LOS ANGELES -- Cal State L.A.'s men's soccer team bounced back from its disappointing loss on Sunday with a non-conference victory on Wednesday.
The Golden Eagles got their offense untracked early, scoring all five of their goals in the first half of a 5-0 win over Hawaii Hilo at Jesse Owens Track. Cal State L.A. (7-2-1) had scored only two goals in its last four games, but surpassed that total in the first 45 minutes of play on Wednesday.
Troy Dumlao scored twice, while
Kaan Gultoprak,
Herbert Biste and
Eduardo Almaraz also scored goals for the Golden Eagles. Almaraz and
Steven Eberle had assists for the Golden Eagles, while
Steven Barrera made five saves in goal to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Cal State L.A. recorded its sixth shutout of the season.
Tyler Hoffman made five saves for Hawaii Hilo (1-7), which is kicking off a three-game, four-day trip that includes stops for Pacific West Conference games at California Baptist on Thursday and Dixie State on Saturday. Joshua Jasper made three saves for the Vulcans in the second half.
Cal State L.A. had a 23-14 advantage in shots and a 10-0 edge in corner kicks. The Golden Eagles took all 10 corner kicks in the first half of play.
The Golden Eagles took early control of the game with two goals in a 1:14 span. Dumlao opened the scoring in the 11th minute with his fourth goal of the season.
Steven Eberle stole a clearing attempt and made a quick pass to Dumlao, who fired a shot inside the far post.
Then, just 74 seconds later, Gultoprak lofted a shot from lost distance that went just over Hoffman and under the crossbar for his first goal to make it 2-0.
Cal State L.A. made it 3-0 in the 33rd minute because of a handball following a shot by
Joshua Cortez. Biste took the penalty kick and converted for his third goal of the season.
The Golden Eagles stretched their lead to 4-0 in the 36th minute when Almaraz bent in a shot on a free kick inside the near post for his first goal of the season.
Almaraz also had an assist on Cal State L.A.'s fifth goal when he lofted a pass to Dumlao in front of the goal. Dumlao was able to loft a shot over Hoffman and under the bar for his team-leading fifth goal of the season.
Cal State L.A. will return to conference action with a home game on Sunday against Chico State. It will be Senior Day for the Golden Eagles and Cal State L.A. will honor its nine seniors in pregame ceremonies.
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