Men's Soccer Falls to San Diego, 1-0
10/1/2022 10:12:00 PM | Men's Soccer
USD scored the game winning goal in the 87th minute
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga men's soccer team opened West Coast Conference competition tonight and fell just short of the University of San Diego, 1-0.
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The first half was very close as neither team was able to score in the opening 45 minutes.
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Gonzaga's goalkeeper Johan Garibay made two critical saves in the opening half during the second minute and 11th minute. Frankie Ljucovic recorded a shot on goal in the 31st minute but USD's goalkeeper made the save to keep it even at 0-0.
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The game remained tied until the 87th minute with San Diego's Trevor Dillon scoring off a blocked shot. The score came off a corner kick as the ball was deflected and blocked a couple times before Dillon scored off one of the miscues. The goal ended up being the game winning score for the Toreros.
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Despite being down 1-0, the Zags kept bringing pressure with back-to-back corner kicks in the final two minutes.
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Overall, Garibay made five saves on the night with three of them being in the second half. USD outshot the Zags 13-5 as Wylie Trujillo and Demitrius Kigeya both had two of those shots. Trujillo and Ljucovic accounted for both of the shots on goal for the Bulldogs.
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Records: The Zags fall to 4-7 on the year and 0-1 in conference play. USD moves to 3-3-6 overall and 1-0 in the WCC.
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Up Next: Gonzaga travels to Santa Clara on Oct. 8 to continue WCC play. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. Live stats and live video can be found at GoZags.com.
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The first half was very close as neither team was able to score in the opening 45 minutes.
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Gonzaga's goalkeeper Johan Garibay made two critical saves in the opening half during the second minute and 11th minute. Frankie Ljucovic recorded a shot on goal in the 31st minute but USD's goalkeeper made the save to keep it even at 0-0.
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The game remained tied until the 87th minute with San Diego's Trevor Dillon scoring off a blocked shot. The score came off a corner kick as the ball was deflected and blocked a couple times before Dillon scored off one of the miscues. The goal ended up being the game winning score for the Toreros.
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Despite being down 1-0, the Zags kept bringing pressure with back-to-back corner kicks in the final two minutes.
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Overall, Garibay made five saves on the night with three of them being in the second half. USD outshot the Zags 13-5 as Wylie Trujillo and Demitrius Kigeya both had two of those shots. Trujillo and Ljucovic accounted for both of the shots on goal for the Bulldogs.
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Records: The Zags fall to 4-7 on the year and 0-1 in conference play. USD moves to 3-3-6 overall and 1-0 in the WCC.
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Up Next: Gonzaga travels to Santa Clara on Oct. 8 to continue WCC play. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. Live stats and live video can be found at GoZags.com.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
USD
GON
Goals
1
0
Shots
13
5
Shots on Goal
6
2
Saves
2
5
Corners
4
5
Fouls
11
5
Scoring Plays

Trevor Dillon (2)
GOAL by USD Dillon, Trevor.
86:13
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