Carbajal’s Goal, Ruiz-Hernandez’s Shutout Lift No. 2 Stan State Past Cal State San Marcos 1–0 on Senior Day
TURLOCK, Calif.---The No. 2 Stanislaus State men's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to a school-record 12 matches with a 1–0 victory over Cal State San Marcos on Senior Day at Warrior Stadium. Senior Sebastian Carbajal scored the match-winner early in the second half, and goalkeeper Angel Ruiz-Hernandez turned in a stellar seven-save performance for his seventh shutout of the season and the team's seventh overall.
With the win, Stanislaus State improved to 11-0-1 overall and 5-0-1 in CCAA play, while Cal State San Marcos fell to 4-6-3 and 3-3-0.
First Half
The Warriors created several early scoring opportunities, firing 11 shots in the opening period, but the Cougars' goalkeeper Tony Flores made multiple saves to keep the match scoreless through halftime. Angel Ruiz-Hernandez came up big on the defensive end as well, making three first-half stops to keep the game level.
Second Half
Stan State broke through in the 48th minute when Sebastian Carbajal scored his fifth goal of the season, finishing a setup from midfielder Adrian Yepez—his sixth assist of the year and 10th of his career—to give the Warriors the lead. From there, the Warrior defense remained firm, limiting San Marcos to only a handful of chances while Ruiz-Hernandez made four more saves to preserve the clean sheet.
Warrior Notables
- The No. 2 Warriors improved to 11-0-1 overall and 5-0-1 in CCAA play.
- Stan State extended its school-record unbeaten streak to 12 matches.
- Sebastian Carbajal scored his fifth goal of the season and fourth career game-winner.
- Adrian Yepez recorded his sixth assist of the season and 10th of his career (tied for 4th single season).
- Goalkeeper Angel Ruiz-Hernandez tallied seven saves to secure his seventh shutout of the year, tying for second-most in a single season in program history.
- Ruiz-Hernandez now has 11 career shutouts, ranking fourth all-time at Stanislaus State.
- The defensive back line of Ruiz-Hernandez, Christian Brenes, Ian Reis, Federico Barbieri, Ryan Rosas, Samuel Villanueva, and David Lozano anchored another dominant defensive performance.
- The Warriors outshot Cal State San Marcos 19–14 and finished with a 2–1 edge in corner kicks.
- The six-team CCAA Soccer Championship Tournament begins with first-round matches on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the site of the higher seeds.
The semifinals and finals will be played at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside, on the campus of Cal State Monterey Bay, Friday–Sunday, Nov. 14–15.
The top two seeds receive a first-round bye, and the tournament champion earns the CCAA's automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.
Up Next
The Warriors will continue their two-match home stand this Friday, Oct. 24, at 4:30 p.m. when they host Chico State on Break the Record Night at Warrior Stadium.
They will then travel to Seaside a week from today for an 11:30 a.m. match against Cal State Monterey Bay.
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