Men's Soccer Falls to California Baptist, 5-2

Wednesday, September 30

Spokane, Wash.

7 p.m.

Gonzaga University

3-4-2, 0-1-0

California Baptist

7-2-0, 1-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
California Baptist	4	1	5
Gonzaga	0	2	2

Final Stats (PDF)

9/30/2026 9:38:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's soccer opened Pac-12 Conference play with a 5-2 setback against California Baptist Wednesday night at Luger Field.

The Bulldogs (3-4-2, 0-1-0 Pac-12) scored twice in the second half behind a pair of goals from Drew Pedersen, but a four-goal first half helped the Lancers (7-2-0, 1-0-0 Pac-12) secure the win.

California Baptist opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Blake D'Agostino found the back of the net. Adam Marsli doubled the advantage in the 29th minute before Justin Ojo scored twice in the final nine minutes of the opening half to send CBU into halftime with a 4-0 lead.

Ojo completed his hat trick in the 56th minute to extend the Lancers' lead to 5-0.

Gonzaga continued to push offensively and broke through in the 74th minute. Pedersen converted a penalty kick for his fourth goal of the season, snapping a California Baptist shutout streak of 459 minutes and putting the Zags on the board.

Pedersen struck again with just 1:29 remaining, finishing a sequence assisted by Nicolas Golesis and Damoni McKenna to make it 5-2. The score gave Pedersen five goals on the season.

The Bulldogs finished with 12 shots, placing six on goal, while California Baptist recorded 17 shots and 10 on target. Gonzaga generated seven corner kicks, including five in the second half. Chema Preciado made five saves in goal for the Zags.

Pedersen led Gonzaga with two shots, both finding the back of the net. Michael Divano, Dylan Cantafio, Michael Luande and Noah Ervin each recorded a shot on goal.

Up Next
Gonzaga returns to Luger Field Saturday to take on UC San Diego.