Cal Poly men’s soccer senior midfielder Daniel Cumming scored near the end of the first half for the only goal of the game to beat UC Davis yesterday afternoon. It was his second game-winner of his career.
“(It was) good to get a goal at (the) end of the half … It put them on their heels,” Cumming said.
Cal Poly (4-6-0, 2-0-0) sophomore midfielder Jacob Hustedt slid a pass deep across the box where Cumming scored from three yards out in the 43rd minute.
“I didn’t think we played particularly great today, but (we) played well enough to win,” said Cal Poly head coach Paul Holocher.
The game began quickly with a third-minute shot from junior forward David Zamora. Zamora led with five shots, four of which in the first quarter.
UC Davis (4-7-0, 1-1-0) received six fouls in the first 40 minutes and totaled 13 fouls for the game, compared to Cal Poly’s 11.
Cal Poly’s freshman defender Dominic Daley received one of the game’s three yellow cards in the 74th minute for a late challenge.
Cal Poly had the 18-13 advantage in shot attempts, seven of the 18 attempted shots were on goal.
Holocher said the team would have to do things differently in Wednesday’s game against UC Santa Barbara, which he coined the most dynamic team in college soccer.
Last year’s game against UC Santa Barbara was broadcast on national television and watched by a crowd of more than 10,000, the third-largest crowd in regular-season college men’s soccer history.
The 2008 game drew not only a large crowd but also an unruly one. Cal Poly fans threw bottles on the field during play, mimicking tortilla-throwing Gaucho fans. The rivalry has required increased game security at both stadiums.
Cal Poly will face league rival UC Santa Barbara Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at Harder Stadium. Both teams are undefeated in league entering the match