SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Concluding their two match stretch on the road, the University of San Francisco men's soccer team (2-10-1, 0-4-1) battled San Diego (2-13-0, 1-4-0) in a tight match on Sunday afternoon, but ultimately fell to USD, 2-1, at Torero Stadium.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Although the Toreros would fire the opening shot of the contest in the first minute of play, it was the Dons who got on the scoreboard first when Nonso Adimabua found Nathan Simeon for his second goal of the season at the 14:34, putting USF on top early, 1-0.
• In the moments to follow, USD continued to press offensively as they tallied three more shots before converting for their first goal of the match at 40:43, when Owen Wiebe and Nicklas Clausen assisted Ross Johnstone for the equalizer. Following one final shot from Clausen, the two teams remained knotted at one heading into the locker room at halftime.
• Coming out of the break, Dylan Thompson registered the first shot of the second half in the 51^st minute before scoring on another assist from Clausen to make the score 2-1 in favor of USD.
• Aiming to even the contest, the Dons responded offensively with shots from Tamba Di Mattia, Shayan Charalaghi, Rodrigo Bueno and Nik Kizerian in the moments to follow, but were unable to find the game-tying goal. With ten seconds remaining in regulation, Nathan Buckalew attempted one final shot for USF, but it would be the Torero defense that would reign supreme in the second half as San Diego hung on to defend their home field and secure their first conference victory of the season, 2-1.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Making his 30^th overall start for USF on Saturday, Simeon scored for the second consecutive match after tallying his first collegiate goal against Pacific last time out.
• For Adimabua, the reigning WCC Freshman of the Year logged his first assist of the fall to push his total in points to 11 (team-high).
• In the cage, goalkeeper Brandon Keniston notched his fifth straight appearance with at least five saves. Overall, the Scottsdale, Ariz. Native has logged at least five saves in six of his seven starts this season. 

UP NEXT:
USF will return home to Negoesco Stadium for their final home stand of the year when they welcome Stanford on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 pm. Live streaming and live statistics will be available via the team's schedule page.
 
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