LOS ANGELES — Occidental (5-5-4, 3-3-3) lost to CMS (8-4-3, 5-2-2) 5-0 on Saturday at Patterson Field at Jack Kemp Stadium.
The Tigers finished with a 16-15 edge in shots, but CMS put nine shots on goal while the Tigers had four. The Tigers generated 13 shots and three corner kicks in the first half, but CMS scored twice before halftime and added three goals in the second half.
The Tigers created the early pressure in the first half, recording five shots and a corner in the opening 9:03, including an
Andrew Lee shot saved by Axel Jimenez and a
Cooper Gersch attempt off the top woodwork.
CMS answered with the first goal at 16:18 from Daniel Zhu, but the Tigers pushed back with two quick corners and five more shots between 17:13 and 21:51, with Lee,
Kent Ortiz and
Elijah Edelman all involved in that stretch. CMS added to the margin at 25:55 when James Gomez scored off a
Sean Lee assist to make it 2-0.
The Tigers continued to generate chances after that, including saved shots by Edelman in the 35th minute and
Lewis Park in the 40th, while
Carlos Abram made saves on
Sean Lee in both halves of CMS's attack, and the half ended with the Tigers trailing 2-0.
The Tigers faced an early second-half setback when James Gomez scored for CMS off Collin Ross' assist in the 49th minute, making it 3-0. The Tigers pushed back with Ortiz putting a shot on frame that Axel Jimenez saved in the 53rd minute, then played through a physical stretch that included multiple fouls and a CMS yellow card before Edelman sent a shot wide in the 62nd.
Abram kept out a Gomez attempt in the 69th minute, but CMS added another Gomez goal moments later for a 4-0 lead.
Casey Scott made a save on Taishi Liu in the 85th minute, and
Sawyer Benedict recorded the Tigers' final shot in the 87th before Issey Lancelot scored in the 89th to close out CMS' 5-0 result.
Tigers Top Performers
Elijah Edelman
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- five shots
- one shot on goal
Carlos Abram
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- three saves
- 72:56 in goal
Andrew Lee
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- three shots
- one shot on goal
Kent Ortiz
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- three shots
- one shot on goal
The Tigers are 5-5-4 overall and 3-3-3 in conference play. CMS is 8-4-3 overall and 5-2-2 in conference play.
Oxy will take on the #17 Redlands Bulldogs on Wednesday, October 21st in Redlands at 7:00pm.
