FULLERTON, Calif. – Senior Jesse Escalante's curling goal with just under four minutes remaining in the first overtime period snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted host Cal State Fullerton to its third-straight victory, 2-1, over visiting San Diego on Sunday night at Titan Stadium.

The win moved the Titans to 4-6 overall on the year, bouncing back after the Toreros had scored the equalizer with just over five minutes remaining in regulation. San Diego dropped its third-consecutive match to fall to 2-5 overall this season with all five losses coming against Big West Conference teams.

"I am happy with the result but more pleased with how we played," Head Coach Bob Ammann said. "Going into the match we wanted to make sure we were the aggressors which I felt we were. Although scoring the first goal was important, I felt we set the tone with our play from the opening whistle."

For Escalante, it was his team-high sixth goal of the season and his fifth-consecutive match with a score dating back to Sept. 10 at Bakersfield. Off a long pass from sophomore Ian Ramos near midfield, the Placentia, Calif., native beat San Diego keeper Michael D'Arrigo to a loose ball on the left side, dribbled it out of his grasp, and curled a shot to the far right post to end the game.

Senior Gerzon Blanco gave Fullerton the early lead in the 23rd minute as Ramos danced through a defender before passing off to Ritchie Gonzalez, who fed Blanco for the 1-0 lead. It was Blanco's first goal of the year, the second assist of the season for Ramos, and the first helper for Gonzalez.

The score remained that way until the 85th minute when the Toreros finally drew even. San Diego, which outshot Fullerton by an 11-7 count in the second half, ramped up the pressure and drew a penalty when Titan keeper Adam Zepeda took down one of the Toreros in the box. Dan Delgado stepped up to the spot and put home his first goal of the year to tie the match and force overtime.