Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
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Bulldogs Capture 2-1 Overtime Victory against Gonzaga
9/13/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 13, 1999
It was a battle of the Bulldogs in the final match of the Nike Goal Rush Classic Sunday afternoon. The Fresno State Bulldogs fought to stay on top as the Gonzaga Bulldogs persistently gnawed at their heels in an overtime crowd-pleaser that resulted in a 2-1 victory for Fresno State. Head Coach Dave Chesler was pleased with Fresno?s persistent performance giving credit to his team for taking advantage of the "flat" Gonzaga ?Dogs. "In the first half I thought we totally dominated," Chelser said. "We created a dozen chances that didn?t go in, which is frustrating, but we stuck with it." The first goal of the game didn?t surface until the 63-minute mark when Hugo Alcaraz connected a pass to teammate Noah Delgado who found net from the five- yard line. The Gonzaga Bulldogs answered Fresno State with a goal of their own from Jason Kuska at the 79-minute mark. As with Fresno State?s Friday match-up with Oakland, the time ran out forcing the two Bulldog teams into sudden-death overtime. This time, however, Fresno came out on top. At the 95:45-miniute mark Alcaraz again took control of the ball and connected with Dana McGregor who responded with the game-winning goal. Fresno State took third in the Nike Goal Rush Classic, behind title-winning Stanford and second place Gonzaga. Oakland University took fourth place.
