ROHNERT PARK, Calif-  Senior Ross Middlemiss broke the school record with four goals on Friday as he led Sonoma State to a 5-0 shutout of Cal State San Bernardino in CCAA play at Seawolf Field.  It was the second time this year that Middlemiss has scored at least three goals in a game as he pushed his season tally to a far west region best 16.  The 17th-ranked Seawolves improve to 10-2-2, 5-1-2 CCAA.  The Coyotes drop to 5-7-1, 4-4-1 CCAA.

Middlemiss got an early start on his scoring onslaught, finding the game's first goal just one minute in when he was set up by a beautiful pass from Cam Vickers.  While 89 minutes still remained, the early goal set the tone for what turned out to be a one-sided affair.

Said head coach Marcus Ziemer, "We came out ready to go today.  It was good to get back in our groove early."

Middlemiss got goal number two in the 11th minute when defender Jack Jones dropped a long pass into the middle of the field where Middlemiss booted it home.  He earned the hat trick in the 59th minute off a feed from Andrew Bailey and then did one better in the 70th.  Vickers set the play up with a cross that was bumped to Middlemiss from Bailey and then poked through. 

Remarked Ziemer, "Ross seems to be scoring for fun these days."

The Arcata native scored on all four of his shot attempts on Friday.

The Seawolves closed out the day's scoring when Davide Furtado picked up his first collegiate goal off a Mark Wiedeman assist in the 71st minute.  It was Wiedeman's fourth assist in the last three games.

The Seawolves led 12-3 in shots and had a 6-5 advantage in corners.  Perhaps lost in all the scoring was a fine effort by the Sonoma State defense.  Goalkeeper Brook Johnson was solid, on his way to his fifth shutout of the season.

The Seawolves will now turn their sights to Sunday when they host Cal Poly Pomona.  Said Ziemer, "We have to get ready for a real battle on Sunday.  We won't enjoy this one for long."

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GAME NOTES:  The previous school record of three goals was shared by ten players (most recently accomplished by Middlemiss in the season opener against BYU-Hawaii)...Middlemiss (16) jumped from 11th in single-season history to fourth with Friday's output (Andrew Bailey is third with 18, last year)...he also moved from ninth to seventh on the all-time goal scoring list with 27, passing Eddie Breeden (23) and Christopher Ziemer (24)...Brook Johnson moved into a tie with Clark Rupp for third on the all-time shutout list with 18...the Seawolves have now beaten the Coyotes in five straight and lead the all-time series, 13-0-1.