In front of a Senior Night crowd 275 strong, the No. 23
University of Redlands men’s soccer team tied Cal Lutheran
University 3-3.
Prior to the match, the team honored its seniors at center pitch as
senior forward Ross Schunk (Portland, OR), senior midfielder Bryan
Fakkema (Oak Harbor, WA), senior forward Alex Parker (Chula Vista,
CA), senior midfielder Steve Chenes (Las Vegas, NV) and senior
defender Sean Conway (Van Nuys, CA) were escorted by their
parents.
The first goal of the match came off of a ball deflected off of Cal
Lutheran’s Alex Tragos, giving Redlands an early 1-0
lead.
Before the end of the half, Schunk scored from the top of the box
to give the Bulldogs a comfortable 2-0 advantage heading into the
intermission.
Matt Fernandez and Ryan McDermott each scored a goal within four
minutes of each other in the second half, tying the game at two
apiece.
Schunk netted his second goal of the night off of a pass from
junior midfielder Cale Rodriguez (Norwalk, CA), and the maroon and
gray took the lead, 3-2.
In the waning minutes of the match, Victor Perez scored off of a
McDermott feed to equalize the game.
During the second overtime period, both Schunk and Parker had prime
chances to score but were unable to finish.
In goal, junior goalkeeper Evan Hobson (San Diego, CA) saved two
shots and allowed three goals. Zubach manned the net for the
Kingsmen and tallied five saves on eight shots on goal.
Redlands (13-4-2, 11-0-2 SCIAC) finishes its regular season slate
in Claremont on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 11 a.m when the Bulldogs take
on the Stags of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges.
No. 23 Redlands Mens Soccer Draws With Cal Lutheran University
Posted: Oct 29, 2008