Sam Tuscano scored from 25 yards in the third minute of overtime to lift the Westmont men’s soccer team to a 1-0 win at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the Warriors’ season opener on Friday.
“He was the best player on the field tonight,” said Westmont coach Dave Wolf of Tuscano.“He put the team on his shoulders and took care of business. That was a captain’s performance in every way. He had a look of determination about him all night long and it was great to see him get one more chance.”
Goalkeeper Abraham Arteaga earned the shutout.
“Abraham had himself a very good game,” expressed Wolf. “He was brave and he had a couple of timely saves that kept us in the game.”
The club returns to action on Monday when they will play their first official home match of the season on Lovik Field against Rocky Mountain (Mon.). Kickoff is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
“Monday is going to come real fast,” said Wolf. “We are going to need the depth of our squad heading into Monday and we had some good performances off the bench tonight. Expect a lot of those guys to feature on Monday.”