Friday, November 6
San Diego, CA
7:00 PM
Saint Mary's College of California
2-10-6, 0-5-3
0
at
4
San Diego
10-4-3, 5-1-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Photo by: Varun Aravind (@vflicks04)
11/6/2026 9:59:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Saint Mary's men's soccer team fell 4-0 to No. 25 San Diego in its season finale Friday night. The Gaels rattled the crossbar in the 14th minute and even had a goal disallowed due to an offside call in the 32nd minute, but were unable to break through at Torero Stadium. Despite a scoreless first half, the Toreros found success with four second-half goals to record their tenth win of the season and secure the two-seed in the inaugural West Coast Conference Tournament. Luke Schaefer led the team with three shot attempts and two on frame while sophomore goalkeeper Tommy Davis recorded four saves over the final 45 minutes.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Saint Mary's went toe-to-toe and battled to a scoreless first half with No. 25 San Diego. The Toreros had eight shot attempts, but several half chances, as just one attempt was on target and forced an easy save from starting goalkeeper Sam Bentley. The Gaels had the most dangerous chance early on with a header attempt from freshman center back Max Owusu-Antwi that found the top of the crossbar after a long throw from Ryan Firestone in the 14th minute. Antwi lept well to get above the Torero defender and had his header attempt pop off the top of the crossbar to rattle the USD defense early on. Nearly 20 minutes later, Saint Mary's almost found the opening score but had a header goal from Cyrus Shafie was disallowed due to an offside call, keeping the game scoreless going into the half.
The second half was a different story though, as San Diego netted four goals to secure a 4-0 victory in its regular season finale. The Gaels did record seven shots and forced four saves in the half, but USD secured its tenth win of the season and will enter the West Coast Conference Tournament as the two-seed, facing off with three-seed Denver next week. Luke Schaefer led the Gaels with three shots and two on frame, while sophomore Tommy Davis came in to play the second half and recorded four saves.
GAME NOTES
LOOKING AHEAD
Full season results and final statistics can be found at smcgaels.com. Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
HOW IT HAPPENED
Saint Mary's went toe-to-toe and battled to a scoreless first half with No. 25 San Diego. The Toreros had eight shot attempts, but several half chances, as just one attempt was on target and forced an easy save from starting goalkeeper Sam Bentley. The Gaels had the most dangerous chance early on with a header attempt from freshman center back Max Owusu-Antwi that found the top of the crossbar after a long throw from Ryan Firestone in the 14th minute. Antwi lept well to get above the Torero defender and had his header attempt pop off the top of the crossbar to rattle the USD defense early on. Nearly 20 minutes later, Saint Mary's almost found the opening score but had a header goal from Cyrus Shafie was disallowed due to an offside call, keeping the game scoreless going into the half.
The second half was a different story though, as San Diego netted four goals to secure a 4-0 victory in its regular season finale. The Gaels did record seven shots and forced four saves in the half, but USD secured its tenth win of the season and will enter the West Coast Conference Tournament as the two-seed, facing off with three-seed Denver next week. Luke Schaefer led the Gaels with three shots and two on frame, while sophomore Tommy Davis came in to play the second half and recorded four saves.
GAME NOTES
- Luke Schaefer led the Gaels with three shot attempts and two on frame
- Freshman defender Max-Owusu Antwi recorded his tenth start of the season
- Freshman midfielder Angelos Mavropoulos made his fourth game played, tallying 18 minutes off the bench
- Talan Rochelle, Rafael Suarez and Eemil Laamanen played the full 90 minutes for the Gaels
- Tommy Davis played the second half in goal and recorded a team-high four saves, one off his career high
LOOKING AHEAD
Full season results and final statistics can be found at smcgaels.com. Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's SoccerMF
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/ Men's SoccerTeam Stats
SMC
USD
Goals
0
4
Shots
10
23
Shots on Goal
4
8
Saves
5
4
Corners
6
5
Fouls
15
12
Scoring Plays
Iain Wagner (4)
Assisted By: Taj Eagleston , Elijah Zelkind
22 passes from right flank toward center to 8, who plays square to left to 13 on edge of 18-yard box; 13 touches past defender and slots left-footed into bottom right
58:26
Devin Zachry (2)
Assisted By: Elijah Zelkind
Right-sided cross near end line by 22 mishandled by GK; 11 hits first-timed right-footer on rebound into bottom left from inside 6-yard box
61:25
0
From left-sided cross by 29, 9 takes settling touch and then right-footed shot from right diagonal; GK tip-saves off crossbar, but ball hits him on way down and goes in for own goal
72:51
Samy Kanaan (1)
10 latches onto loose ball in danger area, takes settling touch and shoots with inside of right foot low into center from 8 yards
85:45
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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