ORANGE, Calif. — Occidental lost to Chapman 3-1 on Wednesday at Wilson Field. The Tigers generated nine of their 13 shots in the second half and forced five saves after the break, but could not add to their total and overcome an early deficit.
Occidental faced a 3-0 deficit after Chapman scored at 14:22, 14:47 and 15:05, then answered in the 21st minute when
Elijah Edelman scored off
Charlie Miller's assist to make it 3-1.
Earlier, Occidental created set-piece pressure with corner kicks at 7:16 and 11:35 and a
Yordan Marinov shot in between. After Edelman's goal, Occidental put another look on frame through Edelman at 22:12 before
Gianni Simamora missed right in the 37th minute.
Carlos Abram made saves in the fourth, 42nd and 43rd minutes, and Occidental went into halftime trailing 3-1.
Occidental could not erase its 3-1 deficit, but kept Chapman scoreless throughout the second half and finished with nine shots after the break.
Abram made saves in the 47th and 52nd minutes, while
Kent Ortiz, Edelman,
Ethan Carr and
Piero Falconi Pujalt helped Occidental create four shots and a corner by the 55th minute. Abram and the defense absorbed a Chapman stretch from 51:10 to 60:09 without conceding, and Occidental later put more pressure on with an Edelman shot on frame and a 62nd-minute corner.
The late push included three shots on goal in less than a minute from
Enzo Bernales,
Charlie Miller and Bernales again, plus a 77:55 corner, before Falconi Pujalt sent the final Occidental attempt wide in the 83rd minute. Chapman saw out the scoreless half, and the match ended with Occidental falling 3-1.
Occidental Top Performers
Elijah Edelman
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- one goal
- four shots, all on goal
Carlos Abram
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- six saves
- 90 minutes
Charlie Miller
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- one assist
- one shot on goal
These two teams are in the mix at the top of the SCIAC standings with Occidental now at 4-3-4 overall and 2-1-3 in conference play and Chapman at 4-4-2 overall and 3-2-1 in conference play. The Tigers are back in action on Saturday, October 10th against the CMS Stags in Claremont at 7:00pm.
