Utah Tech men's soccer closed its brief two-match homestand with a hard fought 1-1 draw against visiting Cal Poly on Monday night at Greater Zion Stadium. 

Cal Poly (2-3-3) set the early tone, scoring the game's first goal less than four minutes into play when Bakuena Ramakatsa bent in a free kick from the left wing that was redirected just inside the near post off the head of Mustang midfielder Quinn Mahoney.

Despite facing a strong headwind offensively in the first half, Utah Tech (1-4-2/0-0-0 WAC) managed to pepper the Mustang defense with six shots through the opening 40 minutes. However Mustang netminder Nicky McCune turned away three of those attempts, while his defensive back line blocked away two more.
 
The Trailblazers finally broke through late in the 44^th-minute when an Anthony Godinez shot caromed off the far post across the frame to Damian Arguello, who quickly chipped the rebound into the net to knot the score at 1-1. For Arguello, it was the senior's first goal in a Trailblazer kit.  
 
Utah Tech had three good looks at a go-ahead goal during the first 30 minutes of the second, but again McCune stepped up to make two more saves, while another attempt sailed high over the frame.
 
The Blazers would catch a major break midway through the 78^th-minute when Mustang defender Nico Baltazar drew a red card ejection, forcing Cal Poly to play a man down the rest of the way.
 
Unfortunately Utah Tech was not able to get another shot off, despite four corner kick chances in the final four plus minutes of regulation, as the Blazers had to settle for a tie. 
 
The Trailblazers outshot Cal Poly 11-10, including a 7-5 edge on goal. Junior goalkeeper Stockton Short collected four saves over the final 86-plus minutes of play.

Utah Tech will close out the non-conference portion of its 2024 schedule this Saturday night with a road match at UC Irvine.