REDDING, Calif. - The men's soccer team dropped its final game of the weekend home stand as they fell to No. 14 in the nation, Stanton University, 4-0, to drop to 0-2 in conference play.
The Elks jumped on the scoreboard early as Thoedor Hertzenberg put away a header on a crosser from Daniel Apata. They added an insurance goal late in the first half from a goal from Adnan Boulaghmal.
The Elks defense held the Simpson offense in check as they surrendered three shots all game. The Elks broke away in the second half as they found the back of the net two more times. First, on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute by Francesco De Marco, and on a late goal by Ethan Quarchioni in the 89th minute.
Stanton's attackers put heavy pressure on the Simpson defense as they tallied 24 shots. Goalkeeper
Julian Mejia posted eight saves but suffered the loss between the posts.
The Red Hawks are back in action on Friday on the road in Agwin, CA, as they take on Pacific Union College.
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