Lauren RabainoThe Cal Poly men’s soccer team shut out visiting UC Davis in a 3-0 win Sunday afternoon at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
“I feel great about the result of this game; there were moments we played really well,” Cal Poly coach Paul Holocher said.
The win keeps the Mustangs undefeated in the Big West Conference and in a first-place tie with defending national champion, No. 14 UC Santa Barbara.
Freshman David Zamora opened up scoring in the game in the 24th minute by heading the ball past Aggie goalkeeper Brian Wickers off of a set kick from K.J. Lenehan from about 60 yards out.
Lenehan was credited for the assist on the play.
Zamora’s goal was his fourth of the season. He is second on the team behind Daniel Cumming, who has five.
Cal Poly (9-1-1, 3-0-1) picked up its second goal of the game at 28 minutes when Brian Jones found freshman Kyle Montgomery at the end of a long pass. Montgomery was able to outmanuever an Aggie defender and place in the right side of the net to cap scoring in the half.
The Mustangs scored their third and final goal of the game in the 63rd minute when Cumming chipped in a shot from 15 yards out to complete Cal Poly’s scoring in the game.
On the ensuing celebration Cumming was injured and spent the rest of the game on the sideline icing the injury.
“It was bittersweet,” Holocher said. “He scored a beautiful goal and was injured in the celebration.”
The Aggies outshot the Mustangs 9-5 – six coming in the first half – and they failed to capitalize on their nine corner kick opportunites.
Davis was coming off of a 2-2 tie against No. 14 UC Santa Barbara on Friday night and is one of the highest goal-grossing teams in the nation.
Cal Poly goalkeeper Eric Branagan-Franco prevented the Aggies from scoring with three saves while recording his sixth shutout of the season.
Cal Poly will square off against UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The potential winner of the match-up will take sole possession of first place in the Big West Conference.