SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - In their final match on the Hilltop this season, the University of San Francisco men's soccer team (8-3-5, 2-2-2 WCC) bested No. 20 Loyola Marymount (7-3-6, 2-2-2 WCC) in a thrilling 3-1 victory at Negoesco Stadium on Saturday night.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• To start the match, both teams were pressuring defensively, as the first shot of the match did not come until the 17^th minute by Olivier Sylvain.
• In the 23^rd minute, off a corner kick from Gabriel Bracken Serra, Ramon Munoz Jr. got the green and gold on the scoreboard first as he headed the ball past the opposing goalkeeper to giving the Dons a 1-0 advantage.
• Less than two minutes later, Max Hamelink came close to doubling the lead for the green and gold with a shot on target in the 24^th minute.
• In the closing seconds of the first period, after a shot on target by Max Hamelink was saved by the LMU goalkeeper, Kian Jones took advantage of the ricochet, scoring his first career goal as the horn sounded to push San Francisco's lead to 2-0 heading into the break.
• Loyola Marymount returned from the locker room looking to fight back as the Lions attempted five shots to the USF's one in the first 19 minutes of the half.
• Lions forward Tyger Smalls was able to put his club on the board in the 65th minute as forward Jovan Prado found him for LMU's first goal of the match.
• With the Lions coming close to find the equalizer by attempting four shots in the 15 minutes following the goal, Max Chretien delivered the dagger for the Dons at the 80:10 mark as Reid Roberts and Bracken Serra combined to find Chretien for San Francisco's third goal of the match, extending the green and gold's lead back to two.
• As time expired, San Francisco earned its second victory of the season against a ranked opponent, picking up the 3-1 win on senior night.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• The three scorers for the Dons - Munoz, Jones and Chretien - all scored their first goal of the season tonight, with Jones' being the first of his collegiate career.
• With two assists tonight, Bracken Serra set a career-high for assists in a single match as he currently leads the team in assists this season with five.
• Notably, Roberts picked up his first career assist tonight by setting up USF's third goal by Chretien.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

• To view the full highlights of tonight's contest, please click here.
• To view the full postgame interview with head coach Chris Brown, please click here.
• To view the full postgame interview with Ramon Munoz, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will close out its 2023 season next Saturday, Nov. 11 as they head to Portland to battle the Pilots in a 7:00 p.m. match at Merlo Field. Live streaming, and live statistics links for are available via the team's schedule page.

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