ROCKLIN, Calif. – The Jessup men's soccer team fell 4-0 to Concordia (CA) on Friday, Oct. 16, at Warrior Field in a Pacific West Conference match. The Warriors (2-10-1, 0-5 PacWest) were held without a goal, while the Golden Eagles (7-6-1, 3-3 PacWest) scored all four of their goals in the first 39 minutes.
Concordia broke through in the 14th minute when Marcus Ozmai scored on an assist from Jonathan Moreno. Dylan Graham doubled the lead in the 22nd minute off a Ozmai assist, and Ozmai added his second goal just 55 seconds later, in the 23rd minute, on an assist from Gus Roetcisoender. Andrew Jun capped the scoring in the 39th minute to make it 4-0 at the break. Neither team scored in the second half. Ozmai finished with two goals and an assist, and he and Graham each took five shots.
Concordia outshot Jessup 19-4 and held an 8-1 edge in shots on goal, along with a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks. Goalkeeper
Eduardo Enriquez kept the game from getting further out of hand, playing all 90 minutes and making four saves, three of them in the second half.
Jordee Magana put the Warriors' only shot on goal in the first half, a bottom-center attempt that Concordia goalkeeper Leo Ripert saved in the 34th minute.
Anthony Gambe came close to a goal in the 79th minute, when his shot struck the right post.
Jonathan Juarez and
Kamden Sims also each took a shot.
Both teams were whistled for eight fouls. Jessup picked up four yellow cards, issued to
Blake Moore,
Nolan Geller, Sims and
Maximas Ganesh, all in the second half.
The Warriors will get a change of scenery next, packing their bags for the islands for three straight conference matches. First up is Hawaii-Hilo on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Vulcan Soccer Field, where the match is scheduled for 3 p.m. Jessup then moves on to Honolulu to take on Chaminade at Saint Louis Field on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 12:30 p.m., before closing out the swing against Hawaii Pacific at Waipi'o Soccer Complex on Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. Fans can follow all three matches on the PacWest Network.
The road has treated Jessup better than Warrior Field this season, with a 1-2-1 mark away from home compared with 1-7 in Rocklin, highlighted by a 2-1 victory at UC Santa Cruz on Sept. 19 that was decided by a late Gambe goal. After Hawaii, the Warriors head to San Rafael to face Dominican at Kennelly Field on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 3:30 p.m.
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