SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The Dominican University of California men's soccer team fell to William Jessup for the first time since 2007 in a 2-0 loss in the Penguins' home opener.

The two teams played a scoreless first half despite opportunities by both teams. The Penguins (0-5) attacked early but a Tristan White header in the first minute went wide and an Arturo Carillo-Contreras shot a minute later went high. WJU (3-2) had a shot in the eighth minute bang off the crossbar and two minutes later Austen McGregor's header was saved. The Penguins'  best chance in the first half came in the 39th minute. Defender Connor Murphy anticipated and intercepted a pass and connected with Luke Raley but WJU goalkeeper Schnable made a diving save.

After a Christian Lathrop save, Dominican had a flurry of attempts but three corner kicks and a pair of shots in a span of six minutes proved fruitless. Lathrop made another save in the 67th minute but a goal by Jacob Rodriguez in the 69th minute was the difference. Lathrop saved another shot in the 72nd minute but the Jose Hernandez scored for the Warriors again in the 75th minute to double the lead. Matt Case's shot in the in the 77th minute was saved and Dominican was unable to convert on three corner kicks in the final two minutes.

Dominican opens PacWest play on Thursday, Sept. 22 at noon vs. Hawaii Hilo. Live stats and pay-per-view video will be available at dominicanathletics.com/live with live audio provided by the student broadcasters of Penguin Radio at radio.dominican.edu. Live updates will also be available on the @dominican_ms Twitter account.

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