Freshman Robert Coronado officially put the nail in the coffin Monday afternoon, scoring his second goal of 2014 in the 4-0 victory.
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The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team made it three wins in a row Monday, defeating University of the Pacific in a road match played in Stockton.
Fullerton cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win at Knoles Field in a game where their offense ran rampant over the Tigers. The Titans managed an astounding 30 shots to the Tigers’ four.
Forward Marc Fenelus created the first opportunity of the match for CSUF just two minutes into the game, but his shot went wide and to the left. Midfielder Ritchie Gonzalez tried his luck four minutes later, but his shot went off target as well.
Garrett Losee was the first Fullerton player to get his shot on target. In the seventh minute, the senior midfielder redirected his header at goal, but Pacific goalkeeper Josh Adachi was equal to the effort and managed his first save of the afternoon.
Fullerton winger Mark Vasquez called Adachi into action once again in the 11th minute. Vasquez’s attempt to get on the scoresheet failed, however, as Adachi made his second save.
The constant pressure finally paid off for CSUF in the 16th minute. Gonzalez made his presence known again, but this time he was assisting instead of shooting.
Gonzalez passed to Fenelus, whose shot to the near post put CSUF up 1-0. The goal was Fenelus’ second in as many games. He improved his overall scoring tally to four on the season.
Merely one minute later, Fullerton went up by two.
Garrett Losee’s free kick from the top of the box curled into the near post, ending his goal scoring drought that had extended back to the Titans’ win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where Losee had scored his third goal in as many matches. Losee’s goal count now stands at four on the season, tied with Fenelus for the team lead.
Fullerton’s Ian Ramos tried to improve his own goal scoring record in the 18th minute, but his shot was blocked. Seconds later, Losee tried again with his head, but Adachi saved once more.
Freshman Robert Coronado tried to score his second goal of his collegiate career three minutes later, but his shot went wide.
University of the Pacific had to wait until the 41st minute to test Titan goalkeeper Jeff Salt, but Salt saved Tyson Fox’s shot.
Fullerton kept going at the Tigers, but had to wait until the 70th minute to find their third goal to put the game to bed.
Spencer Johnson scored his first of the season for CSUF when he tapped into an open net after getting on the other end of a rebound off a Fullerton free kick. Nigel Patterson was credited with the assist, bringing his assist record to three for the season, all of which came during the Titans’ last three games.
The fourth and final goal came in the 89th minute when Coronado managed to score his second of the season. Redshirt freshman Myles Lark was credited with the assist, his first of the season.
The Titans will play UC Irvine away for their next game in an important Big West Conference clash.