TURLOCK, Calif. - Cal Poly Humboldt men's soccer scored three times in the opening half but could not hold off a second-half comeback from Stanislaus State, falling 4-3 Saturday night at Warrior Stadium.
The Lumberjacks struck just 2:37 into the match when
Izaiah Grosveld scored off an assist from
Seth Uson. Grosveld doubled the advantage in the 12th minute, converting a pass from
Kaz Kinoshita to give Humboldt an early 2-0 lead.
Stanislaus State cut the deficit in half when Alexis Cervantes scored in the 30th minute, but Humboldt responded less than four minutes later. Grosveld connected with
De Jon Watson, who found the back of the net to send the Lumberjacks into halftime with a 3-1 advantage.
Humboldt was reduced to 10 players less than a minute into the second half following a red card. The Warriors took advantage of the extra player as Cervantes scored in the 60th minute before completing his hat trick in the 72nd to level the match at 3-3.
Kenneth Solares scored the deciding goal for Stanislaus State in the 76th minute.
Grosveld contributed to all three Humboldt goals, finishing with two goals and an assist for five points. Watson added a goal, while Uson and Kinoshita each recorded an assist.
Benjamin McDonald made 14 saves in goal, including 11 during the second half. Stanislaus State finished with a 34-5 advantage in shots and a 10-3 edge in corner kicks.
The result moves Humboldt to 2-12-3 overall and 1-10-0 in CCAA play.
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The Lumberjacks will return to College Creek Field on Thursday, Oct. 29, to host Chico State at 2 p.m. in their regular-season finale.
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