Dons Score Early, Blank Tigers in Second Straight Shutout

Sunday, September 29

San Francisco, Calif.

1:00 PM

University of San Francisco

2-5-2, 1-0-0

Pacific

2-4-2, 0-1-0

Pacific

San Francisco

Photo by: Christina Leung

9/29/2024 5:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Beginning conference play on a high note, the University of San Francisco men's soccer team (2-5-2, 1-0 WCC) secured a victory in their WCC opener on Sunday afternoon as the Dons blanked Pacific (2-4-2, 0-1 WCC), 2-0, to record their second straight shutout win.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Wasting no time, David Raphael got the scoring started as the freshman used his left foot to blast the ball past the opposing goalkeeper and give San Francisco a 1-0 lead just 81 seconds into the match.
Less than three minutes later, the Dons doubled up the Tigers as Chris Maldonado found Isaiah Easley for his second goal of the week to push the score to 2-0 in favor of the green and gold.
Throughout the rest of the half, USF continued to pressure Pacific as Adrian Medina and Junhwan Park each fired shots on frame. Outshooting the Tigers 9-3 in the opening 45 minutes of action, San Francisco maintained their two-goal advantage at halftime.
Out of the locker room, Maldonado, Park and Mason Dougherty each got a shot off to begin the second half, but none were successful at extending the lead even further for the Dons.
With both offenses increasing the intensity, each team continued to mount attacks, but defense reigned supreme down the stretch.
With San Francisco going on to outshoot Pacific 11-8 in the second half, the green and gold held steady defensively to notch their second consecutive shutout victory with a 2-0 win over the Tigers at Negoesco Stadium.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Adding to their momentum, both Raphael and Easley scored their second goals of the week on Sunday after also scoring on Monday night against San José State.
In the cage, William Krause remains confident as the sophomore has now recorded back-to-back clean sheets in his first two collegiate starts.
As a team, San Francisco held Pacific to just one shot on goal in the match, marking a new season-best for the Dons. Overall, the green and gold have outshout their opponents in seven of their nine matches so far this fall.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

To view the full postgame interview with head coach Chris Brown, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will have a bye in the upcoming week as the Dons will return to the pitch on Wednesday, Oct. 9 when they travel north to Spokane for a 6:00 pm matchup at Gonzaga. Live streaming and live statistics will be available via the team's schedule page.

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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor - Coca-Cola - for their continued support of San Francisco Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.