MSoc Final Score 11-5-16
Raziel Sanchez
Isidro Martinez (#15)
2
Winner UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV (6-8-3, 4-4-2 WAC)
1
San Jose State SJSU (4-13-2, 3-6-1 WAC)
Winner
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
(6-8-3, 4-4-2 WAC)
2
Final
1
San Jose State SJSU
(4-13-2, 3-6-1 WAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 0 2 2
San Jose State SJSU 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Clinches First WAC Tournament Berth

SAN JOSÉ, Calif. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's soccer team clinched its first-ever berth in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament with a 2-1 victory over San José State University (SJSU) on Saturday at Spartan Soccer Field.
 
UTRGV (6-8-3, 4-4-2 WAC) will be the No. 5 seed and face No. 4 seed UNLV in the WAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Utah Valley. UTRGV beat UNLV 1-0 at home on Oct. 6. The winner of this match will face top-seeded and 15th-ranked Utah Valley on Friday at 7 p.m. in the WAC Tournament Semifinals.
 
SJSU (4-13-2, 3-6-1 WAC) took a 1-0 lead on a Carlos Valdovinos goal at 62:18, but 59 seconds later, freshman Ilias Kosmidis scored on a bicycle kick to tie the match. It was hit second goal of the season. Freshman Damian Roszczyk got his third assist on the play.
 
UTRGV got the game-winner in the 85th minute when senior Sami Tiittanen sent a long ball ahead to sophomore Isaiah Hinds, who broke past the SJSU defense to score his first goal of the season.
 
Freshman Esa Aalto (5-4-2) made a career-high tying seven saves, including five in the second half.
 
Nedin Tucakovic (4-13-2) made one save for SJSU.

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