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ROHNERT PARK, Calif-  Senior Justin Ferreira netted three goals, but it would be a late Sonoma State flurry that turned Friday's CCAA men's soccer game between the Seawolves and Cal State East Bay into a blowout.  Sonoma scored six goals in the final 17 minutes to defeat the Pioneers 9-0, in the process tying school records for goals in a game and margin of victory.  The Seawolves remain unbeaten and un-scored upon in CCAA play as they improve to 4-1-0, 3-0-0 CCAA.  The Pioneers drop to 1-4-0, 0-3-0 CCAA.

The last time Sonoma State scored nine goals in a game was October 6, 2006, in a 9-1 rout of Cal State Monterey Bay.  Before that, you'd have to go back to 1982, when Sonoma shut out the College of Notre Dame 9-0.

"We played really well," SSU head coach Marcus Ziemer said. "Cal State East Bay is much better than the score indicates, but it seemed like everything we hit went (into the net). It was 3-0 at half, but Andrew Ball made several good saves or they could have had a couple of goals as well."

Added Ziemer, "We are really deep. We have 17 guys who have started games in their career and a couple others that are fighting for spots. We subbed our our entire team and the second group scored as many goals as the first."

The Seawolves put pressure on the Pioneer defense from the opening whistle, finally finding net in the 11th minute when Ferreira headed in a corner from Brian Angel.  The Santa Rosa native got his second goal just over 11 minutes later when he took a pass from Trevor Hurst, then beat the Pioneer 'keeper to the left.

The score would remain 2-0 until the 40th minute, when Aaron Glover received a feed from Michel Arroyo and slotted it to the right.  Sonoma would have several other opportunities in the first half, but they would have to settle for the 3-0 advantage.

In the second half, the Seawolves continued to pressure and frustrate the CSUEB defense, but they had nothing to show for it.  That all changed in the 74th minute.

At the 73:18 mark, Ferreira completed the hat trick when he slipped behind the defense and scored on a double assist from Angel and Arroyo.  Just 92 seconds later, Taylor Varnadore found his way to the scoresheet when he beat the goalkeeper to the right in a 1v1.  His conspirator on the goal was none other than Ferreira, whose assist gave him seven points in the game, just one shy of Ross Middlemiss's school record.

Ferreira's hat trick is the first by a Seawolf since Andrew Bailey turned the trick in 2008.

"Justin Ferreira has been a revelation on the wing," Ziemer said. "He is really dangerous."

Up 5-0, the Seawolves still weren't ready to call it a day.  Nearly five minutes later, Varnadore made it a double when he scored on a feed from Anders Perez.

Three minutes after Varnadore's second strike, it was Arroyo finding net for himself.  Arroyo, a freshman from Calistoga, finished with a goal and two assists in a beautifully played game.  Sean Callahan assisted on Arroyo's goal for his first collegiate point.

In the 88th minute, Taylor Jones scored on a drawn-out goalkeeper on a double assist from Kelly Davila and Callahan.

The record-tying goal came just 37 seconds after Jones' goal when Davila gathered his own rebound and tapped it through the posts.

In all, the Seawolves attempted 25 shots with 18 of them on goal.  The Pioneers had 12 shots, but they were turned away each and every time by Andrew Ball.  Ball's exploits may get lost in the offensive outburst, but the Modesto product made seven saves, including several acrobatic ones to preserve the shutout- his fourth in five games this year.

"Our defense has been outstanding," explained Ziemer. "That is four shutouts for Andrew Ball, and except for the first half against NDNU, we haven't given up a goal."

The Seawolves will put their perfect conference mark on the line Sunday when they host Cal State Monterey Bay. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m.

Ziemer finished by saying, "We will enjoy this one tonight, but tomorrow we will train and start to get ready for Cal State Monterey Bay on Sunday. Our goal is to focus on one game at a time and not look past anybody."