One point down
USD Football team nearly tops Cal Poly
TJ JOSEPH / ASST. SPORTS EDITOR / THE USD VISTA
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After a home win against the University of LaVerne the previous weekend, the Toreros traveled to California Polytechnic University on Saturday, Sept. 10.
In the first half of the game, San Diego started off strong against the Mustangs, with a lead of 17-0. These points came from a field goal by Aiden Lehman in the second quarter, as well as two trick play touchdown passes from Re-al Mitchell to Judd Erickson and Dylan Lawson.
The Mustangs responded at the end of the second quarter and scored a touchdown, leaving the score 17-7 at halftime.
Early into the third quarter, USD gave up another touchdown to Cal Poly, putting the game at 17-14. Things remained stagnant until the end of the third where Judd Erickson connected to TJ Roelen on a reception for a 40-yard touchdown. With only seven seconds left in the third quarter after his touchdown, the Toreros held a lead of 24-14 going into the final quarter.
Early in the fourth, Aidan Lehman scored a 29-yard field goal to give the Toreros a solid lead of 27-14, in hopes of closing out the game. However, things would not go in favor of USD. Halfway through the final period, Cal Poly scored a touchdown.
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This brought the score to 27-21, which meant the Mustangs needed a touchdown and one conversion point to pull out the win.
With a little over three minutes left in the game, the Toreros could not stop the Mustangs from their 80-yard drive down the field, resulting in a touchdown.
This last run ended with the Toreros falling just one point behind the Mustangs with a score of 28-27.
San Diego fought hard in this game, but they could not close this one out.
Some notable players of the game included David Ambagtsheer, who led the Toreros with 10 tackles, and TJ Roelen, who recorded a 40-yard touchdown on his first career catch.
San Diego will continue on their road trip and will match up against Valparaiso University on Saturday, Sept. 24 with a kickoff scheduled for 10:00 a.m. PST.