ROHNERT PARK, Calif-  The Sonoma State men's soccer team picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday afternoon at Seawolf Field with a 2-0 blanking of the sixth-ranked team in the country, Cal State Dominguez Hills.  The win leaves the 21st-ranked Seawolves at 10-2-1 overall and a perfect 8-0-0 in CCAA play.

"This is a great win for us.  Dominguez Hills battled hard and it was a really even game," said SSU head coach Marcus Ziemer.  "Dominguez did a good job of disrupting our play, but our guys really  stepped up and found the goals."

With the win, the Seawolves are now 22-2-1 in their last 25 conference games.  They also are starting out the CCAA season with an 8-0-0 record for the second straight year. 

It also marks the second time this season that the Seawolves have beaten the No. 6 team in the country.  SSU was a 4-2 win over Cal State L.A. back in September when they held that ranking.

In a very physical game between two highly-skilled teams, it was the Seawolves breaking through first when Andrew Bailey scored his CCAA-high 11th goal of the year in the 25th minute.  Casey Dayton made the score possible with a brilliant pass that Bailey headed past CSUDH keeper Derby Carrillo. 

It is the 37th goal of Bailey's career, leaving the junior just five behind all-time leader Andrew Ziemer. 

Ross Middlemiss put the icing on the cake in the 68th minute when he scored off a double assist by Eric Lafon and Steven Browne.  Lafon crossed the ball in to Browne, who's shot deflection was gathered by Middlemiss and punched into the goal.  It was the third goal of the season for Middlemiss.

Both teams had opportunities to score later in the game, but the SSU defense held strong, thanks in large part to the play of Scott Preckwinkle and Eric Larson.  Ziemer recognized the duo after the game as stars, even though their names don't show up on the scoring log.

Brook Johnson was also stellar in goal, making three saves to record his fifth shutout of the year.

The Seawolves will try to keep their momentum going on Sunday when they host UC San Diego.

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