MSOC: Red Storm drop Bay Area showdown to NDNU, 2-1

DSC match skid hits four

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BELMONT, Calif. – A quiet and docile first half turned highly offensive in the second half during the opening match of a Bay Area trip for the Dixie State College men's soccer team. Michael Ropelato (Roy, UT/Roy) scored in the 54^th minute, but a pair of Argonaut goals from Jonathan Gonzales lifted the home team to a 2-1 victory in Pacific West Conference play.

“It was our best offensive match of the year,” DSC head coach Danny Ortiz said. “We may have had more shots today than all season combined.”

Dixie State (1-4-0, 0-1 PWC) out shot the Argo in the second half 11 to 10, and had 13 shots overall.

“It was a very good game with a lot of back and forth action,” Ortiz said.

After a scoreless first half, the Red Storm got on the scoreboard first. Off a Seph Azevedo (Meridian, ID/Mountain View) long pass over the NDNU defenders, Ropelato beat Jay Tauruoka for a 1-0 lead.

“Our offense looked better with the return of Jordan Roylance (Smithfield, UT/Sky View),” Ortiz said. “It changed the game to have him return with the great play of David Potocki (Phoenix, AZ/Mountain Ridge) in the back.”

Roylance led all Dixie State players with four shots.

NDNU found its equalizer in the 73rd minute and the game-winning header from Gonzalez in the 84^th minute.

Tyler Walters (Ogden, UT/Ben Lomand) made three saves in the net for DSC.

Dixie State continues Pac West play on Monday at Dominican. The match with the Penguins is set for 2:30 p.m. Pacific (3:30 p.m. Mountain time).

                            Soccer Box Score (Final)
                     2012 Notre Dame de Namur Men's Soccer
           DX-MS vs Notre Dame de Namur (Sep 15, 2012 at Belmont, CA)

DX-MS (1-4 (0-1)) vs.                                       Goals by period       1 2 Tot
Notre Dame de Namur (4-1 (1-0))                             -------------------------------
Date: Sep 15, 2012 Attendance: 110                         DX-MS............... 0 1 - 1
Weather:                                                    Notre Dame de Namur. 0 2 - 2

DX-MS                                                   Notre Dame de Namur
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG G A               Pos ## Player                Sh SOG G A
------------------------------------------              ------------------------------------------
GK 1 Walters, Tyler......   -   - - -               GK 1 Tsuruoka, Jay.......   -   - - -
    2 Roylance, Jordan....   4   2 - -                   3 Wingate-Pearce, Mikh   2   - - 1
    4 Shallenberger, Eric.   2   1 - -                   4 Guillen-Torres, Alex   1   - - -
    6 Lawhun, Alex........   -   - - -                   6 Cardenas, Manny.....   -   - - -
    7 Albretsen, Tyler....   -   - - -                   7 Vazquez, Miguel.....   2   1 - -
    9 Benevente, Ryan.....   2   1 - -                   8 Gonzalez, Jesus.....   1   - - -
    12 Shue, Timothy.......   -   - - -                   9 Gonzalez, Jonathan..   2   2 2 -
    14 Cox, Alex...........   -   - - -                   10 Garcia, Armando.....   3   1 - 2
    16 Potocki, David......   -   - - -                   11 Barnes, Frank.......   1   - - -
    19 Rivero, Francisco...   -   - - -                   16 Herrera, Omar.......   -   - - -
    22 Cook, Joshua........   2   1 - -                   23 Matas, Tyler........   1   1 - -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    3 Katzenbach, Jesse...   -   - - -                   12 Perez, Rodrigo......   -   - - 1
    8 Canon, Wade.........   -   - - -                   19 Le Blanc, Hunter....   -   - - -
    10 Ropelato, Michael...   1   1 1 -                   21 Martinez, Damian....   1   - - -
    11 Azevedo, Seph.......   -   - - 1                      Totals.............. 14   5 2 4
    18 Christensen, Eric...   2   2 - -
    21 Morrison, Brock.....   -   - - -
       Totals.............. 13   8 1 1

DX-MS                                                   Notre Dame de Namur
## Player                 MIN GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
1 Walters, Tyler...... 90:00 2     3                 1 Tsuruoka, Jay....... 90:00 1     7

Shots by period       1 2 Tot                         Saves by period       1 2 Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
DX-MS............... 2 11 - 13                         DX-MS............... 3 0 - 3
Notre Dame de Namur. 4 10 - 14                         Notre Dame de Namur. 0 7 - 7

Corner kicks          1 2 Tot                         Fouls                 1 2 Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
DX-MS............... 1 0 - 1                         DX-MS............... 13 14 - 27
Notre Dame de Namur. 3 4 - 7                         Notre Dame de Namur. 9 2 - 11

SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  Description
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.   53:02 DX-MS    Ropelato, Michael (1)    Azevedo, Seph                            long ball over defense one on one
2.   72:16 NDNU-MS Gonzalez, Jonathan (1)   Wingate-Pearce, Mikh; Garcia, Armando    low cross
3.   84:27 NDNU-MS Gonzalez, Jonathan (4)   Garcia, Armando; Perez, Rodrigo          cross sent from right side, headed in

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-DX-MS #4 (49:48); YC-DX-MS #10 (68:56); YC-DX-MS #7 (71:58);
YC-NDNU-MS #12 (73:35); YC-NDNU-MS #6 (74:55)

Officials:
Offsides: DX-MS 2, Notre Dame de Namur 1.

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