ARCATA, Calif. - Cal Poly Humboldt erased a halftime deficit and moved in front with two second-half goals, but Cal Poly Pomona scored twice over the final 11 minutes to hand the Lumberjacks a 3-2 defeat Sunday afternoon at College Creek Field. The CCAA contest served as the Cal Poly Clash and Senior Day.
The Broncos opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Hector Arellanes found the back of the net, giving Cal Poly Pomona a 1-0 advantage it carried into halftime.
Humboldt responded immediately after the break.
Shota Lam converted a penalty kick in the 48th minute to level the match at 1-1.
The Lumberjacks completed the comeback in the 68th minute when
Ethan Gyenis scored off an assist from
Luke Gomes, putting Humboldt ahead 2-1.
Cal Poly Pomona tied the match in the 80th minute on a goal from Clement Badger. The Broncos then moved back in front when Marvin Gamez scored in the 87th minute, producing the final 3-2 margin.
Humboldt put seven of its nine shots on target.
Izaiah Grosveld led the Lumberjacks with three shots, placing each one on goal, while DeJon Watson added two attempts. Gyenis and Lam scored on their only shots of the afternoon.
Cal Poly Pomona finished with 20 shots and eight attempts on goal.
Edwin Monterrosa played all 90 minutes in the Humboldt net and recorded five saves.
The result moved the Lumberjacks to 2-7-3 overall and 1-5-0 in CCAA play. Humboldt honored its senior class before the final home contest of the Cal Poly Clash weekend.
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The Lumberjacks will travel to face Cal State San Marcos on Friday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. at The Cage.
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