ALAMEDA, Calif.---Adrian Yepez scored his third goal of the season and Stan State generated 13 second-half shots as the Warriors battled Cal State East Bay to a 1-1 CCAA draw Sunday morning.
Jose Tizoc assisted on Yepez's first-half goal, while Stan State played the final 13-plus minutes down a player and still held on for the road point.
FIRST HALF
Stan State created the first shot on goal of the match in the seventh minute when
Alexis Cervantes forced East Bay goalkeeper Adan Corona into a save.
Christian Brenes and
David Lozano followed with attempts as the Warriors looked for the early breakthrough.
That breakthrough came at the 23:39 mark. Yepez scored his third goal of the season off an assist from Tizoc to put the Warriors ahead 1-0. Stan State took that advantage into halftime despite East Bay holding an 8-4 edge in shots. The Warriors put two of their four attempts on goal while the Pioneers did not record a shot on target in the opening 45 minutes.
SECOND HALF
Stan State came out aggressively after halftime. Yepez had a shot blocked in the 48th minute before
Hugo Canedo followed with an attempt less than two minutes later.
East Bay equalized at the 51:09 mark when Jefferson Parada scored his fifth goal of the season off an assist from Guilherme Azevedo to make it 1-1.
The Warriors responded by creating a series of chances. Canedo had attempts in the 54th and 60th minutes, Cervantes had shots in the 54th and 61st minutes, and Tizoc had an attempt blocked in the 63rd. Yepez and Canedo continued the pressure later in the half as Stan State searched for the go-ahead goal.
Stan State was reduced to 10 players following a red card in the 77th minute but kept East Bay off the scoreboard for the final 13-plus minutes. The Warriors still pushed forward late, earning a corner in the 89th minute before
Kenneth Solares had a shot blocked and Tizoc sent an attempt wide in the closing minutes.
Stan State outshot East Bay 13-9 in the second half as the teams finished even at 17 shots apiece. Each team had two shots on goal, while East Bay held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.
WARRIOR NOTABLES
- Stan State moves to 2-5-5 overall and 0-3-3 in CCAA play, while Cal State East Bay moves to 2-7-3 overall and 2-2-2 in conference play. With six regular-season matches remaining, Stan State remains in contention for one of the seven spots in the CCAA Tournament, sitting five points out of the final postseason position with three CCAA points.
- Yepez's goal was his third of the season and eighth of his Stan State career. He now has 28 career points, just one shy of tying Josh Santillan and Samuel Villanueva for ninth on Stan State's career points list with 29.
- Yepez also ranks third in program history with 12 career assists.
- Cervantes is tied for 10th in Stan State history with 11 career goals.
- Tizoc recorded his first assist of the season on Yepez's goal.
- Stan State recorded 13 of its 17 shots in the second half.
- The Warriors held East Bay scoreless over the final 38-plus minutes.
- Stan State played the final 13-plus minutes with 10 players and did not allow a goal.
- Sunday's draw gives Stan State a 1-0-2 record in its last three meetings with East Bay, including last year's 2-0 victory in the CCAA Tournament semifinals.
UP NEXT
Stan State returns home Sunday, Oct. 11, to host UC Merced at 11 a.m. at Warrior Stadium. The Warriors will remain home to face Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m.
