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Fresno Pacific FPU (7-2-1, 3-2-1 GSAC)
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Winner Westmont WC (5-5-1, 2-3-1 GSAC)
Fresno Pacific FPU
(7-2-1, 3-2-1 GSAC)
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Final
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Westmont WC
(5-5-1, 2-3-1 GSAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fresno Pacific FPU 0 0 0
Westmont WC 0 3 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Warriors Whip #12 Fresno Pacific

In a physical game which saw six cards issued and 34 fouls, Westmont Men's Soccer (5-5-1, 2-3-1 GSAC) handed #12 Fresno Pacific a 3-0 loss at Russ Carr Field on Tuesday afternoon. Jake Joyner, Anthony Strunz and Jonathon Schoff each scored for the Warriors who out shot the Sunbirds 19-9.

After a scoreless first half, Westmont found itself one man up on the Sunbirds after a red card was issued on Edison Gonzalez just three and one-half minutes into the second half. Less the five minutes later, the Warriors took advantage, scoring their first goal off the foot of Joyner. Fellow senior Andrew Schneider and Joyner were one-on-one with the Fresno Pacific keeper when Schneider passed the ball to Joyner who scored from 12 yards out.

The Warriors scored again in the seventy-fifth minute off a corner kick opportunity. Freshman midfielder Henry Sarmiento sent the corner kick into the box where sophomore midfielder Anthony Strunz redirected the pass to the top right-hand corner of the net.

The final goal came in the eighty-first minute when senior midfielder Sammy Montemer crossed the ball from the left-hand baseline. Sunbird goalkeeper Tim Nightingale, who had entered the game just 30 seconds earlier, intercepted the pass couldn't hold onto the ball. Sophomore midfielder Anthony Baker tracked down the ball right of the goal and used a single touch to send a pass to senior midfielder Jonathon Schoff in front of the goal. Schoff headed in the pass to put Westmont up 3-0.

With the win, Westmont moves into a three-way tie for sixth place in the GSAC standings. The Warriors, who have accumulated seven points (three points for a win, one for a tie) are tied with Hope International (8-2-2, 2-2-1 GSAC) and California Baptist (6-4-2, 2-2-1 GSAC). The Master's (7-1-3, 2-1-2 GSAC) is in fifth place with eight points while Fresno Pacific (7-2-1, 3-2-1 GSAC) is in fourth place with 10 points. Vanguard (7-3-2, 5-0-1 GSAC) sits atop the conference with 16 points and #5 Azusa Pacific (7-2-3, 4-0-1 GSAC) is in second place with 13. In third place is #13 Concordia (7-5-1, 4-2 GSAC) with 12 points.

Concordia is Westmont's next opponent. The two will meet up in Irvine on Saturday in a two o'clock game.

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