CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Tenth-ranked Cal Poly Pomona allowed a 65th-minute goal and fell to Point Loma Nazarene University, 1-0, in non-conference men's soccer action at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center on Saturday evening.

With the defeat, CPP is an even 1-1 on the young season. The Broncos are favored to finish the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) race in second this year. Reigning Pacific West Conference (PacWest) champion and preseason favorite Point Loma improves to 1-0-1. The Sea Lions are among several teams receiving votes just outside of the United Soccer Coaches preseason top-25 poll.

The lone goal of the contest came at the 64:46 mark, courtesy of fifth-year senior forward Austin Lavell. The product of Trabuco Canyon now has seven goals and three game-winners for his college career. Sophomore newcomer Emmett Layman received a pass on the counterattack, beat a defender while entering the penalty area on the left side, and provided a cross on the ground that Lavell punched in from six yards. He was credited with the assist for his first Point Loma point.

Fourth-year junior Bronco goalkeeper Luke Garciduenas wound up with four saves, the first coming just 127 seconds into the match to deny Simon Sagal. Graduate student Reinier ter Riet, a first-year Sea Lion out of Sonoma State and a native of the Netherlands, had several tough ones among five stops in picking up his first clean sheet for his new club.

CPP held a shot edge on the evening of 12-10, including 8-4 after the halftime interval and 6-1 following the Lavell strike, but could not find the equalizer.

The only change to CPP's starting lineup from Thursday's opener in La Mirada was Noah Ko in place of Mauro Rafael. It marked a college debut for Ko, a true freshman out of Chino and Chino Hills High School. Senior Eric Pearce made his first appearance of 2024 off the bench.

Up Next
Cal Poly Pomona has just one contest in the week ahead, as the Broncos welcome in NCAA Division II West Region and local rival Azusa Pacific (1-1) on Saturday, Sept. 14, for their 2024 home opener. Kickoff under the Kellogg Stadium lights is set for 7 p.m. All home contests have live streaming video through FloSports.

Bronco Bits

• CPP is 52-16-18 (.709) overall under sixth-year (fifth season) head coach Matt O'Sullivan.
• O'Sullivan remains three victories shy of supplanting current UC Irvine leader Yossi Raz (54 from 2013-16) as the winningest head coach in program history.
• Woody Angell, Luke Garciduenas, Fin Jackson and Marcus Jorgensen played the full 90 minutes.
• Cal Poly Pomona still leads the all-time series, 10-3-2, with its two-game win streak snapped, as well as an unbeaten 6-0-2 run over the last eight meetings since another one-goal loss (3-2) in San Diego way back in 2002.
• The Broncos are 2-1-1 against the Sea Lions under O'Sullivan, having now faced off with them in each of the last four seasons.
• CPP is 67-23-16 as a nationally-ranked program since 2002, including 29-10-15 under O'Sullivan.
• The location of Saturday's game was moved from Point Loma, to Pomona, and ultimately to Chula Vista with an evening kickoff time to beat the heat.