Hornets Narrowly Edge Dons in Sacramento

Thursday, September 12

Sacramento, Calif.

4:00 pm

University of San Francisco

0-4-2, 0-0-0

Sacramento State

1-4-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
San Francisco	0	0	0
Sacramento St.	1	0	1

Photo by: Christina Leung

9/12/2024 8:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Dominating their opponent in the shot column, the University of San Francisco men's soccer team (0-4-2) gave it all they had offensively on Thursday evening, but the Dons ultimately fell on the road, 1-0, at Sacramento State (1-4).

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Outshooting the Hornets 12-3 overall in the first half, Gabriel Bracken Serra fired the first attempt of the match for the green and gold at 3:46 followed by USF's first shot on goal just ten seconds later at 3:56. Unfortunately, Sacramento State goalkeeper Mac Learned denied the early attacks.
Responding on their home field, the Hornets netted what would end up being the lone goal of the match at 14:55 when Fernando Venegas found Donovan Sessoms to put Sacramento State up 1-0.
Following the goal, Junhwan Park Olivier Sylvain, Alex Solomis, David Raphael and Isaiah Easley each recorded shots for San Francisco, but the Hornets to maintain their 1-0 advantage after the opening 45 minutes of action.
Out of the break, Easley and Bracken Serra continued to press the Hornet defense with more shots, but neither could break through to find the equalizer.
Similar to the first half, the Dons outshot Sacramento State 11-3 in the second half of play, but the green and gold had trouble squeezing the ball past the opposing keeper.
Down the stretch, Kian Jones and Adrian Medina also attempted to even the score, but the Hornets dug deep when it mattered most to hang on and secure a 1-0 shutout victory over San Francisco.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Leading the charge offensively, Isaiah Easley tallied a career-high six shots, which was also a match high, against the Hornets on Thursday night.
Alongside Easley, Bracken Serra tallied a season-high four shots against on Thursday night. Additionally, Solomis, Sylvain, Park, Jones and Medina each recorded two shots individually as well.
As a team, San Francisco outshot Sacramento State 23-6, including a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will return to the Central Valley on Sunday, Sept. 15 as the Dons will head to UC Davis for a battle with the Aggies at 4:00 pm. Live streaming and live statistics will be available via the team's schedule page.

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