SALT LAKE CITY – The Cal State Monterey Bay men's soccer team closed out its road trip at Dumke Field with a 2-0 victory over Colorado Mesa on Saturday. After the two-match trip the Otters improve to 2-0-1 on the season.
The Otters got on the board early as
Daniel Perez scored in the seventh minute off an
Avery Edgar assist.
Perez then was on the giving end as he found
Erik Cabrera in the 60
th minute to secure the victory for the Otters.
CSUMB outshot CMU, 18-10, including an 11-1 margin in the first half.
Jerry Godfryd earned the clean sheet, recording six saves.
LEADERS OF THE RAFT… GOALS: Daniel Perez,
Erik Cabrera;
ASSISTS:
Avery Edgar,
Daniel Perez;
SHOTS TAKEN:
Mason Ward,
Eric Vazquez-Acosta 5;
SAVES:
Jerry Godfryd 6.
THE LAST WORD… "What a great team performance today. Really great result against a tough Mesa team. The guys left everything on the field today and couldn't be happier for them. It was a great strike from
Daniel Perez to open the scoring and then a really good header from
Erik Cabrera for the second. Looking forward to getting back to Monterey for a tough test on Thursday against a well-coached Hawaii-Hilo team." —
CSUMB Head Coach Graeme Jaap
THEY'VE GOT NEXT… The Otters return home to host Hawai'i-Hilo on Thursday, Sept. 19. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Cardinale Stadium.
