Redlands Men’s Soccer Team Shuts Out Whittier College 3-0

Redlands Men’s Soccer Team Shuts Out Whittier College 3-0

Senior midfielder Steve Chenes (Las Vegas, NV) capitalized on two corner kick opportunities, scoring two goals in a 3-0 University of Redlands win over Whittier College in Whittier on Sept. 27.

After a quiet first half, the Bulldogs tacked on all three goals in the second 45 minutes of play. Chenes struck first with a goal in the 51st minute of play, while senior midfielder Bryan Fakkema (Oak Harbor, WA) earned the assist.

Capitalizing on his only scoring opportunity of the game, junior midfielder Cale Rodriguez (Norwalk, CA) kicked in the second goal of the game 12 minutes later to give the Redlands the 2-0 edge.

Chenes closed out scoring in the 83rd minute, taking a Rodriguez pass to the back of the net.

Junior goalkeeper Evan Hobson (San Diego, CA) played the full 90 minutes in net, amassing two saves and recording the shutout.

Paul Stepler-Camp manned the net for the entirety of the match for the Poets, making three saves and allowing all three goals.

The Bulldogs outshot the Poets by a 15-5 margin, and Redlands won the corner kick battle as well, 5-1.

Redlands (4-4-1, 3-0-1 SCIAC) hosts Occidental College on Wednesday, Oct. 1, taking on the Tigers at 4 p.m.