Men's Soccer Caps Off Season With 2-1 Win

Thursday, November 10

Saint Mary's Stadium

2:00 PM

Saint Mary's College of California

*Loyola Marymount

Men's Soccer Caps Off Season With 2-1 Win

11/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Nov. 10, 2005

Box Score

Moraga, CA- The Saint Mary's men's soccer team capped off its regular season with a 2-1 victory over Loyola Marymount Thursday afternoon from Saint Mary's Stadium. Senior Michael Johnson and junior Alex Christlieb tallied goals for the Gaels as they recorded their school record-tying ninth victory of the season. With the win, SMC finishes with a 9-9-1 overall record and 6-4-1 mark in West Coast Conference play.

At the 75-minute mark, Christlieb broke the 1-1 tie with a one-touch goal right in front of the goal. Junior Matthew Fitzgerald broke away from the Lion defense and from the right side of the box he found Christlieb for the easy goal from two-yards out.

Senior Michael Johnson scored his third goal in the last two games played 13-minutes into the contest. On a free kick from 35-yards out taken by senior Derek Youpel, Johnson again used his head by leaping over the LMU defense and found net on the left side.

The Lions tied the game at one at the 28-minute mark when Trini Gomez one-touched a goal off an Armando Melendez corner kick and Tony Chinakwe flick.

Offensively, the Gaels tallied 19 shots, putting 10 on goal. Fitzgerald led the way with five shots and three on goal. The lions tallied 10 shots on the afternoon, putting five on goal. Gomez recorded a team-high three shots with two on goal.

Sophomore goalkeeper Brian Mason tallied four saves en route to his ninth victory of the year. His career total now stands out 13 which ranks him sixth in the Saint Mary's career annals. LMU goalkeeper Robert Flores recorded a game-high eight stops.

With the victory, it marks the ninth win of the season which ties the most wins in a season set in 1988, 89, 90 and 91.