Sept. 17, 2005

Box Score

DALLAS, Texas - The LMU men's soccer team fought to a 1-1 tie with host SMU Saturday evening in day two of the SMU Mi Cocina Classic held at Westcott Field on the campus of SMU. It is the second 1-1 tie in two days for the Lions, who played 220 minutes of soccer this weekend.

LMU outshot SMU 9-8 in the first half, but the Mustangs got on the board first. SMU scored its lone goal shortly before halftime (42:11 mark) when senior Duke Hashimoto one-timed a centering pass from teammate Kellan Zindel.

The Lions outshot SMU again, 6-5, in the second half, and took advantage of an SMU foul in the box to tie the game. At the 71:27 mark, an LMU player was taken down in the box, setting up a Lion penalty kick. Armando Melendez connected on the Lion PK, tying the game at 1-1. Both teams played a man down due to red cards (Stephen Carlson - LMU; Ryan Mirsky - SMU), which opened up the field. Each team had numerous chances to score but could not capitalize on those chances.

Rob Flores had another strong game in goal, making a season-high nine saves. Bobby Burling led LMU with six shots.

Flores and Matthew Mejia were named to the Mi Cocina Classic All-Tournament team. It is the first honor for both players.

The road doesn't get any easier for LMU as the Lions host 2004 NCAA Runner-Up UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, September 25th at Sullivan Field at 4:00pm. It is the second game of a doubleheader with the LMU women's team.

Loyola Marymount (1-2-2) vs. SMU Mustangs (2-3-1)
 Date: Sep 17, 2005  Attendance: 647
 Weather: very warm and humid, slight breeze
 Goals by period       1  2 OT O2  Tot
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 Loyola Marymount....  0  1  0  0 -  1
 SMU Mustangs........  1  0  0  0 -  1
 SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.  42:11 SMU HASHIMOTO, Duke (2) (ZINDEL, Kellan) - centering pass one-timed in
  2.  71:27 LMU Melendez, Armando Penalty kick
 Shots: Loyola Marymount 17, SMU Mustangs 20
 Saves: Loyola Marymount 9 (Flores, Robert 9), SMU Mustangs 6 (SANDBO,
 Steve 5; TEAM 1)