PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The Soka University men's soccer team held edges in shots and corner kicks but could not find the net in a 3–0 loss at Embry-Riddle on Thursday.
Embry-Riddle opened the scoring in the 25th minute when Dario Ajdini converted an assist from Rojvan Karaer. Nitai Bental doubled the lead in the 58th minute off a feed from Cesar Battistini, then added his second of the night in the 73rd minute, assisted by Christopher Cruz.
Soka pushed the pace throughout, out-shooting Embry-Riddle 11–9 and generating an 11–2 advantage in corner kicks, including six in the second half.
Alireza Sotoudeh took nine of the Lions' 11 corners on the night.
Luca Aiello and
Justin Wu each put a shot on frame, with Embry-Riddle goalkeeper Sam Macdonald finishing with 2 saves. Soka goalkeeper
Jacob Warren also recorded 2 saves.
Soka moved to 3-4-2 overall and 2-3-2 in GSAC play.
