[set_id=72157635861659504] SF State's first conference win could turn out to be their biggest, as the men’s soccer team bested defending California Collegiate Athletic Association south division champs Cal State Los Angeles 1-0 for the first time in the last seven years, Friday Sept. 20. The Gators registered
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Cole Dimond (7) (left) kicks the ball past Sean Callahan(8) during a game between the SF State Gators and the Sonoma State University Seawolves at Cox Stadium on Sept.13, 2013. The Gators lost in a hard fought battle against the Seawolves,
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Renan Silva keeps his eyes on the ball during a scrimmage at SF State on Aug. 29 against College of Marin. SF State won the scrimmage. Photo by Amanda Peterson / Xpress[/caption] A haul of talented newcomers has the SF State men’s
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Kaitlin Dick runs sprints in Cox Stadium at SF State on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Photo by Mike Hendrickson / Xpress[/caption] With the semester coming to a close, it's time for those overstressed, overworked students to unwind and kickback in the summer
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="SF State players Jason Borges (5) and Sam Merritt (20) race for the ball against Cal State Dominguez Hills' forward Jio Santana (8) at Cox Stadium, Oct. 28, 2012. Photo by Sam Battles / Xpress."][/caption] In their last match for the 2012
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Midfielder Jose Monje (8), right, defends the ball in a game against Cal State Los Angeles at Cox Stadium on Oct. 26, 2012. The Gators went on to tie with the Golden Eagles 2-2 after two rounds of overtime. Photo by
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Sam Merritt (20), SF State defender fights for control of the ball from Cal Poly Pomona's Johnny Mercer (20), at Cox Stadium, Oct. 21, 2012. Photo by Sam Battles/ Xpress"][/caption] The Gators find their form in their second consecutive win of the
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="SF State Gators' Jorge Valadas (21), center, and Cal State Monterey Bay's Dylan Niven (9), right, tussle for the ball during the soccer game at Cox Stadium in San Francisco Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. Photo by Godofredo Vasquez / Xpress"][/caption] The Gators
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Assistant coach Mike McNeill helps to conduct pregame warm-ups at Cox Stadium in San Francisco Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Photo by Godofredo Vasquez / Xpress"][/caption] Mike McNeill watches the ball’s path as it cuts through the air toward the keeper, judging the potency
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="SF State Gators played the Cal State East Bay Pioneers Friday, September 28, 2012 at SF State. The Pioneers won 3-1. Photo by Andy Sweet / Xpress"][/caption] The Gators were decked out in their pink socks as tribute to the Project Pink
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="SF State Gators' Hayden Roberts (15), left, and UC San Diego's Cory Wolfrom (2), right, tussle for possession of the ball during the soccer game at Cox Stadium in San Francisco Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. The Gators and UC San Diego
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Cal State San Bernardino's Martin Esqueda (7), right, and SF State Gators' Luis Fidel Medina (7), center, tussle for control of the ball during the soccer game at Cox Stadium in San Francisco Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The Gators lost the
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="SF State Gators' Jared Magaoay (22), center, tries to score on Cal Maritime goalkeeper Kyle Carpenter, right, during the soccer game at Cox Stadium in San Francisco Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. The Gators beat Cal Maritime 6-0, giving them their first
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Guillermo Castro, 18, is the freshman goalkeeper for the SF State Gators. Castro has been playing soccer since he was seven years old, and started playing goalie when he was 9. The Palmdale, Calif. native, of Salvadoran parents, was part of
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="SF State soccer players look onto the soccer field at Cox Stadium in San Francisco Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. The Gators finished the 2011 season with a 5-11-2 record. Photo by Godofredo Vasquez."][/caption] When you see the SF State men’s soccer team
The Gators stomached yet another loss this season after Academy of Art University's senior forward, Grimur Grimsson, scored the winning goal with only 40 seconds left in the game, bringing the final score to 2-1. In an intense series of plays, Grimsson scored from six yards
The Gator's season opened in a heartbreaking loss Monday afternoon when Notre Dame de Namur's sophomore defender Mikhail Wingate-Pearce tapped in the golden goal from point-blank range for a 3-2 loss for SF State. The goal came in the 92nd minute of play-off of a Notre Dame
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="SF State's Mikey McNeill, junior goalkeeper for the men's soccer team, was selected to attend the 2012 NCAA National Career Sports Forum in Indianapolis from June 7-10. Photo by Sam Battles."][/caption] Mike McNeill eats, sleeps and breathes soccer, but his time as
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="317" caption="SF State defender Jose Vitela, #2, narrowly avoids a sliding tackle from Sonoma State defender Taylor Varnadore, #20 at Cox Stadium on Sept 25. The Gators are 5-7-2 overall. Photo by Nick Moone."][/caption] With five games left in the season, the SF
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="SF State midfielder Saman Assadi (13), collides with Cal State Stanislaus defender Miguel Torres (21), during their last home game of the season at Cox Stadium on Oct. 16, 2011. The Gators won the game 1-0. Photo by Godofredo Vasquez."][/caption] The SF
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="448" caption="SF State midfielder Edgar Villagrana, #10, moves towards Sonoma State's side of the field in their 2-1 victory last Sunday at Cox Stadium. Photo by Nick Moone."][/caption] Jose Monje’s first goal of the season was the deciding factor in the SF State
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="374" caption="SF State midfielder Edgar Villagrana (10) gets his shot blocked during their game at Cox Stadium against Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday. The Gators took the game over the Coyotes 2-1. Photo by Nick Moone."][/caption] Saman Assadi’s first goal of the
When Mike McNeill tore his ACL in the second game of the season, the SF State men’s soccer team not only lost their starting goalkeeper, but also their captain. Little did the Gators know McNeill was just the start of a string of bad luck
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="Edgar Villagrana, #10 of the SF State men's soccer, battles for procession at the game against Cal Poly Pomona on Sept. 11, 2011. The Gators lost to the Broncos, 0-1. Photo by Hang Cheng."][/caption] With three minutes left in the game and
The SF State men’s soccer team outplayed University of Missouri-St. Louisfor most of the game but fell short during penalty kicks (4-2) of the title game at the Cal State East Bay Fall Classic. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Gators Antonio Ugarte kicks a penalty shot during
Last year left a sour taste in the mouths of SF State's male soccer players, marking the sixth consecutive season with a losing record. As bleak as that record may sound, however, returning players say they are determined to flip the current status quo and have
