Juan Mendoza's Jr. Celebrates Senior Night With Golden Goal In 1-0 Win Over CSUN

Wednesday, October 29

Riverside, CA

7:00 pm

UC Riverside

4-9-3, 3-3-2

Cal State Northridge

6-9-2, 2-5-1

Team	1	2	OT 2	Final F
CSUN	0	0	0	0
UC Riverside	0	0	1	1

Photo by: Carlos Puma

Juan Mendoza's Jr. Celebrates Senior Night With Golden Goal In 1-0 Win Over CSUN

10/29/2014 9:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Riverside--Juan Mendoza Jr. celebrated senior day in style Wednesday evening, scoring the golden goal just 36 seconds into the first overtime period, giving the Highlanders a 1-0 win over CSUN.

UC Riverside had the better of the play throughout the first half, outshooting the Matadors 11-5, and leading 5-0 in corner kicks. Despite these advantages, the Highlanders couldn't find the back of the net, and the teams entered the locker room at the break tied at zero.

CSUN picked up the pace in the second half, and both teams had their chances, but it was still a scoreless tie after 90 minutes.

It didn't take long for that to change, though, as just 36 seconds into the first overtime, Mendoza headed the rebound of a missed Romario Lomelli shot past the Matadors keeper, sending UC Riverside streaming onto the field.

The win, coupled with UC Irvine's 1-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton, moves UCR into second place in the South Division with two matches to play.

The Highlanders are on the road for their final two matches of the regular season beginning with a Saturday, November 1 match at Cal State Fullerton. Kickoff is at 7 pm PT.