CARSON, Calif.---  The visiting Stan State Warriors snapped the No. 2 Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros' five-match winning streak with a 1-1 draw at Toro Stadium in Carson, Calif.  Daniel Gomez scored the Warriors' goal in the 14^th minute with his second goal of the season.  The Toros evened the match in the 61^st minute on a goal by Christian Briseno.   Robby Rosas had six saves in goal for the visitors.

FIRST HALF: Stan State came out after introductions on fire as Finn Hoffmann had a chance to give the guests the 1-0 lead in the fifth minute, but his shot was blocked by the Toro defense.  Seven minutes later, Hoffmann had another chance to give the Warriors the lead, but Sebastian Ascencio stopped the Shot on goal.  The Warriors (4-5-5, 1-4-2 CCAA) took the 1-0 lead when Daniel Gomez connected on his second penalty kick of the season in the 13^th minute.  The Toros had a chance to tie the match in the 31^st minute, but Robby Rosas stopped Sulaiman Bah's attempt.  Jorge Lara had a chance to double the Warrior lead in the 36^th minute when Ascencio made one of his three saves in the half.  Stan State had one more chance to double its lead in the final minutes of the half when Ascencio stopped Tyler Tipton's shot on goal attempt to send the match into the half with the Warriors leading 1-0.

SECOND HALF:  The Warriors had another chance to double their lead early in the second half, but Chase Koptieff's shot was blocked by the hosts' defense.  One minute later, Rosas made another save this time stopping the Toros' Michael McKibbin's shot on goal attempt.  McKibbin had another chance to tie the match for Cal State Dominguez Hills (11-0-3, 5-0-2 CCAA), but Rosas made another save in the 48^th minute.  Gomez looked like he was going to double the Warrior lead in the 51^st minute when the Toros' Frank Aguilar made one of his two saves in the half.  The Toros did tie the match in the 61^st minute on a goal by Christian Briseno off a ball from Bah and Kenny Lee.  Nick Namwali saw his chance to give the Warriors back in the lead in the 61^st minute be stopped by the Toros' keeper.  Rosas made another save in the 79^th minute when he stopped Bah's chance to give the Toros the lead.  Stan State had one final chance to take the victory in the 83^rd minute when Sammy Villanueva's shot sailed high over the crossbar in the 83^rd minute as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

SNAP THAT STREAK:  Stan State snapped two streaks this evening in Carson.  The first one was their two-match losing streak. The Warriors snapped the Toros' five-match winning streak with their 1-1 tie with the nationally ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills.  The Toros have not have lost in 14 matches this season, but now have three draws.  They tied Cal State Monterey Bay (2-2), Cal Poly Pomona (3-3) and now Stan State (1-1).

JUST ONE GOAL:  The Warriors' defense held the Toro offense to just one goal this evening. The Toros were averaging 2.62 goals per game, which is the ninth in the nation in NCAA Division II.

PENALTY KICKS:  Daniel Gomez connected on his second penalty kick of the season in three attempts.  Stan State is four-for-five in penalty kick attempts as Josh Santillan and Alecxander Cuellar each are 1-1 in their attempts.

STILL ALIVE:  The Warriors are just three points out of the sixth and final spot for the six-team CCAA Soccer Championships which will start on October 30 with the first round.  Stan State has five points and is three points behind Cal State San Marcos and Cal State East Bay which are in sixth place each with eight points heading into the final four matches of the regular season.

UP NEXT:  Stan State returns to the pitch in Seaside, Calif., this Sunday, October 16 at 11:30am when the Warriors face Cal State Monterey Bay.  The Otters defeated Cal State East Bay 1-0 earlier this evening in Seaside.