TURLOCK – In both team's California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) opener, it was the Stanislaus State Warriors (6-0-0, 1-0-0 CCAA) defeating the visiting SF State Gators 2-0 at Warrior Stadium in Turlock.  The Warriors scored both of their goals in the first 22 minutes of the match.
 
SF State did win the battle in corner kicks with 7 to the Warriors' 5.  Stanislaus State outshot the Gators 24-12 including 11-5 in shots on goal.
 
The Warriors recorded the first two shot on goal attempts in the first seven minutes, but the Gators' Emmanuel Jimenez recorded two of his 9 saves on the afternoon. 
Daniel Kuczynski scored his eighth goal of the season to give the hosts the 1-0 lead in the 12^th minute.  Kuczynski scored off a ball from Gerardio Cazares right in front of the net. 
 
It looked like the Gators (4-2-0, 0-1-0 CCAA) were going to tie the match, but Robert Kelly's two shot on goal attempts were stopped by the Warrior defense to keep the score 1-0 Stanislaus State.  The Warriors doubled their lead in the 22^nd minute as Jose Ramirez connected on a pass from Luis Hernandez and Rafael Chavez to give the hosts a 2-0 lead.
 
SF State had a chance to cut into the deficit, but Max Talbert's header sailed high over the goal in the 30^th minute.  Stanislaus State had three chances to increase its lead in 36^th minute, but Jimenez stopped all three of them to keep the score at 2-0 Warriors heading into halftime.
 
In the second half, James Aguirre had a chance to cut the Warrior lead in half but Russ Klabough made one of his four saves on the afternoon in the 68^th minute.  The Gators had another chance to cut the Warrior lead in half, but Klabough stopped Sam Merritt's penalty kick attempt in the 81^st minute.  SF State had two more chances to score, but Talbert's two shot attempts were either sopped by Klabough and blocked by the Warrior defense as the hosts took the 2-0 victory.
 
SF State will return to the pitch this Sunday morning at 11:30am as the Gators travel to Hayward, Calif., for a CCAA match-up with the Cal State East Bay Pioneers.  Cal State East Bay lost 2-1 to Cal State Monterey Bay this afternoon in Hayward. 
 
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