THE RUNDOWN

SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco men's soccer team made it five wins in a row on Wednesday with a convincing 3-0 over visiting Pacific. 
 
USF (8-8, 5-1 WCC) displayed great patience in the first half, waiting for their opportunity to create an opening in the stingy Pacific defense. In the 26^th minute, USF got their breakthrough when defender Matt Orr whipped a cross into the box that was controlled by Leon Schwarzer, and the senior ripped a shot into the back of the net to make it, 1-0 USF.
 
In the second half, the Dons got an important insurance goal in the 49^th minute when Aaron Lombardi floated a free kick into the box that was headed home by Orr for his second goal of the season. Down two goals, Pacific (11-4-1, 3-2-1 WCC) ramped up the pressure to trying to get on the score sheet, but the USF back line held strong to keep Pacific scoreless. Junior Tawwab Emiola put the game out of reach in the 77^th minute when he headed home a corner kick from Lombardi to make the score, 3-0 USF.
 
With this win, USF moves into first place in the West Coast Conference standings with 15 points. All WCC teams will play their final game on Saturday, Nov. 11. Second-place Portland travels to Saint Mary's to take on the Gaels at 3 p.m.  
 
COACHES QUOTE
USF head coach Eddie Soto

On the team's mood after beating Pacific
"The guys are on a high, we didn't just beat a good team, we took it to them. Even at 3-0 I was still nervous because Pacific is very good team."

On the defense recording their second consecutive shutout
"The fact that we were able to get another shutout against a top opponent speaks volumes of the group right now."
 
On refocusing the team to face LMU on Saturday
"That part is easy for us, we enjoy the moment but we hit the reset button tomorrow morning it's back to business to get our minds and bodies ready to play LMU. We will be at home with a large crowd that will be behind us." 
 
STATS OF THE GAME

• The Dons have now kept two consecutive clean sheets with this 3-0 win over Pacific. This brings their shutout total to two on the season.
• USF out shot the Tigers 13-5 with eight of their shots being on target. Pacific did not register a shot on target.  
• Aaron Lombardi picked up two assists on the night, bringing his assist total to seven on the season, tied with teammate Leon Schwarzer for goals.
• Schwarzer continued his fine form this season, scoring his sixth goal on the year, tied with teammate Santiago Digiuseppe for top spot on the team.
• Matt Orr's goal and assist brings him to two goals and one assist on the season.

NEXT UP
The Dons will host Loyola Marymount in the final game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 11 for senior day at 7 p.m.