October 7, 2007

College Roundup
Poly men’s soccer team nets first tie

Unable to capitalize on playing a UC Riverside men’s soccer team a man down for much of the second half and two overtimes, Cal Poly ended a physical game Saturday with its first tie of the season, 2-2.

“We need to do a better job starting games off well and protecting a lead,” Cal Poly head coach Paul Holocher said.

Cito Soriano put UC Riverside (3-3-3, 0-1-1 Big West Conference) ahead 1-0 in the 31st minute on a header off of a counter-attack corner kick.

In the second half, Cal Poly (6-1-1, 1-0-1) put Ryan Anderson up top for the first time all year, and it paid dividends quickly, as he tied the score in the 55th minute.

Soriano then had to leave the game after receiving a red card. Cal Poly’s Kyle Montgomery shot a free kick into the top right corner in the 64th minute, giving the Mustangs a 2-1 lead over a UC Riverside squad that finished with five yellow cards.

Cal Poly lost its advantage only a few minutes later, though, as K.J. Lenehan deflected a Highlanders shot into the goal.

The Mustangs, who outshot UC Riverside 18-4 after the half, controlled the ball for most of the overtimes, but Montgomery hit the goal post and Lenehan the crossbar in failing to put Cal Poly ahead.

Women’s Tennis

• Cal State Fullerton Fall Intercollegiate: Cal Poly’s Brittany Blalock and SteffiWong advanced on the second day of the event and will meet each other in today’s 9 a.m. singles semifinals. In doubles, Blalock and Wong are the top-seeded team and will play in the semifinals at 11:30 a.m.

Men’s Tennis

• Bulldog Classic: The lone Cal Poly singles player who advanced to today’s action at Fresno State was Alexander Sonnesson, who defeated San Diego’s Jose Muñoz 6-3, 6-1 in the consolation quarterfinals.

Women’s Water Polo

• Cuesta 13, Pasadena 6; Cuesta 10, Orange Coast 6: The Cougars swept a doubleheader to finish second among seven teams at the Pasadena Tournament.

Cuesta (14-5), which is ranked seventh in the state, jumped to a 5-0 first-quarter lead against host Pasadena.

Whitney Levicki and Chelsea Curtis scored seven and six goals, respectively. Goalkeeper Emily Millard had nine saves.

Wrestling

• Santa Ana Tournament: Led by top-five performances from three grapplers, the Cougars finished 13th overall.

Atascadero High product Michael Schultz, who took fourth place in the 125-pound division, beat the second-and third-ranked 125-pound wrestlers in the state along the way to a 4-2 finish for Cuesta.

Amos Lukehart took fourth place at 157 for the Cougars, and former Arroyo Grande standout Jake Smith came in fifth at 165.