Saturday, October 23, 2004
Final: FPU 2, California Baptist 0

Box score

Fresno - The Fresno Pacific University Sunbirds used goals from Wesley Teixeira and Orlando Ramirez to fashion a 2-0 Golden State Athletic Conference win over the California Baptist University Lancers at Steinert Field this evening.

The win pushed FPU's record to 13-2-1 overall and 5-2-1 in GSAC play with two matches remaining.

Teixeira opened the scoring at 40:37 converting a pass from Adam Arteaga.

Ramirez added an insurance goal, his 21st of the season, at 56:35, on a pass from Eli Delgado.

Josh Ollenberger went all the way in the Sunbirds goal to record the shutout.

FPU will host The Master's college Mustangs this Tuesday. The match, the final home match for FPU in the regular season, has postseason implications for both teams. Kick-off time at Steinert Field is 7:00 p.m.

Soccer Livestats from FPU's Steinert Field

Updated records
California Baptist: 4-8-1, 2-7-0 (GSAC)
Fresno Pacific: 13-2-1, 5-2-1 (GSAC)

Updated series record
FPU leads 24-5-1

Series scoring
FPU leads 78-33

Match Notes - FPU

* Any faint hope the Sunbirds fostered of repeating as GSAC champions vanished in the first half of a 5-2 drubbing Thursday night at Vanguard. FPU, now 4-2-1 in GSAC play, are in third place one-half game ahead of Biola (3-2-2).

* The margin in both FPU's two GSAC loses has been three goals- at Azusa Pacific (3-0, September 28) and Vanguard (5-2, October 21).

* Senior striker Orlando Ramirez has scored 20 goals so far this season. Ramirez also has 13 assists for 53 points. He has scored a total of 73 goals in his career.

* There are several others who have found the back of the net with regularity this season. The list includes Milton Blanco (8 goals, 14 assists, 30 points), Gaston Cignetti (7-2-16), Eddie Gutierrez (7-7-21), Adam Arteaga (7-5-19) and Jared Dugger (8-2-18).

* Fabricio Codeceira has 5 goals and 5 assists (15 points) in six matches. The 2003 NAIA National Player of the Year missed the first nine games of the season with a nagging lower body injury sustained in May while playing for the Fresno Fuego of the Premier Development League

* Oscar Rodriguez has a 7-2-1 record while logging 936 minutes in the FPU goal.

Match Notes - CBU

* The Lancers are looking to break a four-match losing streak tonight. The last win, 3-1 over the Hope International Royals in Fullerton, came on October 6.

* Fraser Kershaw and Maurice Garcia are the leading scorers for the Lancers. Both have notched 3 goals on the season for 6 points. Three others, including Seidu Ajanako, Brian Cavazos and Amechi Nwaohia have 5 points each.

* Justin Nitti has 969 minutes in goal for the Lancers so far this season. He has allowed 1.67 goals per game and has recorded 3 shutouts.