No. 20 Anteaters Beat Cal State Fullerton 2-1
Oct. 29, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. - The No. 20 UC Irvine men's soccer team (9-1-6, 2-1-4) defeated Cal State Fullerton 2-1 Wednesday night in Big West Conference action at Anteater Stadium
The ‘Eaters got on the board in the 4th minute as junior Irving Garcia (San Luis, Ariz./Yavapai College crossed the ball from the left side into the box where it kicked into the net by a Fullerton defender. UCI went up 2-0 in the 24th minute as sophomore Spencer Thompson (Ahwatukee, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS) took a pass from senior Matt Murphy (Anaheim Hills/Mater Dei HS) on the left side of the field and blasted it in from just outside the box. The Titans were awarded a penalty kick in the 37th minute and it was converted by Michael Denny to cut the lead to 2-1.
Freshman keeper Andrew Fontein (Las Vegas, Nev./Sierra Vista HS) had two saves in the match for the ‘Eaters. Keeper Trevor Whiddon had eight saves for the Titans.
The Anteaters had 18 shots in the match while the Titans had 10.
The Anteaters will next go on the road Saturday as they travel to Santa Barbara to take on No. 15 UC Santa Barbara at 7:00 p.m. at Anteater Stadium.
