CALIFORNIA, PA – The D'Youville University men's soccer team was defeated in a close 1-0 loss to California University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
 
The Saints outshot the Vulcans fifteen to four, but it was California who was able to find the back of the net. DYU goalkeeper Matthew Solorio (Kansas City, Mo.) faced just two shots on goal, tallying one save.
 
The first shot of the game from both sides was the lone goal scored in the contest, as the Vulcans snuck one past Solorio in the 10^th minute to go ahead 1-0.
 
The Saints' first shot of the match came in the 21^st minute, as freshman Omar Daoudi's shot (South Burlington, Vt.) was denied.
 
Daoudi and freshman Shawn Richardson (Thailand, Sweden) both got good looks in the 30^th minute, but neither could find the back of the net.
 
Richardson saw another scoring opportunity in the final minute of the first half, but he was turned away by the Vulcans' goalkeeper, and the Saints went to the locker room trailing 1-0.
 
In the 52^nd minute, DYU saw a pair of scoring chances as senior Sean Burke (Coventry, England) put a shot on goal that was saved, and Daoudi had his shot blocked.
 
In the 66^th minute, Daoudi and Frederick Balmforth (Oslo, Norway) peppered the California goalkeeper with three shots, but all three were denied.
 
DYU's final chance came in the 89^th minute, when junior Asier Fernandez (Betera, Spain) got a header on goal, but it was smothered by the Vulcans to clinch the 1-0 win.
 
D'Youville will be back home on Friday, when they host Saint Michael's College at Dobson Field at 4:00 p.m.