LOS ANGELES – Marymount men's soccer fell 2-0 to Occidental on Sunday afternoon to close out its season-opening West Coast road trip. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Occidental jumped ahead in the fourth minute after placing a header past the defense on a free kick. 
• On the ensuing possession, Reece Ventura fired a shot that missed just a few feet wide right. 
• Late in the first half, Francisco Rodriguez had two shot attempts but neither found the back of the net. 
• MU came out with purpose to start the second half. Manny Gaunaurd perfectly placed a shot between one defender's legs that was inches away from crossing the end line before being kicked away by the final defender.
• Brian Cruz, who came on in relief for Bayron Banegas, made two solid saves in a three-minute stretch to keep the match within reach.
• After some late subs, Oxy got past the defense and put an insurance goal in the back of the net in the 82nd minute.
• Both sides put five shots on goal in an evenly-contested match. Oxy had a slight 13-10 edge in shots taken and both sides took two corner kicks.

HEAR FROM COACH KALIN

• "We gave away an early goal which stung us. However, I was happy with how we responded and created several very good chances, including a great clearance off the line by their defender. For the second game in a row, we were an inch away from a different game. While the results on the trip weren't what we hoped, it's positive that we played very level with two very good programs."

UP NEXT

• Marymount will open up its home slate against Hampden-Sydney on Wednesday at 7 PM.
• The Saints will hit the road again next weekend with a trip to the Hampton Roads to face Christopher Newport (Saturday) and Virginia Wesleyan (Sunday).

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