'Dogs fall 1-0 in San Diego

Sunday, October 9

San Diego, CA

12 P.M. PT

Fresno State

1-10-3, 1-4-1

San Diego State

6-3-5, 4-1-1

Fresno State

San Diego State

'Dogs fall 1-0 in San Diego

10/9/2022 3:32:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

SAN DIEGO – Against conference leading San Diego State on the road, Fresno State held its own and frustrated the Mountain West's top offensive team, but a free kick in the 70^th minute proved to be the difference in a 1-0 defeat for the Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon at the SDSU Sports Deck.

How It Happened
Fresno State was put under pressure during much of the opening half as San Diego State racked up eight shots and forced four saves out of Valentina Vivas. Two of those stops came within seconds of one another in the 28^th minute as Vivas' quick reactions kept the Aztecs off the board.

The Bulldogs had their best chance of the afternoon in come late in the half. A Fresno State clearance that skipped through the midfield put Ciara Wilson in alone on goal. The speedy freshman took her shot at the top of the box, electing to go high against the Mountain West's saves leader, and Alexa Madueno got a glove on the attempt.

The 'Dogs had the better of the chances in the second half, outshooting the Aztecs 6-3 and continued catching SDSU offside.

The difference came in the 70^th minute. A miss touch at the top of the Bulldogs' box was picked up by San Diego State's Olivia Sekimoto. The Aztec turned her back toward goal and went down, setting up a free kick from 20 yards. Trinity Coker stepped up and ripped her attempt off the underside of the crossbar to give the Aztecs the eventual game-winner.

Scoring Summary
69:56 – SDSU – Trinity Coker

Notes

Saturday's defeat was the first match the 'Dogs have lost when allowing just one goal.
Fresno State remains winless all-time at San Diego State (0-10-1).
Fresno State forced the Aztecs into 14 offside calls, a season-high for a Bulldogs' opponent.
Megan Galvan attempted a career-high four shots, putting two on target.

Up Next
Fresno State returns to Bulldog Soccer Stadium this week for its final two home matches of the year. The Bulldogs open the homestand with Boise State on Thursday at 7 p.m. PT.

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