BOX SCORE SEASIDE, Calif. – Sophomore keeper Evan Drake (Sacramento/El Camino HS) enjoyed a career day in net with a personal-best eight saves as the No. 25 Cal State Monterey Bay men's soccer team earned a 1-1 tie with No. 7 Cal State L.A. Sunday afternoon at the Otter Sports Complex.
 
"It was another hard fought conference game," said CSUMB Head Coach Rob Cummings. "After your first loss you never quite know how the players will respond.  But after giving up an early goal, we showed grit and fought hard to get the equalizer." 
 
After Friday's loss to CSUDH and Sunday's tie against CSULA, CSUMB is one game behind CCAA North Division leader Sonoma State with a 2-1-1 record (4-1-1 overall). 
 
CSULA got on the board in the third minute when Sigfredo Torres' shot found the back of the net on a cross by Juan Ochoa.
 
The Otters scored the equalizer in the 31st minute. Junior midfielder Manuel Cazares (Panorama City/Daniel Pearl HS) took a pass from senior defender Juan Montellano (Fresno/Central HS), had a few fancy footwork touches before blasting the ball to the far post.
 
CSUMB outshot the Golden Eagles in three of the four periods with a 2-1 shot advantage in both overtime periods. Senior Servando Perez (Guadalupe/Righetti HS) and junior George Plakorus (Columbia, Mo./Hickman HS) each had a team-high four shots.
 
The Otters take the road this weekend for the first time in CCAA play of 2013, traveling across the bay to Cal State East Bay Friday, Sept. 27 before heading inland to Cal State Stanislaus on Sunday, Sept. 29.  Friday's kickoff is 7 p.m.