ROHNERT PARK, Calif- Not even a wet field could slow down the Sonoma State men's soccer team on Friday afternoon as they shut out Cal State Stanislaus 3-0 at Seawolf Field in rainy Rohnert Park. Senior
Eric Lafon assisted on each of the Seawolves' goals to break the school's career record. The win lifts the 12th-ranked Seawolves to 16-2-2, 10-1-2 CCAA. The Warriors fall to 3-12-1, 2-11-0 CCAA.
The victory also clinches the CCAA North Division title for Sonoma State. It is their fifth consecutive division title and their sixth in the last seven years.
Lafon's three assists give him 30 for his career, surpassing the old record of 29 held by Christopher Ziemer (1990-91, 97-98). Lafon leads the CCAA with 12 assists this season, the same amount he had last year when he also led the conference.
The Seawolves had several solid opportunities early, but it wouldn't be until the 26th minute that the met ball with net. Lafon's corner kick was tapped by
Jack Jones to an oncoming
Scott Preckwinkle who sent it in to make it 1-0.
Said head coach
Marcus Ziemer, "We came out ready to play. We could have capitalized on some of those early opportunities, though."
The score would go to 2-0 in the 43rd minute when another Lafon corner kick was given to
Davide Furtado. Furtado scored a magnificent goal off his heel as he was heading away from the goal to leave the fans in hysterics heading into the break.
Late in the game, the Seawolves would tack on one more when yet another Lafon corner kick was headed in from 10 yards out by sophomore
Ben Langwith.
The Seawolves did a great job of limiting Warrior opportunities as they out shot their opponents 21-3. They also held an 8-3 advantage in corners.
Despite the dominating performance, Ziemer praised the Warriors, saying "Stanislaus played hard. They are definitely better than their record would indicate."
Said Ziemer, "We're focused. Now more than ever, we're taking it one game at a time."
Next up for Sonoma is their home finale, against Chico State. Stay tuned to sonomaseawolves.com for game information as the venue may change due to the current rain storm.
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