Fresno State Athletics
Bulldog Record Moves to 4-4-1
9/27/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 27, 1999
Last Week... Place Time Nike Husky Classic Seattle, Wash. Fri., Oct. 24 Portland L, 3-1 1p.m. Sun., Oct. 26 Washington L, 2-1 (DOT) 1p.m.
This Week... Sun., Oct. 3 SAN FRANCISCO BULLDOG STADIUM 3p.m.
Next Week... Fri., Oct. 8 Southern Methodist Dalas, Texas 7:30p.m. Sun., Oct 10 Texas Christian Fortworth, Texas Noon
Double-Overtime Thriller Ends in Husky Favor
In a double- overtime heated battle, the ?Dogs couldn?t hold off the tournament host Huskies in the final round of the Nike Husky Classic Sunday afternoon. Husky Wes ?The Hit-Man? Hart took the lead for the Huskies scoring the first goal of the game at the 31:53 minute- mark, but the glory wouldn?t last long as Bulldog captain Hugo Alcaraz connected with teammate Noah Delgado to tie things up at the 37:46 minute- mark. The Bulldog?s tying goal was the last to be seen for the next seventy-three minutes of play. The deciding factor came at the 111:20 minute-mark as the Huskies attempted heading a UW corner kick pass into the Bulldog goal. Protecting the net, Bulldog defender Miro Bilaver was handed a red card for slapping the ball away with his fist resulting in a UW pentalty kick. Husky Benjamin Somoza fired the unguarded shot past Bulldog keeper Jeremy Proud ending the overtime suspense.
Bulldogs Fall to Fifth in Far West Pilots
Talent and speed couldn?t get the ?Dogs past the physical Pilots this weekend as they swallowed a 3-1 loss of fluke goals and errors in communication. Hard, direct play preceded the first goal of the game when at the 40:17 minute-mark, a Bulldog defender misdirected a routine pass to keeper Jeremy Proud. The ball soared to the right of Proud finding Portland Pilot Kelly Gray who connected uncontested setting the score at 1-0. The Bulldogs responded to the Pilots with a goal of their own from forward Ryan Katz at the 56:36 minute-mark off an assist from teammate Dana McGregor. The ?Dogs couldn?t hold on for the win however, as they gave up two more goals before the final whistle blew. Pilot Coner Casey found net at the 64:08 minute-mark and again at the 87:35 minute-mark.
Husky All-Tournament Honors Named to the Nike Husky Classic All-Tournament Team were Bulldog defenders Adam Maurer and Bryan Roney along with midfielder Gabe Provenza.
Back in Bulldog Stadium
The ?Dogs return home this week to take on San Francisco State on Sunday at 3p.m. This is the Bulldogs? first homecoming in two weeks, the last home field game performance featured Fresno State taking down the Gonzaga Bulldogs in a 2-1 overtime heart-racer during the Nike Goal Rush Classic. About the Dons... Holding a 2-1-0 record against the Bulldogs, the Dons come to Fresno for the first time since 1981 with a 1999 overall record of 5-5. Lead by head coach Stephen Negoesco who enters his 38th season, the Dons fell to San Diego State 3-1 this past weekend.
?Dogs Taken to the Vet...
Injured for the Bulldog team are Matt Flynn who suffers from a mild quad strain and Ron Davis recovering from an ankle sprain and knee injury, the two did not suit up for Sundays match against UW. Pulled out of the UW game within the first two minutes, Derek Lopez will be nursing a minor foot injury. Dana McGregor nurses an irritated right shin. Both Lopez and McGregor will be competing this coming weekend.
