California Baptist University
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)
FIT TO BE TIED
9/30/2006 7:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
The Lancers stood toe-to-toe with the NAIA's No. 12-ranked Fresno Pacific and battled their way to a scoreless draw with the Sunbirds Saturday night in
The tie snaps the Lancers' 7-game losing streak as they move to
The Sunbirds, meanwhile, move to
What makes the result all the more remarkable is that the draw not only came on the road against a nationally-ranked opponent, but also that the Lancers played all but 23 minutes a man down as Michael Corral was issued a red card in the 23rd minute, giving the Sunbirds a man advantage. The Lancer defense hung tough, though, thwarting a handful of FPU chances.
The Sunbirds, who out-shout the Lancers, 14-6, were whistled for 12 off sides.
FPU had a golden chance in the 88th minute off a corner kick, but Marcus Cabello's header banged off the post. The Lancers literally also had a golden chance of their own when Salvador Ramos banged a shot off the post with 20 seconds left in double-overtime.
Casey Pradmore started in goal for the Lancers and nabbed 5 saves in his 72 minutes of action. He was lifted for Josh Blanco, who grabbed one save in 38 minutes of work.
