CHICO, Calif. - The Point Loma men's soccer team took down No. 19 ranked Chico State, 2-1, in a non-conference contest on Thursday, Sept. 7.
 
The Sea Lions got on the board first on a penalty kick by Tim Siegfried after a Chico State defender committed a handball violation in the box just seconds before the half. Indiana Fuller extended the lead with his first goal of the season in the 82nd minute. He received a long pass on the sideline from Finn Tiedemann and beat the goalie for the score. Chico State would end Point Loma's clean sheet bid with their lone goal in the 86th minute.
 
Team Records
PLNU (1-2-0), Chico State (2-1-0)
 
The Turning Point
Siegfried's penalty kick goal in the 45th made all the difference in the victory. Finally, Point Loma was able to play with a lead, and they took full advantage to earn its first victory of the season.
 
Wolf's Words
"This was a really hard-fought game. They are very physical and direct in how they go about the game. Our guys had to grind really hard, and they did a really, really good job getting a positive result."
 
"Playing with the lead is such a better thing in this game. We were guilty of conceding early against Cal State LA, so to come out and score first was huge for us."
 
"This just turned into a massive weekend for us. If we want to be a regional player, we have to go find a result this weekend. Opening weekend didn't start things out the way I would have liked, but you can make up for it in a hurry if we can get another result."
 
"This is a classic CCAA road trip, with Chico State and Sonoma State on the schedule. Both teams came down and played us at our place so we are returning the matches. It is definitely a tough trip, but we are off to a good start."
  
Scoring Summary
44:04 - PLNU GOAL: Tim Siegfried (penalty kick) [PLNU 1, Chico 0]
81:40 - PLNU GOAL: Indiana Fuller (Finn Tiedemann) [PLNU 2, Chico 0]
85:39 - CHICO GOAL: Fabian Roman (Eruvey Arceta) [PLNU 2, Chico 1]
 
News and Notes
> Point Loma was outshot in the game 11-8, including 6-3 in shots on goal
> Two of Point Loma's shots on goal found the back of the net
> The teams played to a 0-0 tie last season in San Diego
> Point Loma now leads the all-time series 1-0-1
> This was Wiktor Lasota's first career win with the Sea Lions
> Chico State was coming off a weekend in which it defeated Western Washington Seattle Pacific on the road
 
Up Next
The road trip will continue against Sonoma State on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. The Seawolves are 1-1-1 on the season.