ARCATA, Calif.--- Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks defeated the visiting Stanislaus State Warriors 3-0 this afternoon at College Creek Field in Arcata, Calif. Stan Shot had nine shot attempts including five on goal with three coming off the foot of
Sammy Villanueva.
FIRST HALF: The Warriors had a chance to take the early three times in the first five minutes of the match. The first one came in the second minute when
Clayton Crockett's shot went left of the net. Then in the fifth minute,
Sammy Villanueva's shot was stopped by the Jacks' Adrian Gallardo. Thirty seconds later,
Jack Montejano's shot also went wide left of the net to keep the match scoreless. Humboldt (2-4-6, 1-2-2 CCAA) took the 1-0 lead on Juan Perez's fifth goal of the season off an assist from Dylan Tovani. Stan State had a chance to tie the match in the 14
th minute when Villanueva's shot was stopped by Gallardo. The Jacks had a chance to double their lead, but Edgar Gonzalez's shot attempt was stop by the Warriors'
Robby Rosas to send the match into the half with Humboldt leading 1-0.
SECOND HALF: Humboldt doubled its lead to 2-0 in the 64
th minute on a goal by Nico Herrera-Lan off a ball from Motoki Sato. The hosts had another chance to increase their lead, but Alex Lopez's shot attempt went over the top of the crossbar. Gonzalez sealed the win for Humboldt when he connected on a ball from Nico Herrera-Land in the 82
nd minute. Stan State (4-4-4, 1-3-1 CCAA) looked like it was going to cut into the deficit, but Villanueva's shot attempt was stopped by Gallardo for his fifth save of the match. Rosas made his third save of the match when he stopped another attempt by Gonzalez as Humboldt took the 3-0 victory.
NINE/FIVE: Stan State had nine shot attempts on the afternoon with five on goal. Three of those shot attempts came from
Sammy Villanueva. Finn Hoffman and
Daniel Avalos each had a shot on goal attempt. The other shot attempts came from
Jack Montejano and
Clayton Crockett.
UP NEXT: The Warriors will return home to Warrior Field this Sunday, October 9 at 11:30am when they host Chico State. The Wildcats will host Cal State East Bay later this evening.