BOX SCORE Cal State Monterey Bay 1, Sonoma State 0 -- Box Score

ROHNERT PARK -- The Sonoma State men's soccer team held a 15-6 advantage in shots, including a 10-3 margin in the final 45 minutes of play, but Cal State Monterey Bay was the only team to find the net on Saturday, scoring the game-winner in the 74th minute to stun the Seawolves (6-5-2, 5-4-2 CCAA) with a 1-0 win at the Seawolf Soccer Field in Rohnert Park.  The Otters (2-9-0, 2-8-0 CCAA) earned just their second win of the season.

"That was a tough loss," SSU head coach Marcus Ziemer said.  "I thought we played really well and just didn't finish our chances.  That is how soccer works sometimes, but you have to give (Cal State Monterey Bay) credit.  They worked their butts off and had two good chances; forced a save on one and scored the other."

Both teams started off a bit slow offensively as the shot count after the first 45 minutes of play was just 5-3 in favor of Sonoma State.  The Seawolves would put a couple of attempts on target, but Cal State Monterey Bay netminder Evan Drake made two big saves to keep the hosts off the scoreboard.

In the second half, SSU would have some excellent scoring chances, but the shots would miss going between the posts by no more than a couple of inches.  It was at 73:40 that CSUMB would make the game interesting.  On a Seawolf attempt to clear an Otter attack in the box, the ball landed at the feet of a wide-open Srvando Perez, who then spun and rocketed a shot from left to right past a diving Beau Diaz and into the right corner of the net.

Sonoma State would pressure the Cal State Monterey Bay defense, outshooting the visitors 4-0 the rest of the way, but Drake would come up big on one header attempt by Kelly Davila and the Otter defense did the rest, keeping the Seawolves scoreless after 90 minutes of play.

Davila attempted four of SSU's 15 shots on the day while Cory Taufer and Nico Spann chipped in with three shots apiece.  Diaz made one save, an incredible diving stop that kept CSUMB from scoring a second goal.  His counterpart, Drake, made three big stops on the day.

"Even though they sit back and countered off of our mistakes, I thought that our ball movement was very good and we created some great opportunities," said Ziemer.  "Our possession in the attacking half (of the field) was the best I've seen out of our guys in a couple of weeks."

"We are a little banged up," Ziemer added.  "We are trying not to focus on it, but I think playing a fresh team every Sunday is taking its toll.  We try to use our bench more, but sometmes it is difficult."

Ziemer finished by saying "we need to keep our heads up and finish strong.  We need some help now, but we finish with (Cal State) Stanislaus (on Oct. 28) and our goal is to win some games before then so that the last game is a meaningful game.  We are giving everybody a couple of days off and then we will prepare for next Friday (Oct.19).  The extra days of rest will be good for us and I know the boys will be up for (Cal State Dominguez Hills), especially since we're able to play them in the Home Depot Center."

Sonoma State will turn its sights to a Friday night matchup with Cal State Dominguez Hills at the Home Depot Center, the home of the L.A. Galaxy and Chivas USA, both of Major League Soccer.  Friday's match will kick off at 7:00 p.m.