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Eric Whelan
David Dennis
2
Winner San Jose St. SJSU (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
1
CSU Bakersfield CSUB (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
San Jose St. SJSU
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
2
Final
1
CSU Bakersfield CSUB
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
San Jose St. SJSU 0 2 2
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Bakersfield Drops Home Opener, 2-1

Bakersfield, Calif. – San Jose State's Omar Lemus pounced on a loose ball and raced end-to-end, scoring the game winning goal, as CSU Bakersfield fell in its home opener, 2-1, Thursday night at the Main Soccer Field in front of an announced crowd of 1,093.
 
"I thought for the occasion our energy levels could have been even higher," said CSUB Head Coach Richie Grant. "I think we'll regret that a little bit because we found ourselves in the lead, but credit to San Jose they moved the ball and played well tonight."
 
The Roadrunners grabbed the lead in the 34th minute when midfielder Carlos Armendariz stepped into a penalty kick and finished confidently into the right side of the goal, but two second-half Spartan tallies were two much to overcome.
 
Armendariz led the `Runners with three shot attempts.
 
Scott Pengelly finished with a pair of saves for Bakersfield, who were out shot by SJSU 15-9 overall and 4-2 in chances on goal.
 
David Sweeney made one save in the Spartan goal to earn the victory.
 
At halftime members of CSUB's classes of 2024 and 2025 participated in the annual Rowdy Run, a tradition that was lost during the cancellation of the 2020 campaign.
 
Bakersfield returns to action Sunday, with its first road game of the season, at #22 Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz. The `Runners next home game is scheduled for Sept. 2 against California Baptist, with tickets available at GoRunners.com/Tickets.
 
Scoring Summary:
34th | 1-0 : On the heels of two great chances, CSUB pressured again down the right side of the field, earning a penalty kick opportunity for midfielder Carlos Armendariz. Armendariz stutter stepped over the ball before delivering a perfect shot into a wide-open right side of the goal.

66th | 1-1 : SJSU forward Willy Miranda took a pass from teammate Carlos Gomez-Zavala,  streaked up the left side of the 18-yard box before and finished into the opposite corner to tie the game at one goal apiece midway through the second half.

82nd | 1-2 : Following a CSUB corner, Lemus pounced on a bounding ball at the top of his defensive box and raced end-to-end, dodging a stumbling Bakersfield defender before depositing the game-winner into the far-right corner of the goal.
 
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