Tigers struggle on the road

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2009) – After opening the conference schedule with a win, the Occidental College men’s soccer team has seen a slide, having dropped back-to-back games on the road. Today the California Lutheran University Kingsmen got the best of the Tigers in a shut-out.

Occidental had plenty of scoring opportunities, shooting 15 times, but only three were on target, each of which was diverted by CLU goalie Chris Capellini. The Kingsmen got the upper hand in both shots (18) and shots on goal (eight).

The scoring all happened in the first half with the first and ultimate winning goal coming just nine minutes into play. Raul Yepez, who had two goals, scored both unassisted. The third CLU goal came from Connor Pearce on an assist from Brad Hendrickson. 

For the Tigers Kosa Goucher-Lambert led the attack with four shots while Daniel Watson had three changes. Nolan Borgman and James Kornfield finished with two shots apiece in the loss.

Oxy goalies Ian Powell and Andrew Larkin shared time in front of the cage, making two saves each.

Occidental will travel to Claremont, Calif. on Saturday as they face off with the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens at 11:00 a.m.