CHICO, Calif. – Dominican (CA) pulled away with three second-half goals to defeat Chico State, 4–1, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 at University Soccer Stadium. With the loss, the Wildcats dropped to 2-2-1 overall (0-0-0 CCAA), while the Penguins improved to 2-3-0 (0-0-0 PacWest) .
Goals
DUC – 12' Anthony Stainer
CSUC – 18' Michael Gray (Dane Peterson)
DUC – 47' Brandon Selway (Ricardo Maldonado)
DUC – 56' Team Goal
DUC – 66' Alejandro Suarez-Amaya (Anthony Stainer, Sergio Laguna)
How it happened
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Dominican struck first in the 12th minute when Anthony Stainer opened the scoring.
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Chico State answered six minutes later as Michael Gray equalized off a feed from Dane Peterson.
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Just after halftime, Brandon Selway put the Penguins back in front with a 47th-minute goal assisted by Ricardo Maldonado.
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The visitors extended their lead in the 56th minute with a team goal.
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Dominican sealed the match at 4–1 in the 66th minute as Alejandro Suarez-Amaya finished off a setup from Stainer and Sergio Laguna .
By the Numbers
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Shots: Chico State 18, Dominican 12 (SOG: CSUC 9, DUC 6).
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Corners: Chico State 6, Dominican 2.
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Fouls: Chico State 12, Dominican 7.
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Cards: 4 yellows (DUC – Nathan Freitas 23', Norman Tellez 89'; CSUC – Darius Dukes 30', Dillon Hunter 64').
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Goalkeepers: CSUC Weston Joyner (2 saves, 4 GA); DUC Colin Nestor (8 saves, 1 GA).