Sept. 18, 2001

Box Score

San Bernadino, CA, -- The Lion's were hot on the trail today as they traveled to San Bernadino, CA where they faced UC Riverside on the field. With the cancellations of the games last weekend, the Lions knew that this win was needed to jump-start the rest of the regular season.

LMU came out strong in the game, with the first goal coming from junior forward, Arturo Torres. He shot an unassisted free kick from the left side to put the Lions up in the 17th minute of the game.

Armando Melendez scored the next goal for the Lions at the 50th minute of the game, assisted by Rigo Pardo, and Jay Paul Lowry. This was Lowry's first game on the field as a Lion, as he came to LMU from Portland just this year.

Not more than two minutes later, at 52:01, Arturo Torres was at it again, taking the pass from Jeff Kovar and Andres Murriagui for the goal. Kovar and Murriagui each picked up their first assists of the season in that play. Torres scored his third goal of the season.

Andres Murriagui took it upon himself to put the game away with his free kick at the 62:41-minute mark of the game. He scored the last goal of the game on a straigh-away free kick. This was Murriagui's second season goal.

This win was needed for the Lions to turn the season around, as their record now sits at 2-3-0. Loyola Marymount got off to a slow start early this season, however this win is just what they need to get the season headed toward conference play, which is less than one month away.

Next, the Lions host their 2001 Fall Classic at Sullivan Field. On Friday they face UC Irvine at 3:00 p.m., then on Sunday they face Harvard at 3:00 p.m. Fellow WCC school San Diego also plays in the tournament, however they don't face the Lions on the field until later this season.