SEASIDE, Calif-  Sonoma State scored three goals in the first half and three more in the second to cruise past Cal State Monterey Bay 6-0 on Friday afternoon in Seaside.  Freshman Davide Furtado scored two goals as the 13th-ranked Seawolves improve to 14-2-2, 8-1-2 CCAA.  The Otters drop to 3-10-4, 3-7-3 CCAA.

Friday's game was quite a reversal from September's meeting when the Seawolves and Otters tied 2-2 in Rohnert Park.

Eric Lafon found goal number one just under six minutes in when he tapped in a cross from Nathan Medina and Cam Vickers.  Said head coach Marcus Ziemer, "We were ready to play today and we came out and scored a quick goal, which forced them out a little bit."

Medina was involved on the second goal of the day as well as he fed Ross Middlemiss in the 24th minute to make it 2-0.  It was Middlemiss' CCAA-best 17th goal of the season.

The next two goals came off the foot of freshman Davide Furtado.  In the 42nd minute he netted one off a double assist by Middlemiss and Stuart Gallant.  Furtado's second goal, fifteen minutes into the second half off another assist by Medina, pushed the margin to 4-0 and effectively ended any chance of an Otter comeback. 

Cam Vickers scored a goal for the second straight game in the 76th minute off assists by David Holleran and Nicholas Lombardi.  Just under two minutes later, Taylor Jones also scored to cap the scoring.  Ben Langwith and Lafon were credited with assists.  Jones, a goalkeeper, has now scored two goals this season in three appearances in the field. 

The Seawolves out shot the Otters 22-6, including 16-4 in the first half.  Brook Johnson went the distance in goal to secure his ninth shutout of the year.

"The defense was sharp today and they worked hard to keep the shutout," said Ziemer.

The Seawolves will now head to north to face San Francisco State on Sunday.  Remarked Ziemer, "We have a difficult game on Sunday.  We have a great rivalry with SF State and they always get up to play us."

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CCAA TOURNAMENT BOUND:  The victory clinches a spot the CCAA Tournament for Sonoma State.  The Seawolves now have 26 points. Four teams qualify for the CCAA Tournament, to be played November 7th and 9th in La Jolla.  While Chico State, Cal State L.A., and Cal State Dominguez Hills can all still suprass that total, no other team can beat 26.  Cal State San Bernardino has 17 points with three games remaining, but since the Seawolves beat the Coyotes, they can't go in over SSU. 

The berth marks the fifth consecutive year that the Seawolves have qualified for the CCAA Tournament. 

GAME NOTES:  During their current five-game winning streak, the Seawolves have outscored their opponents 19-1...Medina tied a school-record with three assists; the last SSU player to accomplish this was Mark Wiedeman on October 3rd against UC San Diego...with 17 goals, Middlemiss is just one goal away from tying Andrew Bailey for third on the all-time single-season list...Lafon's assist ties him with Joel Heffren for second on the all-time list with 26...the Seawolves lead the all-time series with the Otters, 7-2-1.