Box Score AZUSA - The Sea Lions men's soccer team received their first loss, as they fell 3-1 to Azusa Pacific on Saturday, Sept 14.
 
Point Loma came out firing the first two shots of the match, both went off target. Azusa responded with four shots of their own but nothing could get by Connor McEwen for the Cougars. PLNU had multiple chances to score, having two corner kicks in the 18th minute and 19th minute of the match. The Sea Lions could not find the back of the net. For the next 24 minutes both teams would trade fouls and shots.In the 43rd minute the Cougars found the back of the net as Preciado went to the high right side of the goal to put APU up 1-0. Azusa would take the 1-0 lead into halftime. 

Coming out of halftime Point Loma was on the defensive side of the ball defending multiple APU shots in the first 10 minutes. Both APU and PLNU could not get any momentum going on the offensive end until the 64th minute.After some PLNU substitutions David Achaerandio scored a Sea Lion goal to even the score 1-1 in the 66th minute. 
 
After the Sea Lion goal the Cougars made multiple subs to defend their net. The Sea Lions found scoring chances on two corners in the 69th and 70th minute, but could not convert. The Cougars found success on the offensive end scoring in teh 71st minute, followed by another goal in the 88th minute to seal the Cougar victory. The Sea Lions dropped their first game of the year.

Team records
Point Loma (2-1-0, 0-0-0 PacWest), Azusa Pacific (4-0-0, 0-0-0 CCAA)

Wolf's Words
On the seeing APU in a non-conference match: "Whenever you play a team of that caliber it is a learning experience. We learned some things about ourselves. We know where we are up to snuff and the areas we are short in. Hopefully we can take these lessons and build on them."

On coming back to tie the match: "In a lot of ways we felt like we were in a good spot at 1-1. The guys showed character and fought hard. It was super hot for us, so that was a difficulty we do not usually face. I thought the guys held up well, gave a good effort but just fell a little short today."

On the matches against UC San Diego and Cal State San Marcos: "Those are huge matches for us. After losing tonight, there is a little more pressure on the weekend. IT is a big week of training for us and a big week to get ready for UCSD, which is every bit as good as Azusa is. Both those are going to be tough, tough games." 

Scoring Summary
42:07 - APU GOAL: Bruno Pagani (Danillo Dias) [APU 1, PLNU 0]
65:57 - PLNU GOAL: David Achaerandio [PLNU 1, CSUDH 1]
70:52 - APU GOAL: David Kwinns (Renan Gomes) [APU 2, PLNU 1]
87:58 - APU GOAL: Bruno Pagani (Danillo Dias) [APU 3, PLNU 1]
 
News and notes
> David Achaerandio tied Hunter Loomis for the team lead with goals at 2.  
> That was PLNU's first loss on the 2019 season. 
>The Sea Lions will play Azusa Pacific in conference play on Oct. 12
 
Next match
The Point Loma men's soccer team will be on the road once more as they travel to La Jolla, Calif.  to take on University of California San Diego on Thursday, Sept 19 at 7 p.m.