Morales Leads Bulldogs to Victory with Second Half Surge

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A pair of second half goals from Anthony Morales led the Allan Hancock College men's soccer program to a 3-2 victory of Santa Monica on Tuesday evening at home. | BOX SCORE

The Corsairs (6-8-3 | 2-4-1 WSC) struck first with an early goal in the five minutes of action, but Jose Perez evened the score with a hard shot from outside of the penalty area before the intermission. Morales scored the go-ahead goal in the 49th minute on a header after a corner kick from Jose Espinoza. Morales tacked on his second goal of the night in the 74th minute after a cross from Cristian Aparicio. Santa Monica scored the final goal of the night in the 90th minute. 

As a team, the Bulldogs (3-12-2 | 2-5 WSC) outshot SMC by a hefty 21-11 margin and placed 10 attempts on target. Morales led the offensive effort with eight tries on the night and posted a career-high of five shots on goal. Perez, Josh Rojas, Juan Montelongo, and Myles Baro also finished with multiple attempts in the contest. TJ Vinnedge collected the win in the box after allowing two goals and securing three saves through 90 minutes of action.

Hancock is scheduled to return to action on Friday, November 5th, with a road trip to LA Mission.