FRESNO, Calif. — The Chico State men's soccer team lost 4-0 to CCAA newcomer Fresno Pacific on Friday.
The Wildcats outshot Fresno Pacific 13-10 but were limited to two shots on goal, compared with eight for Fresno Pacific.
Nathan Murff put Chico State's first attempt on frame in the sixth minute before Fresno Pacific created a saved shot and two corner kicks. Bryan Lopez scored from Zion Vaughn in the 10th minute for a 1-0 lead, and Beau Brusseau added a second goal from Shogo Haraikawa in the 15th minute.
Nickolas Molina later saved Brandon Lopez's shot before the 'Cats generated attempts from Gage Harrison, Murff and Darius Dukes around their first corner kick. Xavier Elder put a shot wide in the 38th minute before Nixon Hansen scored from Bernardo Novello in the 40th minute to make it 3-0. Joshua Morris and Harrison had late attempts as Fresno Pacific carried the lead into halftime.
With the Wildcats trailing 3-0, the second half moved through a physical stretch from the 50th to 57th minutes that included five combined fouls and cards, while Molina saved Noah Naranjo's shot in the 56th minute. Chico State earned corner kicks in the 59th and 61st minutes, got a shot from Jovan Radovic off the top woodwork in the 62nd minute and added attempts from Lantz Gutierrez around that sequence.
Molina made another save on Vaughn in the 65th minute, and the 'Cats later created chances through Manoa João Monteiro and Murff, with Murff's shot saved by Arturo Alegria in the 85th minute. Fresno Pacific added a goal in the 86th minute from Preston Larger off Manuel Martinez Anguiano's assist, and after Logan Erba sent a late shot wide, the half ended with Fresno Pacific finishing off the 4-0 result.
Up next, Chico State visits Cal State Monterey Bay on Sunday at Cardinale Stadium. Kickoff is at 11 a.m.
