Box Score SAN FRANCISCO -- Dominican men's soccer fell to rivals Academy of Art 2-1 Saturday at the City College of San Francisco.
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All three goals in the match came in the first 45 minutes. The Penguins (3-3, 0-2 PacWest) pressured the Urban Knights (2-3-1, 1-1 PacWest) offensively, outshooting them 14-6 with each team having five shots on goal.
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The first Urban Knights goal came in the sixth minute as the ball came off the corner and hit a Dominican defender's foot, ricocheting the ball into its own goal to give Academy of Art the 1-0 lead.
Wilson Briggs provided the answer for the Penguins in the eighth minute with a strong shot from 35-yard yards out to beat the keeper to the right post.
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Academy of Art retook the lead when Alex Walsh put home a penalty kick in the 21st minute for the final goal of the game.
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The Urban Knights played back in the second half and had only one shot. The Penguins used this strategy to push forward and take numerous opportunities to tie the game. In the 79th minute, junior
Matt Case and senior
Austen McGregor had back-to-back shots, but both were blocked by the Urban Knights defense.
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Freshman goalie
Wyatt Walsh had three saves for Dominican, while Academy of Art's Kris Jensson had four saves in the match.
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The Penguins will play their next match Thursday as they face Point Loma in San Diego at 4:30 p.m. PDT. Live stats and video will be available online.