PASADENA, Calif. – Caltech Men's Soccer (5-2-1, 1-1-1, SCIAC) earned a huge conference victory by defeating the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, 1-0, Saturday Sept. 26 at home.
The Beavers are now undefeated in four of their last five games and have yet to lose a conference game at home.
Caltech frustrated the Sagehens with a stout defensive effort in the first half. The Institute held its shape and prevented Pomona-Pitzer from achieving quality looks at the goal, holding the Sagehens without a shot on frame in the first half.
The Beavers got their break in the 64
th minute when junior
Matthew Luk (Bel Air, Md. / C. Milton Wright) found the feet of junior
Dean Yao (Philadelphia, Pa. / Germantown Friends). Yao converted the opportunity for his third goal of the season.
Caltech held the fort in the ensuing twenty-six minutes helped by multiple saves by senior goalkeeper
Alex Crowley (Atlanta, Ga. / Paideia). He denied one opportunity on a back-heel redirect and made another stellar stop diving to his right on a set piece from just outside the box.
The Beavers travel to Los Angeles to face rival Occidental Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m.
