Friday, September 8
UC Riverside
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at
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Sacramento State
Highlanders Sting Hornets for Third Straight Win
9/8/2006 2:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Sacramento, CA—Sophomore Aaron Hunter scored his first career goal to lift UC Riverside to its third straight win, 2-1 over Sacramento State, in the opening match of the St. Mary's Classic in Sacramento, CA. The Highlanders improve to 3-2-0 and the Hornets fall to 1-4-0.
With the game knotted at 1-1, UC Riverside was allotted a free kick just outside the Hornet penalty box in the 63rd minute. Senior midfielder Erasmo Solorzano found Hunter open at the back post with a header that dipped under the crossbar and out of the grasp of Sacramento State goalkeeper Nick Gargiulo. It was Hunter's first career goal.
The Highlanders took the lead in the 11th minute when freshman forward Nathan Peterson volleyed in a cross at the right post from junior midfielder Brandon Plummer for his third goal of the season. The Hornets responded late in the half with a goal from Eliot Ricks-Chambers. Ricks-Chambers received a ball over the top of the defense from David Lopez and sent a quick shot to the near post that was saved by Highlander junior goalkeeper Charles Alamo. The deflection fell to Ricks-Chambers, who drove his second attempt to the back of the net.
After Hunter's go-ahead goal, the Hornets pushed for the equalizer, with freshman Shelby Johnson missing narrowly on two headers in the last 15 minutes of the match.
Alamo stopped five shots in goal for UCR while Gargiulo made three saves.
The Highlanders' current three-game winning streak is the program's longest since it won three straight from Sept. 9-19, 2004.
With the game knotted at 1-1, UC Riverside was allotted a free kick just outside the Hornet penalty box in the 63rd minute. Senior midfielder Erasmo Solorzano found Hunter open at the back post with a header that dipped under the crossbar and out of the grasp of Sacramento State goalkeeper Nick Gargiulo. It was Hunter's first career goal.
The Highlanders took the lead in the 11th minute when freshman forward Nathan Peterson volleyed in a cross at the right post from junior midfielder Brandon Plummer for his third goal of the season. The Hornets responded late in the half with a goal from Eliot Ricks-Chambers. Ricks-Chambers received a ball over the top of the defense from David Lopez and sent a quick shot to the near post that was saved by Highlander junior goalkeeper Charles Alamo. The deflection fell to Ricks-Chambers, who drove his second attempt to the back of the net.
After Hunter's go-ahead goal, the Hornets pushed for the equalizer, with freshman Shelby Johnson missing narrowly on two headers in the last 15 minutes of the match.
Alamo stopped five shots in goal for UCR while Gargiulo made three saves.
The Highlanders' current three-game winning streak is the program's longest since it won three straight from Sept. 9-19, 2004.
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