TURLOCK, Calif. — The No. 2-ranked Stanislaus State men's soccer team extended its unbeaten start to the 2025 season, playing Cal State East Bay to a 2-2 draw Friday evening at Warrior Stadium in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) opener. The result moved the Warriors to 6-0-1 overall and 0-0-1 in conference play.

First Half
Cal State East Bay (2-3-2, 0-0-1 CCAA) struck first in the 21st minute when Alejandro Zarate converted off a setup from Franco De Luna. The Warriors generated eight shots before halftime but couldn't find the equalizer, sending the visitors into the breakup 1-0.

Second Half
Stan State leveled the match just four minutes after the restart as Sebastian Carbajal scored his second goal of the season in the 50th minute, assisted by Jose Ponce. It marked Ponce's first assist of the season and the second of his Stan State career. The Pioneers quickly regained the lead in the 57th minute on a Kiichi Murakami finish assisted by Zarate. The Warriors responded again 11 minutes later when Samuel Villanueva fired home his first goal of the season from a Gerardo Flores assist to make it 2-2. Despite a 22-11 shot advantage and several late chances, the Warriors were unable to find the game-winner.

Warrior Notables

• Stan State entered ranked No. 2 nationally and is 6-0-1 for its best start since 2015, when the Warriors began 7-0 under head coach Dana Taylor with current head coach John Powell serving as an assistant.
• Samuel Villanueva scored his first goal of the season to go with his seven assists, which rank third on Stan State's single-season list. The all-time leader is Gerardo Cazares (10 in 2015), followed by Luis Hernandez (8 in 2015).
• Sebastian Carbajal scored his second goal of the season, while Jose Ponce recorded his first assist of the year and second of his Stan State career.
• Goalkeeper Angel Ruiz-Hernandez made six saves while the Warriors outshot the Pioneers 22-11.

Up Next
The Warriors (6-0-1, 0-0-1 CCAA) remain at home on Sunday to host No. 21 Cal State Los Angeles at 11:30 a.m. in the FloCollege/CCAA Game of the Week. The Golden Eagles rallied back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat UC Merced 2-1 in Merced on Friday night. Following Sunday's match, Stan State begins a three-match road trip at No. 25 Cal State San Bernardino (Oct. 10, 12:30 p.m.), No. 11 Cal Poly Pomona (Oct. 12, 2 p.m.) and Cal Poly Humboldt (Oct. 17, 3 p.m.). The Warriors return home on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. when they host Cal State San Marcos on Senior Day.