IRVINE, Calif. – The San Diego State men’s soccer team (3-7-5) lost at UC Irvine (7-5-2) 1-0 in a non-conference match Wednesday night. The Anteaters scored the game-winner in the 22nd minute.
“I’m really proud of our performance and the improvements we made from our last non-conference match vs. CSUN,” Head coach Ryan Hopkins said after the match. “A couple bounces either way and we could’ve come away with a result.
Irvine’s goal came following a blocked shot that was headed back into the box by Gustavo Gonzalez and volleyed inside the left post by Gage Lyons.
With it being a non-conference match, the Aztecs rested their typical starters ahead of a big Pac-12 match at California Baptist Saturday.
All three of SDSU’s shots were on goal and came from three different players (Nik Orth, Greyson Moreno and Griffin Brandon).
Trevor Wilson got the start in goal. Facing 16 shots, he made three saves.
SDSU was outshot 16-3 but edged just 5-3 in shots on goal.
STAT OF THE MATCH
68 percent of SDSU’s possession was on UC Irvine’s half of the field.
THE NOTE
The Aztecs had an entirely different starting XI from their match against Gonzaga Saturday.
UP NEXT
SDSU plays at California Baptist in a Pac-12 contest Saturday at 7 p.m.