SEATTLE, Wash. - Applying pressure all night, the University of San Francisco men's soccer team (0-3-2) outshot No. 11 Seattle U (2-0-1) by a wide margin on Friday night, but the Dons ultimately dropped a tight match, 3-2, to the Redhawks.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Firing right out of the gates, Junhwan Park and Alex Solomis each got a shot off to begin the match before Olivier Sylvain put home the game's first goal just 5:03 into regulation to give San Francisco an early 1-0 lead.
• Responding less than two minutes later, Seattle U evened the score at 1-1 on a penalty kick goal from Onodera Taketo at 6:17.
• Finding a rhythm offensively, Park and Solomis each ripped another shot in the minutes to follow before Park found Gabriel Bracken Serra at the 18:29 mark for his second goal of the season, which put the green and gold back on top, 2-1.
• Defending their home pitch, Seattle U answered once again as Luke Hammond found Titus Washington at 23:27 to knot things up at 2-2.
• Dominating the shot chart, USF held a 13-2 advantage in total shots at halftime as the game remained tied after the first 45 minutes of play.
• Out of the locker room, Sylvain logged another shot while Reid Roberts tallied a shot on goal of his own, but the Redhawks went on top at 56:19 when Yeider Zuluaga delivered the ball to Lennard Fock, who then scored to give the hosts a 3-2 lead.
• Following this goal, San Francisco continued to fight back as the Dons held Seattle U to just three shots for the remainder of the contest.
• Despite shots from Bracken Serra, Park, Adrian Medina and David Raphael down the stretch, the Redhawks also dug deep defensively as goalkeeper Charlie Lanphier denied the final attempts from USF. Hanging on to win a hard-fought match, Seattle U squeezed past the green and gold, 3-2, on Friday night.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• As a team, San Francisco outshot Seattle U 25-7, including a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal. Overall, these 25 total shots and 10 shots on goal both mark a season-high for USF. Additionally, the Dons extend their streak of outshooting their opponent to five straight games to begin the 2024 season.
• Through five matches this fall, San Francisco is now second in the West Coast Conference with 80 total shots as a team, which also equates to 16.00 shots per game - good for third in the league. Similarly, USF's 32 shots on goal and 6.40 shots on goal per game also rank third in the WCC after Friday's game.
• Individually, six different players recorded at least three shots against the Redhawks: Solomis (4, team-high), Bracken Serra (3), Medina (3), Park (3), Raphael (3) and Isaiah Easley (3). Notably, Solomis and Raphael each tallied a new career-high with three shots each against Seattle U. 

UP NEXT:
Returning to Northern California, San Francisco will play another road match next week as the Dons will travel to Sacramento State for a matchup with the Hornets on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 4:00 pm. Live streaming and live statistics will be available via the team's schedule page.
 
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The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Toyota - 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.