WithB roadB winsB overB MountainB PacificB SportsB FederationB rivalsB
SacramentoB StateB andB SanB JoseB StateB thisB pastB weekend,B theB DUB men’sB
soccerB teamB improvedB itsB overallB recordB toB 9-3-1B andB extendedB its currentB winB streakB toB five games.B B
TheB PioneersB defeatedB SanB JoseB 1-0B ThursdayB inB SanB Jose,B andB roundedB
outB theB weekendB withB aB 2-1B victoryB overB SacramentoB StateB inB SacramentoB
Sunday.B
Thursday’sB victoryB overB SanB JoseB StateB wasB closelyB fought.B B
Junior defenderB JoshB FallinB headedB inB theB Pioneers’B loneB goalB onB aB throwB in fromB freshmanB forwardB Kellan ChristensenB inB theB 70thB minuteB toB sealB the win.
JuniorB goalkeeperB MattB BredehoftB earnedB hisB fifthB shutoutB andB sixth overallB winB thisB season.B B
TheB PioneersB continuedB theirB roadB tripB byB defeatingB SacramentoB 2-1B
Sunday.B B
FallinB headedB inB aB goalB inB theB 36thB minuteB toB startB theB PioneersB off.B B BothB juniorB defenderB ColinB JonesB andB freshmanB midfielderB CollinB AudleyB wereB creditedB forB theB assist.B
InB theB 62ndB minute,B juniorB forwardB GregB FiddickB headedB inB theB Pioneers’B
secondB goalB fromB anotherB assistB byB Jones.
The goal helped toB sealB theB Pioneers’B 2-1B victory.B
FreshmanB goalkeeperB JosephB Willis,B whoB recentlyB returnedB fromB HaitiB
afterB playingB aB gameB withB theB USB Men’sB NationalB Under-20B Team, earnedB hisB thirdB winB ofB theB season.B B
TheB Pioneers’B defenseB turnedB inB anotherB strongB performance.B
LedB byB Fallin,B Willis,B Jones,B seniorB defenderB MikeB SeagerB andB sophomoreB
midfielderB LukeB Jackson,B theB defenseB limitedB SacramentoB toB aB singleB
goal,B despiteB beingB outshotB 7-1B inB theB secondB half.B B
TeamB captain,B sophomoreB midfielderB andB lastB week’sB MPSFB PlayerB ofB the WeekB JoeyB MathotB satB outB theB gameB dueB toB accumulatedB penaltiesB in previousB games.
TheB DUB men’sB soccerB teamB willB playB bothB ofB theseB teamsB atB Pioneer FieldB thisB weekend.B B
TheB PioneersB are next in action when they faceB off agaisnt SanB Jose State UniversityB on Friday at 1p.m., followed by a game againstB SacramentoB StateB University on SundayB atB 11a.m.
