Oct. 30, 2005

Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Tannen Wels scored from the right side of the goal box at 81:43 to break a 1-1 tie, and the University of San Diego went on to hand Gonzaga University a 2-1 West Coast Conference men's soccer defeat on Sunday.

The two teams will play against Monday at 1 p.m. at USD, that match a make-up of an Oct. 2 match postponed in Spokane because Martin Field was unplayable due to heavy rains and three matches in 36 hours. Gonzaga will be the designated home team on Monday.

Gonzaga (4-7-4; 2-4-2) was also without the services of keeper Vito Higgins on Sunday. Higgins was shaken up in a collision in Friday's match at Loyola Marymount University, and Dade Smith got his first start of the season Sunday when Higgins' foot was too sore from the collision to allow him to play. Smith played the final 21 minutes against the Lions on Friday.

The Bulldogs were out shot in the match 13-5, including 10-1 in the second half.

"We just couldn't get anything going in the second half," Gonzaga head coach Einar Thorarinsson said.

Foday Kabba, a 16-year-old freshman who won't turn 17 until Nov. 21, scored his first collegiate goal at 37:06 to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 halftime lead. He took a pass from Chris Hoyd and his shot from the side went in off the left post.

The Toreros tied the match at 61:43, Dustin Guerrero beating Smith to the right of the goal from the left goal box.

Thorarinsson once again went deep into his bench to try and keep his team fresh. The Bulldogs will be playing their third match in four days on Monday.

Thorarinsson said Higgins is still questionable for Monday, which would again leave the keeper chores to Smith. The sophomore from Bozeman, Mont., played in six matches a year ago with five starts, but saw his first action of the season Friday at LMU.

Smith had four saves on Sunday while USD's Lance Friesz had a pair of saves.

The Bulldogs also had defender Austin Washington back in the lineup on Sunday. He had to sit out Friday's match at LMU after picking up a red card at the University of Portland.