NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — Host CSUN scored twice three minutes apart in midway through the first half to stake the home team to an early lead, and the Matadors added another late in regulation, cruising to a, 3-0, shutout of No. 16 UC Davis in a Big West Conference match on Saturday night at Matador Soccer Field.
The defeat was only the second of the season — and the first since Sept. 22 — for the Aggies, who fell to 7-2-3 overall and 0-1-1 in league play. UC Davis out-shot CSUN, 13-9, for the match, but put only five of its shots on frame — four of those in the first 45 minutes.
The Matadors improved to 7-4-1 overall with the victory and stayed unbeaten in conference play at 1-0-1.
Christian Wimmer in the 35th minute and Jordan Kinoshi in the 38th minute put CSUN in front for good, each scoring their first of the season for a 2-0 lead at the break. Daniel Trejo, the conference's leading scorer, added his eighth of the year in the 88th minute to cap the scoring.
Junior sociology major
Adam Mickelson, freshman chemical engineering major
Grant Fidler, and senior managerial economics major
Matt Baringer, each finished with two shots apiece for the Aggies, who came out of the gates firing, putting a pair of shots on goal in the first five minutes that were turned away by goalkeeper Henrik Regitnig.
Baringer in the 19th minute and sophomore biological sciences major
Jake Haupt in the 23rd minute also put shots toward Regitnig that were denied as the UC Davis defense held CSUN without a shot attempt for the first 21 minutes before the Matadors finally broke through.
Junior global disease biology major
Wallis Lapsley finished with one save in the first 45 minutes before senior managerial economics major
Jon Laughlin took over in the second half, stopping a career-high three shots.
The Aggies look to bounce back at home next week, hosting UC Irvine on Wednesday (Oct. 10) at 4 p.m., before returning to Southern California to take on UC Riverside on Saturday (Oct. 13) at 7 p.m.
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