SAN FRANCISCO -- Defense ruled the day on Friday as Sonoma State and San Francisco State played to a 0-0 draw in CCAA men's soccer action at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.  While 24 shots were attempted by the sides, only six of them came on goal, allowing Sonoma goalkeeper Mitch North the opportunity to cruise to his fourth clean sheet of the season.  The draw leaves the Seawolves at 5-2-2 overall and 2-2-1 in conference play.  SF State goes to 5-3-1, 1-2-1 CCAA.

The Seawolves were held without a single shot until the final seconds of the first half.  During the first 45 minutes the Gators attempted five, with North making one save.

Sonoma head coach Marcus Ziemer summed up the match by saying, "That was a tough game. It is a difficult place to play and they defend well."

While both teams had opportunities to score in the second half and through two ten-minute overtimes, the seal could not be lifted.  Continued Ziemer, "I didn't think it was an exciting game with a lot of action.  Although we did generate a few chances and force some outstanding saves by their goalkeeper, there just wasn't a lot of action."

Jose Avalos and Raspreet Sandhu were each credited with three shots, leading a Sonoma attack that ended up with 11 shots in the game.

It was the first 0-0 draw in the series between the Seawolves and Gators since 1990, the year before Ziemer took over as the Sonoma State head coach.

The Seawolves will head south to face Cal State Monterey Bay on Sunday in another much anticipated CCAA showdown.  "At least we got a point," said Ziemer. "We need to bounce back on Sunday and be ready for Monterey Bay."