Caltech keeps it close but Chapman prevails 2-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caltech (0-15-0,0-14-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapman (7-8-1,6-6-1) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Game Statistics | Caltech | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 7 (0) | 26 (10) |
| Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Fouls | 7 | 8 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 11 |
| Offsides | 1 | 6 |
ORANGE, Calif. – For 53 minutes Caltech hung around, but a pair of second half goals gave the Chapman University men's soccer team a 2-0 win on Saturday night at Wilson Field and kept the team's SCIAC postseason tournament hopes alive. Chapman (7-8-1, 6-6-1) sits a half game behind Whittier for the fourth and final playoff.
The game remained scoreless in the first half despite Chapman outshooting Caltech (0-15, 0-14) 11-4, in large part because of the goalie play of senior GK Wesley Swank who had eight saves on the night including a few in the first half for Caltech.
In the 54th minute, Chapman got its first goal of the game when sophomore M Duncan Capriotti scored on a header off a corner from junior F Nick Echeverry. Less than 15 minutes later, Chapman scored an insurance goal when Echeverry scored off an assist from sophomore F Gabe Recht-Appel.
Caltech attempted seven shots on the night with four coming in the second half but were unable to put a shot on goal. Junior M Thomas Kwok attempted a team-high two shots for Caltech.
Chapman returns to play at home on Monday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in a SCIAC match against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps while Caltech hits the road to face Whittier, also on Monday.
Boxscore: http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/boxscores/20121020_wa63.xml
by Chris Watts
Sports Information Assistant
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