| San Diego State University Men's Soccer Upset by Stanford |
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| Written by Soccer Post | |
| Sunday, 04 November 2007 | |
 Palo Alto, California - The 25th ranked San Diego State men’s soccer team fell to Stanford, 3-0, Sunday afternoon in Palo Alto. The Aztecs fell to 8-6-2 overall and 4-4-0 in the Pac-10, while the Cardinal improved to 6-4-5 and 3-2-2 with their second straight victory.
With the loss, SDSU also fell out of a tie for second place in the Pac-10 and now sit alone in third with 12 points. California leads the league with 15 points (5-2-0), followed by UCLA (13 points, 4-4-1), San Diego State, Stanford (11 points), Oregon State (nine points, 3-5-0) and Washington (seven points, 2-3-1).
Junior Dennis Sanchez had two shots for the Aztecs, while sophomore Steve Beitashour and freshman Raymundo Reza chipped in with a shot attempt apiece.
Junior goalkeeper Jorge Rosales (2-4-0) played all 90 minutes in net and had a career-high six saves for SDSU.
Kyle Hency scored goals for the Cardinal in the 13th and 60th minute, while Michael Strickland added a tally in the 24th minute.
After a five-game streak away from America’s Finest City, SDSU finally returns to Montezuma Mesa for a non-conference match against Alabama A&M at 2 p.m. Sunday.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Junior transfer Jorge Rosales earned Man of the Match honors after recording a career-high six saves in the game. He made many quality stops to keep the Aztecs in the match.
Stanford 3, No. 25 San Diego State 0
San Diego State (8-6-2, 4-4-0 Pac-10) 0 0 -- 0
Stanford (6-4-5, 3-2-2 Pac-10) 2 1 -- 3
Goal Summary
1, STAN - Kyle Hency (Scott Bolkan), 12:38
2, STAN - Michael Strickland (Unassisted), 23:36
3, STAN - Kyle Hency (Michael Alexander), 59:54
Shots
SDSU 1 3 -- 4
STAN 6 8 -- 14
Corner Kicks
SDSU 3 0 -- 3
STAN 4 1 -- 5
Goalkeeper Saves
SDSU: Jorge Rosales - 6
STAN: John Moore - 0
Fouls
SDSU 6 6 -- 12
STAN 9 15 -- 24
Offsides
SDSU - 2
STAN - 3
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