Oct. 29, 2005
Goleta, Calif. -
Ivan Becerra and Eric Avila scored second-half goals Saturday night to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 2-0 Big West Conference men's soccer victory over visiting Cal State Fullerton.
Becerra broke a scoreless tie in the third minute of the second half, booting a through ball past Titans' keeper Bobby Armstrong. The Gauchos clinched the match with about five minutes to play when Chris Pontius scored on a header.
The win kept the No. 17-ranked Gauchos unbeaten in Big West play at 5-0-2 and 10-3-3 overall. The Titans saw their modest 2-game win streak end and they fell to 4-10-1 and 1-4-1 despite outshooting the hosts, 13-10. Kyle Renish had to make six saves to preserve the shutout for UCSB.
Fullerton plays next at UC Irvine on Wednesday night.