Wednesday, November 1
UC Riverside
2
vs
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Cal State Fullerton
Titans Pull Away Late vs. Highlanders On Senior Day, 4-2
11/1/2006 3:07:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Riverside—Junior midfielder Brandon Plummer netted his first career two-goal game as UC Riverside rallied from a two-goal deficit against Cal State Fullerton, but it was not enough as the Titans posted a 4-2 victory Wednesday afternoon at the UCR Soccer Stadium. The Highlanders fall to 5-11-2, 2-5-2 in the Big West Conference while the Titans improve to 6-11-2, 2-7-0.
UCR was the better team through much of the game, raining down a school-record 26 shots on the Fullerton goal. The Highlanders started off strong, with freshman midfielder Zach Walker (Alta Loma, CA) firing just wide on a pair of attempts in the opening few minutes. Freshman forward Robert Cate (Alameda, CA) also had a header skirt wide of the target.
The Highlanders registered the game's first four shots but it was Fullerton who took the lead on its first attack in the 22nd minute. Jacob Shumway played a low cross from the left that pinballed around the UCR penalty area. It fell to Eugene Brooks, whose left-footed shot from the penalty spot found the upper corner.
Brooks made it 2-0 at 33:57 on a spectacular solo effort. After a Titan cross was headed away, Brooks chested the ball down and hit a half-volley with the outside of his left foot from 22 yards. UCR junior goalkeeper Charles Alamo (San Luis Obispo, CA) could only watch as the ball swerved inside the far post.
It took Plummer (Huntington Beach, CA) 91 seconds to pull the Highlanders back to within a goal. Junior midfielder Andrew Villalobos (Whittier, CA) was responsible for most of the build-up, darting between two defenders on the right flank before sending a left-footed shot at the goal. Titan goalie Brent Douglas went low to his right for the save but he could only parry it into the path of Plummer, who side-footed into the empty net.
The Highlanders had a chance to draw even just before halftime when freshman forward Nathan Paterson (Modesto, CA) found himself in a one-on-one situation but Douglas came up with the stop to send CSUF into halftime with a 2-1 lead.
UCR started the second half with a determination to draw level and was rewarded with the equalizer in the 57th minute. Again, he was the beneficiary of being in the right place as a loose ball came to him 16 yards out and he slotted home his right-footed finish into the lower left corner. It was Plummer's third goal in two games and fourth goal of the season, tying him for the team lead.
When UCR visited Fullerton on October 7, the Titans had taken a 2-0 lead, only for the Highlanders to score twice to tie before CSUF pulled away for a 4-2 win. Fans must have gotten a sense of déjà vu when the Titans repeated that feat. With 12 minutes remaining, UCR conceded a free kick deep on the right side. Shumway sent in a cross that was met by Sean Keefe, who headed it past Alamo for the go-ahead goal.
UCR threw everything forward and had four successive corner kicks but could not capitalize. In the 86th minute, Skyler Thuresson caught the Highlander defense on a counterattack and fed Brooks, who was brought down in the penalty area. Michael Farfan stepped up and sent Alamo the wrong way to make it 4-2.
Alamo made two saves for UCR while Douglas stopped eight shots. UCR held a 7-2 corner kick advantage.
UCR was the better team through much of the game, raining down a school-record 26 shots on the Fullerton goal. The Highlanders started off strong, with freshman midfielder Zach Walker (Alta Loma, CA) firing just wide on a pair of attempts in the opening few minutes. Freshman forward Robert Cate (Alameda, CA) also had a header skirt wide of the target.
The Highlanders registered the game's first four shots but it was Fullerton who took the lead on its first attack in the 22nd minute. Jacob Shumway played a low cross from the left that pinballed around the UCR penalty area. It fell to Eugene Brooks, whose left-footed shot from the penalty spot found the upper corner.
Brooks made it 2-0 at 33:57 on a spectacular solo effort. After a Titan cross was headed away, Brooks chested the ball down and hit a half-volley with the outside of his left foot from 22 yards. UCR junior goalkeeper Charles Alamo (San Luis Obispo, CA) could only watch as the ball swerved inside the far post.
It took Plummer (Huntington Beach, CA) 91 seconds to pull the Highlanders back to within a goal. Junior midfielder Andrew Villalobos (Whittier, CA) was responsible for most of the build-up, darting between two defenders on the right flank before sending a left-footed shot at the goal. Titan goalie Brent Douglas went low to his right for the save but he could only parry it into the path of Plummer, who side-footed into the empty net.
The Highlanders had a chance to draw even just before halftime when freshman forward Nathan Paterson (Modesto, CA) found himself in a one-on-one situation but Douglas came up with the stop to send CSUF into halftime with a 2-1 lead.
UCR started the second half with a determination to draw level and was rewarded with the equalizer in the 57th minute. Again, he was the beneficiary of being in the right place as a loose ball came to him 16 yards out and he slotted home his right-footed finish into the lower left corner. It was Plummer's third goal in two games and fourth goal of the season, tying him for the team lead.
When UCR visited Fullerton on October 7, the Titans had taken a 2-0 lead, only for the Highlanders to score twice to tie before CSUF pulled away for a 4-2 win. Fans must have gotten a sense of déjà vu when the Titans repeated that feat. With 12 minutes remaining, UCR conceded a free kick deep on the right side. Shumway sent in a cross that was met by Sean Keefe, who headed it past Alamo for the go-ahead goal.
UCR threw everything forward and had four successive corner kicks but could not capitalize. In the 86th minute, Skyler Thuresson caught the Highlander defense on a counterattack and fed Brooks, who was brought down in the penalty area. Michael Farfan stepped up and sent Alamo the wrong way to make it 4-2.
Alamo made two saves for UCR while Douglas stopped eight shots. UCR held a 7-2 corner kick advantage.
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