TURLOCK, CALIF. - On Sunday, October 2nd, the Sonoma State men's soccer team finished their first conference road trip down in Turlock against Stanislaus State. After a back and forth match and a combined 23 shots between the two teams, head coach
Marcus Ziemer and the Seawolves would walk away with a 0-0 draw to finish the weekend 0-1-1.
Despite a winless weekend, the Seawolves defense returns to natural form as they record their 6th shutout of the season. Sophomore keeper
Reinier ter Riet finished the day with three saves as his back line kept him relatively untested. Two members of SSU's back line, veteran
Matt Walleigh and freshman
Elliot Stanley played all 90 minutes. After recovering from minor injuries senior defender
Jason Hernandez bounced back with a solid 85-minute outing.
The Seawolves offense would make their presence felt in the first 45 as they outshot the Warriors 8-3. Ziemer and his squad would finish the game with a total of 12 shots, 5 of those on goal. Today would mark the 10th game of the season for SSU with 10 shots or more in a contest, the Seawolves currently sit inside the top-5 in the conference standings in total shots.
Stanislaus State would have their chances in the second half, outshooting SSU 8-4. However, neither team would draw blood and the 90-minute, 23-shot affair would end 0-0. Midfielder
Bryan Rosales and winger
Patrick Neill would combine for 7 total shots in the contest, with three of those on target. Senior captain
Sean Rohane and freshman
Jose Rios Lara would also combine for three shots.
Sonoma State improves to 4-4-3 overall and 1-2-1 in conference play. The Seawolves will head south for a single road game next Thursday, October 6th against nationally ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Seawolves will play Thursday's contest in the Toros annual game at Dignity Health Sports Park (previously known as StubHub). Full spectator policy, ticket links, and additional information can be found at sonomaseawolves.com. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM, live stats and ticket links can be found at sonomaseawolves.com and the game can also be streamed live on the CCAA Network.
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