconds later. Magana finished off an assist from
Jesus Rios at 57:18 to cut the deficit to 4-1. Biola then scored again at 60:22 through Ian Pierra and at 63:10 through Daniel Celis to make it 6-1. Jeremy Larson added a seventh goal at 77:30 off a Luca McGreevey Couchman assist.
Jessup got a second goal at 80:04, when Silvera finished off a
Blake Moore assist to make it 7-2. McGreevey Couchman capped the scoring at 87:15 with a goal assisted by Gabriel Hernandez.
Jessup outshot Biola 7-10 in the second half and generated chances throughout the final 45 minutes, finishing with nine shots and five on goal. Bravo led the Warriors with two shots on goal. Silvera and Magana each had two shots and each put one on frame, with both of those finding the net. Greer played all 90 minutes in goal for the Warriors and made two saves.
Biola finished with a 16-9 advantage in shots and a 10-5 edge in shots on goal, along with a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Prior to kick-off the Warriors honored their five seniors that spent two or more years with the Warriors representing the team.
Jessup's will play a pair at home against Vangaurd and Concordia next week before their trip to Hawaii and an away game agasint Dominican to end the regular season.
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