SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Sonoma State men's soccer team saw its 2016 season come to an abrupt end on Thursday, losing 2-0 to Cal Poly Pomona in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Tournament at Interbay Stadium in Seattle, Wash. 

The Seawolves, who entered the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010 as the No. 4 seed in the West Region, ends the year with a 10-5-5 record.  The fifth-seeded Broncos (13-5-2) advance to the Second Round on Saturday against top-seed and host Simon Fraser.

Click here to watch the postgame press conference with SSU head coach Marcus Ziemer and senior Dane Shaffar.

At the 15:46 mark of the first half, Cal Poly Pomona's Luis Najera was brought down by Sonoma goalkeeper Mitch North on a play in the box, resulting in a penalty kick.  The Broncos' Sergi Monso stepped up and buried the PK attempt to put CPP up 1-0.

Said head coach Marcus Ziemer, "It was unfortunate that we gave up the early penalty kick because then we had to chase the game."

Following the goal Sonoma State continued to apply pressure, trying to find the equalizer.  Despite having the lion's share of possession, especially in the second half, the Bronco defense did a good job of snuffing out scoring opportunities.

With a little less than 15 minutes to go, the Seawolves pulled a defender and put another striker up top, which in the end allowed the Broncos' Monso to score an insurance goal on a counter, effectively putting the game away.

Sonoma was able to set up two corner kicks and fire off a pair of shots, one of which was an Ogilvy header that went just wide of the net, but Pomona held up strong in the end to secure the shutout win.

The Broncos outshot the Seawolves, 11-9, in the contest, with two off the foot of Ogilvy and two more from Maury Lopez.  North made three stops between the posts.

Said Ziemer, "Even though we didn't win I was happy with how we played and we never quit. I was worried about the game because Pomona is very good and they haven't played for a week and a half and we were banged up from the semi's and finals of the conference tournament, but we were sharp. I have to give credit to Pomona. They are well coached and a very good team."

"We will miss our seniors. Jose Avalos, Ryan Rohane, Daniel Theobald, Dane Shaffar, Gabriel D'Ambrosio and Armando Coronel have had a big impact on this program and help get us back to where we belong:  in the NCAA's.  Their leadership has been incredible and they have lead in a way that will impact the program moving forward."