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Winner CSU Bakersfield CSUB (6-4-7, 1-1-4)
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

CSUB Shuts Out UVU, Advances to First Big West Final

OREM, Utah – The Cal State Bakersfield men's soccer team has advanced to its first Big West Championship Match since joining the conference in 2020 with a 1-0 victory over No. 1 seed (RV) Utah Valley on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Roadrunners scored in the fifth minute and held off a second-half push from the Wolverines to win the semifinal clash. Saturday's victory was served with a side of revenge just seven days after Utah Valley defeated CSUB, 3-2 in Bakersfield, to clinch the regular-season title.

Key Facts
  • Filip Arras scored the game-winning goal at 4:01, his sixth goal of the season.
  • Zenden Hart made six saves, including four after halftime, to tally his sixth shutout of the season.
  • The `Runners (6-4-7) held a 7-3 edge in first-half shots, then protected the lead after Utah Valley produced 10 second-half shots.
    • CSUB produced the first shutout against UVU all season.
  • Utah Valley (10-3-3) came into the match receiving votes in the Top 25 National Poll.
  • CSUB Men's Soccer will play in its first Big West Championship Match for the first time since joining the league with an automatic berth on the line.
How it Happened

The `Runners struck early when Arras scored a free kick goal in the fifth minute, curling a ball into the box that the defense watched pass by them. Hart made two saves in the opening half, and CSUB carried the 1-0 lead into halftime after holding the top-seeded Wolverines to just three shots.

UVU increased the pressure after the break, taking 10 second-half shots, but Hart turned away four attempts and the `Runner defense kept the Wolverines off the scoreboard. CSUB finished with nine shots to Utah Valley's 13, while UVU goalkeeper Jackson Medina made three saves.

The result completed a seven-day turnaround in the rematch. Utah Valley had won 3-2 in Bakersfield on Oct. 31 to clinch the regular-season title, but the `Runners answered in the semifinal and secured their first berth in the Big West Championship Match since joining the conference in 2020.

What's Next?

CSUB will learn its opponent/host for the Championship Match following tonight's other semifinal clash:
  • (4) CSUB at the winner of (2) UC Irvine and (3) UC Santa Barbara)
    • Friday, Nov. 13, time TBD
    • Location TBD
  • Links to purchase tickets for the Championship Match will be available here when the home team is decided.
~GoRunners.com~
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